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his kingdom and his reign, and and bounty!"
give eternity
to his justice
Afterwards all this was removed, and the following two Ruba'is of the court-poet and philosopher Shaikh Faizi were engraved by him. On one side,
Khurshed kih haft bahr azu gauhar yaft Sang e siyah az partaw i an jauhar yaft Kan az nazar e tarbiyat e u zar yaft
Wan zar sharaf az sikkah i Shah Akbar yaft. " It is the Sun from which the seven oceans get their pearls,
The black rocks get their jewels from his lustre, The mines get their gold from his fostering glance,
And their gold is ennobled by Akbar's stamp." and, Allahu Akbar, jalla jalaluhu, -"God is great, may His glory shine forth !" in the middle. And on the other side,
In sikkah kih pirayah i ummed buwad Ba naqsh i dawam u nam i jawid buwad Sima i sa'adatash hamin bas kih badabr Yak zarrab nazar-kardab i khurshed buwad.
" This coin, which is an ornament of hope,
Carries an everlasting stamp, and an immortal name. As a sign of its auspiciousness, it is sufficient
That once for all ages the Sun has cast a glimpse upon it." and the date, according to the Divine Era, in the middle.
2. There is another gold coin, of the same name and shape, weighing 91 tolahs and 8 mashahs, in value equal to 100 round muhurs, at 11 mashahs each. It has the same impression as the preceding.
3. The Rahas is the half of each of the two preceding coins. It is sometimes made square. On one side it has the same impressions as the S'hansah, and on the other side the following Ruba'i by Faizi :
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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