تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.34.5-6

13.34.5

فإني رتبت فيها أربع مائة وستين شخصا، ومحصول أوقافها لا يفي بمرتباتهم وطعامهم؟

For I have appointed four hundred and sixty persons to it, and the revenue of its endowments does not suffice for their salaries and their food."

I have given appointments in connection with it to four hundred and sixty persons, and the income from its endowment does not cover their salaries and food.” He said to the wazir “Fifty thousand” and then added “You must have an anticipatory crop.” This means “Give him a hundred thousand maunds of wheat and rice to be expended during this year, until the crops produced by the endowments come in.” I asked also that my house might be repaired. When I had been granted my requests, he said “There is another recommendation, and that is that you incur no debts and so avoid being pressed for payment, for you will not find anyone to bring me news of them. Regulate your expenses according to what I have given you, as God has said [in the Koran], Keep not thy hand bound to thy neck, neither open it to fullest extent and again Eat and drink, and be not prodigal.” I desired to kiss his foot, but he prevented me and held back my head with his hand, so I kissed that and retired.

13.34.6

فقال للوزير: بنجاه هزار، ومعناه خمسون ألفا، ثم قال: لا بد لك من غلة بدية، يعني: أعطه مائة ألف من من المغلة، وهي القمح والأرز ينفقها في هذه السنة حتى تأتي غلة الروضة، والمن عشرون رطلا مغربية، ثم قال لي: وماذا أيضا؟ فقلت: إن أصحابي سجنوا بسبب القرى التي أعطيتموني، فإني عوضتها بغيرها، فطلب أهل الديوان ما وصلني منها أو الاستظهار بأمر خوند عالم أن يرفع عني ذلك، فقال: كم وصلك منها؟ فقلت: خمسة آلاف دينار، فقال: هي إنعام عليك، فقلت له: وداري التي أمرتم لي بها مفتقرة إلى البناء، فقال للوزير عمارة كنيد، أي معناه عمروها، ثم قال لي: ديكر نماند، فقلت له : لا، معناه هل بقي لك كلام؟ فقال لي: وصية دكر هست معناه أوصيك أن لا تاخذ الدين لئلا تطلب فلا تجد من يبلغ خبرك إلي، أنفق على قدر ما أعطيتك، قال الله تعالى: ولا تجعل يدك مغلولة إلى عنقك ولا تبسطها كل البسط ، وكلوا واشربوا ولا تسرفوا ، والذين إذا أنفقوا لم يسرفوا ولم يقتروا وكان بين ذلك قواما . فأردت أن أقبل قدمه فمنعني، وأمسك رأسي بيده فقبلتها وانصرفت.

He said to the vizier, "Panjāh hazār," which means fifty thousand; then he said, "You must have a hundred [thousand] of grain," meaning: give him a hundred thousand maunds of produce, that is wheat and rice, to spend this year until the mausoleum's harvest comes in — the maund being twenty Maghribi raṭls. Then he said to me, "And what else?" I said, "My companions were imprisoned on account of the villages you gave me, for which I received others in exchange; the officials of the dīwān demanded what I had received from them, or else production of an order of Khwand ʿĀlam that this be remitted from me." He said, "How much did you receive from them?" I said, "Five thousand dinars." He said, "It is a gift to you." I said to him, "And my house, which you ordered for me, is in need of building." He said to the vizier, "ʿImārat kunīd," meaning: rebuild it. Then he said to me, "Dīgar namānd?" — meaning, "Is there anything left for you to say?" — and I said to him, "No." He said to me, "Waṣiyyat-i dīgar hast," meaning, "I advise you not to take on debt, lest you be pressed and find no one to bring news of you to me. Spend according to what I have given you. God Most High has said: 'Do not keep your hand chained to your neck, nor stretch it out to its full extent,' and 'Eat and drink, but do not be extravagant,' and 'those who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor niggardly, but keep between the two.'" I wanted to kiss his foot, but he prevented me and held my head with his hand; so I kissed it and withdrew.