1G8 Bloclimann — On 3Ir. Beale's Agrali Inscriptions. [August, 



1. This is a garden in wliicli many beds of flowers spontaneously grow, and their 

 fragrance perfmnes the world. 



2. We were thinking of the date when the garden was laid out, when one who had 

 the spirit of Jesus said, ' It is S a m r u ' s garden.' Anno 1769. 



Samru's tomb is in the Roman Catholic Burial gromid at Agrah. The 

 tomb is under a small dome and has the following inscription (metre, long 

 Mamal) — 



C^<1^J ^b J^ ^y^ jt OsA! ^^ ^b * (£i.Ji^i tsr^t^"^ t^J^^j^ (jisr^jl^ jl--* 

 ^ t VVA 



1. The death of S a m r u Sahib, the chief of excellent character, burnt the heart 

 of the land in the fire of regret.* 



2. A morning zephyr said that the date of his death, counting from the heavenly 

 visit of the Messiah, lies in the words, ' the perfume of the rose of the garden of Paradise.' 

 A. D. 1778. 



11. 



In the same place inside the dome fixed in the wall is the following : 



Here lies K h w a j a h M a r t i n a s, the Armenian, the Christian,! who called 

 himself the servant of Christ. As he was benevolent, he gave all he had to the poor in 

 consequence of a vow made to Christ. A. D. 1611. 



12. 



Close to the Amr Singh gate and the stone horse under the rampart 

 of the A'grah fort stands a tomb built like a tower. The following inscription 

 is on it — 



Sacred to the memory of Sit a rah B eg am, the faithful and affectionate friend 

 and companion of Lieut. Sharp, tvho died on the ^rd Bee. 1804. 



And below it (metre Ilujtass) — 



^(^•'o^f^j^.ii^ dS^L».jc k\.x^=^^\j\ * jfl:^-'U ^^jU c^AlaJ dS'iyo JjjXa. 



* Literally, * roasted the heart of the horizon in the fire of regret.' Mr. Beale's 

 reading has j^.*..^ Shamru, not Samru. 



t Muqaddasi. Perhaps * a Christian.' 



