The Institutes of Akbar 21.2

21.2

Khurshéd kih haft bahr azú gauhar yáft Sang i siyáh az partaw i án jauhar yáft Kán az nazar é tarbiyat é ú zar yáft Wán zar sharaf az sikkah i Sháh Akbar yáft.
“‘It is the Sun from which the seven oceans get their pearls, The black rocks get their jewels from his lustre. The mines get their gold from his fostering glance, And their gold is ennobled by Akbar’s stamp.”
and, Alláhu akbar, jalla jaláluhu,—‘God is great, may His glory shine forth !” in the middle. And on the other side,
Ín sikkah kih píráyah i umméd buwad Bá naqsh i dawám u nám i jawíd buwad Símá i sa’ádatash hamín bas kih badahr Yak zarrah nazar-kardah i khurshéd buwad.
“This coin, which is an ornament of hope, Carries an everlasting stamp, and an immortal name. As a sign of its auspiciousness, it is sufficient That once for all ages the sun has cast a glimpse upon it.”
and the date, according to the Divine era, in the middle.
2. There is another gold coin, of the same name and shape, weighing 91 tólahs and 8 máshahs, in value equal to 100 round muhurs, at 11 máshahs each. It has the same impression as the preceding.
3. The Rahas is the half of each of the two preceding coins. It is sometimes made square. On one side it has the same impression as the s’hansah, and on the other side the following Rubá’í by Faizí:—
Ín naqsh i rawán i ganj i shahansháhí Bá kawkab i iqbál kunad hamráhí Khurshéd biparwarash azánrú kih badahr Yábad sharaf az sikkah i Akbarsháhí.