I874i.] Blochmann — On 3Ir. Beale's Agrah Inscriptions. 171 



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1. Alas, how faithless is fate ! It always throws the doings of mankind into 

 confusion. 



2. Fate has made the heart of no man happy ; with all men it dwells in the place 

 of desolation. 



3. 'Abdurrahman, a lion in war, who had the title of Sultani, 



4. Engaged in battle the infidels of the western districts, because he had a heart 

 that feels for Islam. 



5. According to the decree of fate, he has now become a martyr ; there is no help 

 for it, for it is the will of the Almighty. 



6. When he left the caravanserai of this perishable world, he made room for him- 

 self in a retired spot of Paradise. 



7. Woe to the endless victory of generosity, that such a man should now be hidden 

 by the earth, 



8. And that in the loss of this man, who was unrivalled in the world, success should 

 be mingled with so much affliction ! 



9. If all India and Khurasan weep day and night in sorrow over him, it is no wonder ; 



10. Nor is it strange that he fell a martyr on the Feast of Sacrifice ; for the ram is 

 made to be sacrificed. 



11. When my heart asked him for a tdriJch, him who excels in speech, 



12. He gave me as answer to my question the words ' 'Abdurrahman is the martyr 

 of God.' A. H. 988. 



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