Muntakhab al-tawarikh 279.4

279.4

It said, ‘Let justice be done on this deceitful race, which follows injustice.’
I said, ‘I have a detailed complaint to make against my fate.’
It said, ‘To the King thou must relate it succinctly.’
I said, ‘To Akbar, who resembles Jamshid in glory and Sulaiman in wisdom?’
It said, ‘Yes, the King of high destiny who in dignity resembles the sun.’
I said, ‘That personality which is second only to the prophet in honour?’
It said, ‘Yes, to that creature of God who surpasses all in beneficence.’
I said, ‘By race and descent the crown and the throne are justly his.’
It said, ‘His favour and liberality are the protection of his kingdom and his people.’
“When will the deliciousness of love’s grief be forgotten? I have sprinkled that salt on the marrow of my bones.”