The Nāṣirī Generations 149.2.5

149.2.5

“I am [he] in whose justice the world hath exultation, And I am [he] through whose munificence the treasury sustaineth injustice. The finger of his hand, to his teeth, the enemy placeth, When, to the string of the bow, I the thimble apply.” y, but, at the same time, an absurd typographical error has been noticed in note page 357, Polo has been substituted for Polo. When my bay steed leap’d a square within the ranks, The adversary no longer knew ball from square. When, out of hatred towards me, Bahram Shah bent the bow, I pluck’d, with my lance, the quiver from his waist. The support of my foe, although they were all Raes [and] Ranahs, I reduced, with my mace, to atoms, both Rae’s and Ranah’s head. To draw forth vengeance by the sword, I have indeed taught The sovereigns of the time, and the kings of the age. Ah, ravishing Minstrel! since I am released from war, Sing that strain indeed, and that melody enkindle. When fortune hath been grasp’d, it is not right to renounce The singers’ melody, nor the fire-worshippers’ pure wine.” Trustworthy persons have related after this wise, that, when Sultan ’Ala-ud-Din ascended the throne of Firuzkoh, he ordered his nephews, Ghiyas-ud-Din, Muhammad-i-Sam, and Mu’izz-ud-Din, Muhammad-i-Sam, sons of Sultan Baha-ud-Din, Muhammad Sam, to be imprisoned, and they were confined in the fortress of Wajiristan, and an allowance was fixed for their support.