1875.] Arabic and Persian Inscriptions from Dilhi. 213 



IV. 



From the second Mazar at Daud Sarai ; vide Inscr. I. Beautifully 

 cut, 2 ft. 8 in. by 1J ft. 



This prayer-room was built in the name of (in memory of) the pole of the world, 

 Shaikh Farid uddin Ganj i Shakkar, in the time of the great king Naciruddin 

 Muhammad Humayun Padishah i Ghazi. And its builder is 'Ala, (son 

 of) Nur Taj, a descendant of the Shaikh, in 941 H. [A. D., 1534-35]. Written by 

 the humble Husain Ahmad. 



V. 



From the gate east of Kutb Sahib. Legible, but clumsy characters ; 

 1 ft. 8 in. by 1 ft. 2 in. Metre, Khafif. 



i-jiiak _j#*w j& (jj-jf li-W £•& (*"**) c/ H" *•* o/"" ) J^ 



«_ J Lx-'f |<S>A (JlUO «jL ju. xl U oi^ o~^A ^b J,aC &3*.j$ 



1. In the reign of the king of the Muhammadan world, [Islam Shah] this 

 gate, which is the threshold of heaven, was erected. 



2. Though paradise have a hundred gates, it has no gate like this gate. 



3. A Shaikh built it to whom the title of ' a second Yusuf may justly be applied. 



4. When I asked him for the chronogram and the name (of the structure), he 

 said, (the date and the name are given in the words) ' Dargdh i Khwdjah i Aktdb', 

 ' the shrine of the saintly Khwajah.' 



The letters added up give A. H. 958, or A. D. 1551. 



VI. 



From a tomb in the courtyard {calm) of Nizamuddin ; 1 ft. 2 in. by 

 5 in. Metre, khafif— 



• j.U &£ o£A j >i./Ajij ti,^a^j «j^5jj.a. |*ah*5 \jj**> izrf^- j\ 

 It was in 907 II. [1559-GO, A. D.] that MirzaMukfm left the world. 



VII. 



From a child's tomb inside the Rauzah of Mirza Mukim (mentioned 

 in the preceding), opposite Nizamuddin's shrine. G ft. 8 in. by 3^ in. 

 JBubdH metre. 



