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INSCRIPTIONS FROM DELHI DISTRICT.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال النبي عليه السلام من بني مسجد الله بني الله تعالی له بيتا في الجنة بعد توفيق الله الملک العلام و برکت حضرت رسالت عم در عهد میمون و دولت ایام افزون خدایگان ناصر جهان عادل الزمان سلطان الہند ر الخراسان رافع
خلد الله ملکه محمد همایون پادشاه غازي رايات المجاهدات و المغازي رخلافته رابد على العالمين عدله و رافته بنا کرد رمزین گردانید این مسجد مغرب بعمارت خرب بمرضات
ابن شاه قلیخان
القري الرحمان نظر قلی حضرت معبود بنده امیدوار رحمت پروردگار المستعين بالله
ما يتمناه بحرمة [سيدي البرار
ما اعطاه ربلغه الى جانم ترکمان زادالله تعالى نظامالدین المعروف
عبدالله يوسف احمد
سنه ۹۳۰ کاتبحروف الخيار مورخا في الرابع من شهر شعبان ختمه الله بالظفر رالامان بن رکن الدین
"In the name of the merciful and compassionate God! The prophet-upon whom be peace !--says, 'He who builds a mosque for God, will have a house built for him by God Almighty in Paradise. By the grace of God, the omniscient king, and the blessing of the Lord of prophetship-on whom be peace !
“In the auspicious time, and the day-increasing reign of the sovereign, the helper of the world, the just one of the age, the king of India and Khorasan, who raises the standard of holy strife and war, Muḥammad Humayan, Pádisháh-t-Gházi-may God perpetuate his reign
"And his khalifat and extend over both worlds his justice and his compassion! this fine mosque was built and adorned, in beautiful structure, in order to please the Lord, who is adored by the slave who hopes in the mercy of the All-nourisher, who seeks help from God, the strength of the merciful, Nazar Quli, son of Shah Quli Khan,
" Who is known as Nizam addin Janym, the Turk mån-may God increase what He has given him, and bring him to what he desires for the honour of the chief of the pions and the saints !-Dated 4th Sha'ban-may God allow the month to end in victory and security 1-anno 939 (1st March 1533). The writer of these letters is 'Abdallah Yasuf Ahmad, son of Ruknaddin."
46. The inscription from the Jami' mosque of Hişar consists of nine lines, and measures 1 11" by 1' 6". The last line is written very closely, and is almost undeci. pherable on the rubbing, so that I can only accept Mr. Blochmann's readings, whose translation I have also adopted, so far as I approve of it,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وان المساجد لله فلا تدعوا مع الله احدا ر انه لما قام عبدالله يدعو كادرا
الله مسجدا يبتغي به وجه الله بنى الله له في الجنة مثله عليه لبدا قال عليه السلام من بني يكون
رقاب طرایف الامم من الهند والترك تمام شد. این مسجد در ایام دولت شهنشاه الاعظم والخاقان المعظم مالک والعرب والعجم السلطان الفاضل الكامل الولي الوالي والخاقان العادل العلي العالي الذي رجب اطاعته کا طاعة الله و رسوله بحكم اطيعوا الله راطیعوا الرسول و اولی الامر منکم حافظ بلادالله ناصر عباد الله رافع رايات المجاهدات والمغازي محمد همایون بادشاه غازي خلدالله تعالی
الملتجي مBy no mean •
Added by Blochmann.
