214 Translations from the Tdrthh i Fifuzshahi. [No. 3, 
Then, while the king of the cup-bearers cried “ Drink, drink !” 
turning to Zia-i-Jahjahi, he said laughing, “ That is no bad man¬ 
date of the cup-bearer’s.” Zia-uddfn Jalijahi bowed and an¬ 
swered * * ? 
[This is followed by a description, as wild as the scenes of revel¬ 
ry which it paints, of the progress of the Emperor to Dihli, and 
his entry into the city. The recital, says the author, carries him 
back to the times of his youth ; and, even in age and penury, his 
heart warms and his veins flush with the recollection of the scenes 
of mirth and festivity in which he was long ago an actor. He 
observes that the three years of Mu’izz-uddin’s reign, however 
barren of enterprise, were undisturbed by disaffection and un¬ 
stained by bloodshed. The personal popularity of the young king 
mitigated the dangers which he neglected to provide against, but 
in his natural tendency to gentleness, he forgot that it is the union 
of vigour with clemency, and of dignity with affability that renders 
a throne stable and a crown secure ; and had it not been that nia- 
liks Nizam-uddin and Qiyam-udclin, his chief ministers were men of 
no ordinary capacity, sagacious and circumspect, themselves of no¬ 
ble birth, and beloved and respected by the nobility, the day that 
saw him assume the sceptre, would have seen it wrested from his 
grasp. He closes his narration as follows :] 
I resume the story of Mu’izz-uddin’s reign. After he returned 
from Audh, for awhile no event of importance occurred; but his 
health was impaired, and excessive incontinence made him weak 
and pale. He was anxious to act upon his father’s advice and rid 
himself of Nizam-uddin; but he did not reflect that as long as 
there was no one to take Nizam-uddln’s place, to remove him 
would only aggravate his difficulties a hundred-fold. At last, he 
ordered Nizam-uddfn to Multan, ostensibly to check the disorder 
prevailing there. Nizam-uddin divined that his removal was due 
to some injunction which the Emperor had received from his father, 
and feared that his absence would afford an opportunity to his 
enemies at Court to work his ruin. He delayed his departure. 
The courtiers discovered that the emperor was bent on removing 
him. The day they had so long secretly watched for, had arrived. 
With great precaution and privacy, they obtained the Emperor’s 
