Mughal Administration c8.s1.3

c8.s1.3

Zāgh dum su-i-shahar wa sar su-i-deh.
Dum-i-ān zāgh āz sar-i-u beh.*
The tail of a crow was turned towards the city and its head towards the village;
Surely, the tail here was better than the head!
[‘better’, *i.e.*, nobler or happier.]