[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate) › [Futūḥāt-i Fīrūzshāhī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.futuhat-i-firuzshahi) › [Futuhat-i Firoz Shahi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.futuhat-i-firuzshahi~en-elliot) › 1.21 # The Victories of Fīrūz Shāh 1.21 Futúhát-i Fíroz Sháhí 1.21 - **Language:** English ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.futuhat-i-firuzshahi~en-elliot.1.21) Whenever a person had completed the natural term of life and had become full of years, after providing for his support, I advised and admonished him to direct his thoughts to making preparation for the life to come, and to repent of all things which he had done contrary to the Law and religion in his youth; to wean his affections from this world, and to fix them on the next. I desired to act upon the sentiment of these lines— "The practice of the great should be To succour honest men; And when a good man dies, to see His children find a friend." When any government servant filling an important and responsible position was carried off under the decrees of God to the happy future life, I gave his place and employment to his son, so that he might occupy the same position and rank as his father and suffer no injury. "Kings should make their rule of life To love the great and wise; And when death ends this mortal strife, To dry their loved ones' eyes." - [Previous: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.futuhat-i-firuzshahi~en-elliot.1.20) - [Next: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.futuhat-i-firuzshahi~en-elliot.1.22) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.futuhat-i-firuzshahi~en-elliot.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.futuhat-i-firuzshahi~en-elliot.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.futuhat-i-firuzshahi~en-elliot.1.21) · Pramāṇa