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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[AUGUST, 1921
من ذی الذی یشفع عنده الا باذنه يعلم مایین ایدیم و ما .Laft - و مافی الارض خلفهم ولايعطون
ولا بوده حفظهما - بشی من علمه الا بما شاء وسع كرسيه السموات و الارض
وهو العلي العظيم (1) بدوران جلال الدین محمد اکبر غازی (2) که عالم را مسفر کرد. اقبال خرا وادش (3) شہ پا کیره سیرت شاه فض الدين . که پیوسته (4) بان را با حسان بنره دارد طبع آزادش (5) بین آسایش مردم سرائی ساخرت زینگونه (6) که خواند آسمان از معلميا حصن فولادش
استعانت خواست از ایزد (7) چو در وقت بنایش . (8) خرد زان استعانت یافتہ تاریخ بنیادش
تعم (9) دگر تاریخ نویی از پلي اتمام این .
(10) بابر از تعۂ خیر و نه به این در کار استادش
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Translation. Line on margin. God, there is no God but He, the living, the self-subsistent. Slumber takes Him not, nor sleep. His is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Who is it that intercedes with Him save by His permission ? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they comprehend not aught of His knowledge, but what He pleases. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth and the guarding of both of them wearies Him not. And He is Exalted and Great.6 1. (1) During the reign of Jalalu'd-din (the Dignity of the Religion) Muhammail
Akbar, the victorious. (2) Whose (Cod)-gifted fortune subdued the whole world. (3) The king of refined temperament (who is the) pride of religion, who always (4) By his liberal disposition, keeps the world bound (as a slave) through obligation. (5) Caused to be built a sarái (mansion) for the comfort of mankind in such a way (6) That the sky calls it, by (virtue of) its stabilities (a)" steel castle". (7) When at the time of building it, divine help was invoked,
(8) Wisdoni found the date of construction through that invoked) assistance, 5. (9) And if (thou) scekeat the date of completion of this edifice,
(10) Seek it in the words) á KaR! (the house of welfare = 987%) and look for it in
JAV
کار استاد ش
(1) Mark ، its (part .(9876 =
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(To be continued.) From the Quran Ayatul kursi), Sīru Fr, v. 250
According to the Abjad'system,
