A History of Persian Language and Literature at the Mughal Court With a Brief Survey of the Growth of Urdu Language [Babur to Akbar]. Part II.-Humayun

A.rd we smile on the faces of companions and friends We saw our enemies with the object of their.; heart achieved We plucked the fruit of the garden of victork Today is the 13airnn's New Year's day ; The heart of friends is without a grief' to-day; The heart of the dear one be ever happy. [...] When the poet recited the followhig verses: I am the poet of the King HumAyi.in and am the dust of his court The star of the banner of my poetry taunts the moon ; Alas for him who picks a quarrel with the band of poets Whoever quarrels with us quarrels with calamity. [...] The furnture and paintings of these halls as also the dresses of the servants bore emblematic symbol of the planets : / / ** 7.- 1 ( ' And of all the inventions of His Majesty was a tent which was divided according to the number of the zodiacs of the sky into twelve divisions. [...] ; and the second was blue and the third in appropriateness with Saturn was black ; and the fourth (which is the resort of Jupiter) was of sandal colour ; and the fifth (which is related to Mars) was of ruby colour ; and the sixth (which is the abode of the Sun) golden ; and the seventh (which is the resting place of Venus) bright green ; and the eighth (which is the place of Mercury) is of lily co [...] 1 0. 4;i1.fTFTMAYUN1 [CHAPTER III had composed on the death of Sultan Chagliti'i - a younMughal chief who was a favourite of H untaylin Sulffin C7haghta i was the flower of the garden of excellence All of a sudden Death led him on the way to Paradise ; In the season of flowers he resolved to go from this garden The heart like the bud drowned in blood his griof The date of his departure I so