The Nāṣirī Generations 192.1.1

192.1.1

Since the Most High and Holy God, from all eternity, had predestined that the states of Hindustan should come under the shadow of the guardianship of the great Sultan, the supreme monarch, Shams-ud-Dunya wa ud-Din, the shadow of God in the worlds, Abu-l-Muzaffar, I-yal-timish, the Sultan, the right arm of the Vicegerent of God, the aider of the Lord of the Faithful — God illumine his convictions and weight the balance with the effects of his equity and beneficence, and preserve the dynasty of his descendants, on whom, of those who have passed away, be peace ! and may the Nasiriah Mahmudiah sovereignty perpetually continue in security and safety from the troubles of the end of time, and from the accidents and vicissitudes of the world ! — that just and munificent Sultan, upright, beneficent, a zealous and steadfast warrior against infidels, the patronizer of the learned, the dispenser of justice, in pomp like Faridun, in disposition like Kubad, in fame like Ka-us, in empire like Sikandar, and in majesty like Bahram, was, Yusuf like, from out of the Ilbari [or Albari] tribes of Turkistan, delivered over to merchants, until, from one degree to another, he was raised to the throne of empire and seat of dominion, so that the back of the Muhammadan religion, through his sovereignty, waxed strong, and the development of the Ahmadi faith, through his valour, acquired pre-eminence. In intrepidity he turned out another impetuous ’Ali, and, in liberality, a second Hatim-i-Ta-i.