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No. 6. 
The light of the star 1 of Jingiz Khan, the decoration of the masnad 
(throne or cushion) has unfortunately put his feet out of the field of the 
world, 
The ’Aziz 2 (king) of the Misr (metropolis) of wealth, the sun 
having the grandeur of Jupiter, the beauty of the garden of royalty, 
(namely) Rustam Muhammad Khan. 
Some one came forward from secrecy, and dictated the year of his 
death (as follows) :— 
“ He is the king of the throne (or cushion) of faith in the dominion 
of the next world.” 
No. 7. 
The words which contain the date of Muhammad Amin Khan’s 
(death) are ‘ Rauzat-i-Jaividan ’ (an eternal garden). 
No. 8. 
Alas ! the revolution of the sky threw aside the star which was 
shining in the Zodiac of greatness by its happy rise. 
It uprooted a straight cypress from the garden of kingship, for 
in the cry of the dove you hear a mournful groaning. 
One of the descendants of the royal family, whose end has become 
happy on account of the prosperity of the faith, through the holiness 
of the Ka’abah of Islam, 
Prince Masa’ud, who, on account of his generosity and spirit, was 
accustomed to show politeness, high-mindedness and generosity. 
When wisdom asked the date of his death from Rizwan, 3 he 
replied :— 
“ The prince Masa’ud came to Paradise.” 
No. 9. 
It is, by the favour of the incomparable Eternal Being, the descend 
ing place of the lights of forgiveness. 
No. 10. 
The flower of the garden of beauty, Shah Rukli. who went out of 
this world with the light of faith. 
1 The word Tcaulcab generally means a star; but it may be taken as a contraction 
of Icaulcabah which is applied to a polished steel ball suspended from a long pole and 
carried as an ensign before the king. 
2 ’Aziz-i-Misr—was formerly the title of the minister of Egypt, but afterwards 
it was assumed by the kings themselves. Misr— lit. a large town, applied both to 
Egypt and its metropolis Cairo. 
3 Rizwan—the porter or gardener of Paradise. 
