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C. J. Rodgers —Couplets on coins of kings , 
[No. 1, 
't\'° j Aj Y’' 3 )y = *‘ }l j I^ 
8 Li ^ J 3, *13 ^ 
i. e ., “ The heaven brings in gold and silver from the sun and the 
moon, so that it may receive the impression of the stamp of Timur 
Shah.” 
When the power of the Durranis began to wane in the Panjab, and 
when the Sikhs began to rise under the brewer Jassa Singh, then this 
couplet is said to ha ye been stamped on rupees :—■ 
<^tbo 
i. e., “ The brewer Jassa seized the territories of Ahmad, and struck 
coins in the world through the grace of the Eternal (God).” 
When the Sikh commonwealth at Lalior struck rupees in 1765 
A. D., they were content with this doggrel* :— 
cSJljG j] 
What the atrocity was on the rupees of Ranjit Singh, I have not 
yet been able to ascertain. It was not the above. I have examined some 
thousands of rupees, since I wrote my paper on “ the coins of the Sikhs,” 
but cannot yet get a clue to the couplet in its entirety and full resonant 
beauty. 
The rebel king Muhammad Ibrahim, who coined in 1132 A. H. at 
the beginning of the reign of Muhammad Shah, thought the following 
correct 
&+s:' 0 ^l&Li 55 Li 
i. e., “ The king of the kings, Muhammad Ibrahim, struck coins in 
the world through the grace of the merciful (God).” 
Bidar Bakht, a gentleman of similar type in 1203 A. H., regarded 
as an exact description of his position and power:— 
•JUS? gLi ^^2*. Os os' 0 
i. e., “ The master of crown and throne, Muhammad Jahan Shah, 
Bidar Bakht, put (his) stamp on gold (or silver).” 
* [The couplet, as it stands, neither rhymes nor scans. Manlawi Abdul Hak 
Abid suggests to read it thus ; 
c i>j^ j Ai • *3 
w c. ^ 
i. e.y “ The sword of victory and triumph received colour ( i . e., red colour) 
-without delay, from Guru Gobind Nanak Singh.” Ed.] 
