50 Translations from the Tdrihh i Firuz Shdhi. [No. 1, 



ing down upon his head, and owing to the blessings of his auspicious 

 existence, which has been eternally and perpetually the object of 

 divine affection, the undertaking of both the rulers and the ruled of 

 this government have been accomplished satisfactorily, and the stan- 

 dard of Islam has been exalted time after time with celestial victory 

 and triumph ; whereas what relation can virtue and divine inspiration 

 have to Sultan 'Alauddin, who is polluted with so many sins, both 

 active and passive,* and from indulgence in cruelty and bloodshed, has 

 become a habitual and bloodthirsty murderer. All the comforts, 

 general prosperity, and perfect peace and security of people from perils 

 of every kind, and the inclination of the people to obedience and devo- 

 tion, have arisen from the blessings of Shaikh Nizamuddin. 



The author's object in noticing the stability which Saltan 'Alaud- 

 din's government had acquired, and the satisfaction he enjoyed from 

 the success of his undertakings, is this, that as soon as the Sultan's 

 state affairs and negociations were settled, and his mind was satisfied 

 with the condition of every quarter that belonged to him, he [built 

 Fort Siriand peopled it. Sultan 'Alauddin then] engaged in territorial 

 conquests. With the view of overthrowing the Hindu chieftains 

 and lords of other principalities, and carrying off wealth and elephants 

 from the kingdoms towards the south, he organized and equipped 

 another force besides the one which he maintained for the Mughul 

 inroads. — {Ed. Bibl. Indica, p. 326.) 



(Here ends Major Fuller's translation.) 



* # * Barani then proceeds to narrate 'Alauddin' s expeditions to the Dak'hin, 

 which extend from p. 326 Edit. Bibl. Indica to p. 337. The text is, however, 

 so carelessly edited that without the help of several MSS. it would be useless 

 to attempt a translation. On p. 327 alone, there are sixteen blunders, gram- 

 matical, historical, and typographical. The following list of corrections may 

 prove acceptable. 



P, 326, I. 20, read %ist for zalast ; I. 22, hJiidmaWid for khidmdt; and 

 for duwum (the second) we have probably to read duwdzduhum (the twelfth). 



P. 327, I. 1., tis'a watis'amiyah (909 A. H.) is nonsense, as 'Alauddin 

 lived 200 years earlier ; perhaps we should read tis'a wa sab'a miyah 709, 

 or better samdni wa sab'amiyah, 708 j 1.2, read Arangul for Aratgul ; I. 5, 



* Ma'dqii lazimah o muta'addiyah, 'active and passive,' inherent and passing 

 on to others. Crimes are lazimah when they are ^13 i. e. attach to the sinner 

 himself j and muta'addyah, when a man causes others to sin. 



