[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 12.1 # The Book of Akbar 12.1 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 12.1 - **Language:** English ### [12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.12.1) God)—eye of eternal empire,—pillar of the celestial throne,—pedestal of the sublime seat,—lady of the exalted marriage-dais,—princess of fortune’s alcove,—chosen curtain of honour’s litter,—exaltor of chastity’s coiffure,—glorious gift of heaven,—treasure of Divine mercy, prime dainty of the Divine table,—supreme boon of heavenly gifts, revolving-point of bounties and graces,—glorious pearl of dominion and prestige,—spring-flower of justice,—tablet of the gorgeous picture-gallery,—splendour of sanctity and love,—fire-flame of majesty and exaltation,—cream of abilities and accomplishments,—choice one of the secrets of hand and heart,—central node of wisdom and wakefulness,—linking the divine and the human,—goodly tree of peace and purity,—generous fruit of liberality and election,—truth-showing mirror,—countenance of certainty,—staircase of majesty,—ladder of realm and religion,—tap-root of the umbrageous trunk of happiness,—noble palm of the garden of excellence,—veiled matron of meekness and modesty,—screened and curtained one of honour and greatness,—glorious medium between hidden and revealed light,—opener of the morning of fortune and favour,—enveloped in celestial veils,—her Majesty Miryam Makānī, chaste one of church and state, Hamida Bānū Begam—(may her glorious shadow be perpetuated!)—pure scion of that pattern of eminent saints,—pole of the poles of greatness,—wanderer in the wilderness of humanity,—swimmer in the ocean of divinity,—lamp of spiritual secrets,—key of the treasures of conquests,—rose-gatherer of the gardens of revelation,—garland-twiner of the fragrant herbs of truth,—abbot (imam) of the monastery of asceticism,—cup-bearer of the tavern of abundance,—ocean-hearted one of the baiting-place of privation,—ocean-drinker of the tavern of unity,—immersed in the seas of holy conflicts,—consumed by the lightnings of contemplation,—torch-bearer of the chamber of the Path,—caravan-conductor on truth’s highway,—supreme theatre of the epiphanies of the divine essence,—illuminationspot of the rays of the Attributes,—cambist of the secrets of the masters of revelation and manifestation,—assayer of the hearts of the lords of divine transports,—observant traveller over hearts and spirits,—scrutinizer of the interiors of moulds and forms,—disperser of the clouds of darkness,—procuring the blotting-out of the writings of transgressions,—knowing the links between the seen and the unseen,—revealer of the splendours of the secrets of manifestation and concealment— - [Previous: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.11) - [Next: 12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.12.2) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.12) ## Linked texts (1) - [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama.6.80-103) — Abū'l-Faḍl ʿAllāmī 1589, Persian --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.12.1) · Pramāṇa