98 H. Bloclimann — DelmericJc^s Inscriptions from Sisdr Mruzah. [Aprii, 



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In the name of God, &c. In the auspicious time and the august reign of the king 

 of India and Khurasan, who raises the standard of holy strife and war, Muhammad 

 Humayun, Badshah-i-ghazf — may God perpetuate his rule! — this edifice was com- 

 pleted during Eaj ah (may the dignity of the month increase!) 944. [January, 1538.] 

 And the vault was made for the sake of Turdi Beg Kujak, son of Mir 

 Barantaq the Mughul ; and this youth was killed in the Gujrat war. The cost 

 was 1 5,000 black tangahs. 



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In the name of God, &c. In the auspicious time and august reign &c., [as above] 

 — this edifice was completed during Eamazan, 944. [March 1538]. And this edifice 

 was made on account of* * Mir 'Ashiq Muhammad, son of Mir Shah 'A 1 i ; 

 and this youth was killed during the Gujrat war. The cost was 12,000 black tangahs, 



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From a dome outside Hisar, about a mile to the east, inside tlie Com- 

 missariat godowns. 1 ft. 5 in. by 1 ft. 10 in. The poetry is execrable 

 (metre, Mutakdrih). 



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1. How beautiful is the dome of the paradise-like mausoleum ; its mortar and 

 bricks are Hke musk and ambergris. 



2. From the scent of the garden the brain is perfumed ; and a Salsabfl (a spring 

 in paradise) flows from its trees and meadow. 



3. The secretary of heaven [Mercury] turned round it, when the date was written 

 on the dome : A. H. 975 [A. D. 1567-68]. 



4. Much praise is due to B a Y a z i d, by whose order the bricks were placed on, \ 

 the foundation. Written by Kabir 



