Muntakhab al-tawarikh 79.7.1

79.7.1

Happy is he that hath seen thy face, And has surrendered his soul ; And is no more aware what is Absence and what is presence.” But I had an experience, and such grace came to my heart, that if I spent ages in describing it, and thanking God for it, the tithe of a tenth part of my bounden duty would not be performed ‘In the ear of heart there sounded a murmur of love, From the murmur I am full of love from head to foot. It is but the truth, that in whole ages I should not escape, From the obligation of giving thanks for one moment of love.’ At the time that the Emperor went to Kabul, Bahadur son of Sa'id Badakhshi had the khutbah read, and coins struck, in his name in the district of Tirhut, and took the title of Bahadur Shah. They say that the following rhyme was composed for his signet (but God knows) ; — “Bahadur-ud-din Sultan Son of As'ad Shah Sultan. His father was Sultan, and himself Sultan, Bravo! Sultan bin Sultan.” Eventually he was slain by the servants of A‘zam Khan : — “A base person, when dignity, and gold, and silver come to him, Requires of necessity a slap on the head. Have you not heard what Plato said, It is best for the ant that its wings should not grow.”