The Nāṣirī Generations 149.3.1

149.3.1

Sultan Sanjar made him one of his associates and boon companions, and there was no pleasure-party without the presence of ’Ala-ud-Din, until one day, during a banquet, the sight of ’Ala-ud-Din fell upon the sole of Sultan Sanjar’s foot, who, seated on his throne, had extended one of his legs, upon the sole of the foot of which there was a large mole. He arose, kissed the mole, and improvised the following lines : — “Verily the dust at the gate of thy palace is [my] diadem. And [this], the collar of thy service, is my adornment. In the same manner as I kiss the mole on the sole of thy foot, Even so good fortune [likewise] salutes my head.”