The Book of Akbar 150: Ode.
The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 150
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May thy beauty increase each moment; May thy star be splendid and fortunate; May every mist which rises on thy way, Be the dimming of the light of my own eyes. Should dust arise on Laila’s path, May its place be Majnūn’s eyes. Whoe’er moves not round thee like the limb of a compass, May he be ejected from this sphere. Be victorious while this world endures, May Humāyūn be the Cyrus (Khusru) of epochs.
And in truth his prayer was heard; for by reason of his disloyalty, he was ejected from the sphere of respect or rather from the sphere of existence, as will be stated in its own place. In short, his Majesty out of his magnanimity, looked to his outward loyalty and made him the recipient of princely favours and from exceeding kindness, rewarded him for the ode by bestowing upon him Hisar Firuza (Hissar). The Mirza always kept up appearances and continued in obedience and became the receptacle of many favours. In 939, (1532-33), Mirza Kamran made over the government of Qandahar to Khwaja Kilan Beg. The cause of this was that when Mirza ‘Askari was coming to Kabul he encountered the Hazaras on the way and was defeated by them. Mirza Kamran was displeased by this and took away Qandahar from him.