The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 1.5

1.5

The occasion for writing this exquisite account and recording this pleasant narrative happened to arise at a time when the kingdom of the august prince, the martyr, the light of Islam, the sovereign of a great empire, the protector of the territories of God, the supporter of the servants of God, the helper of the creatures of God, the destroyer of the foundation of heresy and error, the strengthener of the laws of religion and true faith, the defender of the people of the world, the conqueror of the tribes of the children of Adam, the glory of secular and religious world, the supporter of Islam and the Moslems, the chief person in the world, Abul Muzaffar Muhammad son of Sam, the ally of the Commander of the Faithful (may God pardon him, and make paradise his resting place and his habitation!), had just been favored with the honour of the empire of the glorious and the powerful king, the greatest of sultans, the agent of God, the chief of mankind, the ornament of the seat of the Khalifat, the helper of the world and of religion, the glory of the standards of Islam, the destroyer of enemies and rebels, Abulfath Kabacha, the ally of the Commander of the Faithful.