The document is a poem about the Taj Mahal. It describes how the emperor Shah Jahan wanted to preserve his heart's pain forever after his wife's death. Though his imperial power and wealth would fade, he hoped his memorial to her, the Taj Mahal, would remain as a solitary tear hanging on the cheek of time, grieving the sky for all eternity. The Taj Mahal was built to be a memorial for his beloved wife in the form of the white and gleaming mausoleum.