The Nāṣirī Generations 242.3

242.3

In that direction, Malik Saif-ud-Din, I-bak-i-Kashli Khan, displayed great vigour and energy, and reduced the turbulent under subjection, so that the affairs of the kingdom were in the highest degree consolidated, and his renown extended to all parts. May Almighty God preserve the reigning monarch on the throne of sovereignty, and keep this good, generous, just, and warlike Malik in long life and happiness! brother, paternally and maternally, of the Khān-i-Mu’azzam, Ulugh Khān-i-A’zam. They were both two pearls of one shell, two suns and two moons of one exalted constellation, two rubies of one mine, two flowers of one parterre of prosperity, two Maliks of one royal Court, and two great lords of one imperial conclave. Their lineage was from the Khāns of the Ilbarī; and, when the infidel Mughals acquired predominance over the countries of Turkistān and the tribes of Khifchāk, as a matter of necessity, it became incumbent on them to remove, with their families, dependents, and effects, from their accustomed place of abode.