Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 31: VERSES OF SAADY—SHIRAZ.

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"And now, after having said so much, we recommend you to God, and are gone. "But should there be no inclination in any ear to listen to our message. "Then the messengers have done their duty, and there lies no reproach against them. "Nor is any thing obligatory on us, but the task of pointing out the right way with the finger."
Let us now return our acknowledgments to God Almighty for all His numberless favours, and let us pay to His Divine beneficence, in particular, some inadequate praises, for His having vouchsafed to carry to an end this valuable book, by making use of so inconsiderable an instrument as the slit-tongued reed, and the very humble ministry of this most inconsiderable of mankind, that is, Gholam-hossein, son of Hedaiet-aaly-qhan, grandson of Seyd-allim-ollah, and great-grandson of Seyd-faiz-ollah-Tebateba, who descended in a direct line from the branch of Hassen, (on all whom may God's forgiveness and mercy rest for ever, through the intercession of His Messenger, and that of His Messenger's venerable heir, as well as through the merits of their pure and innocent offspring, on all whom may peace and forgiveness rest for ever, to the end of time ! ) If by the favour of the Omnipotent Lord of all benefits, this fragile portion, allotted to my share of life, should chance to last some time longer, it is my intention to complete my narrative by continuing the history of the several reigns of Mahmed-shah, and Ahmed-shah, and Aalemghir the second, as well as by adding to the chain such events as are relative to his son, by carrying the links from the twenty-third year of Mahmed-shah's, (which corresponds with the year one thousand one hundred and fifty-three of the Prophet's retreat, on whom be peace for ever ! ) down to the present times.
From God is assistance to be hoped for, and favour ; in truth, He is most merciful.
This has been closed the twenty-first day of the month of Moharrem, in the year one thousand one hundred and ninety-fifth since the venerable retreat of that Holy Being, on whom may grace and mercy rest for ever !