مسالك الابصار في ممالك الامصار 2.76

2.76

On journeys, however, it is as far as each one's means, generosity of heart and liberality reach; yet when they come to the Sultan's gate they shrink, for his sun eclipses their stars and his sea buffets their clouds. And with all this, this Sultan is a man of piety, beneficence and humility before God Most High.