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king who has placed his foot on the heads of the kings of the 

 world. 



(3) As Shah Quli Khan has laid its foundation, God ! 

 make it durable like the palace of the highest heaven. 



(4) The far-sighted Wisdom, for the date of its foundation, 

 said, ** This was built in the year 999 A.H.""-999A.H. = 1591 A.D. 



The inscription in the north vestibule 



Text. 



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kSU ^Hj ^{L ^ iUi y^S\ ^^ (1) 



jA_5 ^_iij ^ JJj ^^j Jiy 



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(2) 







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(3) 



I ^jf ^isu *r i^-*J Uj ^^ (4) 



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O-^ii t]j 3 ^<i-^ JU Ji^ ^^/ (7) 



» j.jt^d. oi— ii i^'<^ ^^T 



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his 



Translation. 



(1) Jamshaid in dignity, Shah Quli Khan, the honour of 

 country, he who has carried away the ball of valour from 

 rivals : 



(2) Generous like the ocean, grave like the mountain, of 

 exalted rank ; a second Rustam and the Hatim Tai of this time : 



(3) May the wine of joy be ever in his palate, may he be 

 victorious in the day of battle and prosperous in the day of 

 entertainment. 



(4) He has built a tank which is a second iTan^ar, and a 

 palace like the garden of Iram in the middle of it. 



(5) The water of immortality gives an idea of its water, and 

 the pleasant air of Paradise is a specimen of its air, 



(6) God ! keep it safe from the vicissitudes of time, so that 

 he may sit in joy and exultation in this house. . 



