The Nāṣirī Generations 133.2

133.2

Be it known, that that master of eloquence, Maulana Fakhr-ud-Din, Mubarak Shah, of Marw-ar-rud — the light of the Almighty illumine his tomb! — has strung the genealogical pearls of the Sultans of this dynasty on the thread of poetry, and, having arranged those pearls in perfect order, has affixed the head pearl of that string to the oyster-shell of the illustrious dynasty of Zuhak, the Tazi; and, from the time of those Sultans up to the first commencement of the sovereignty of Zuhak, he has mentioned the whole of them, father by father. This book their servant, Minhaj-i-Saraj, inspected in the year 602 H., before the exalted throne in the sacred haram [private dwelling] of that lady, the Princess of the Universe, and the most excellent of her day and of the age, the glory of the world and of the faith, the sovereign of all good qualities among the race of mankind, Mah Malik, daughter of the august Sultan, Ghiyas-ud-Dunya wa ud-Din, Abi-ul-Fath, Muhammad, son of Sam, Kasim-i-Amir-ul-Muminin—may the light of the Almighty illumine them! This Queen of the Universe used to bestow her fostering care and protection upon this frail creature [Minhaj-i-Saraj], and, in her own princely hall, as though he had been a child of her own, he was brought up; and, in his younger years, he used, day and night, to dwell within her haram, and, under her blessed sight, he used to receive instruction.