Since the time of Nizamf it has been obligatory for poets to begin Diwins with the hamd the praise of God followed successively by the na't the praise of the Prophet ; the munajtit the prayer for himself ; the inadi-sultan the praise of the king ; the sabab-i-talff the cause of the composing of the book ; and the sitayish-sukhan the praise of speech. [...] XXi 6. As it may interest the Reader to have some details of the life of this great poet in the words of the native historians the following from Daulat Shah is given :— The lineage of Shaikh NizAmf was of the pure soil of the village of Nakrash which is reckoned within the district of Kum in 'Irik-'Ajam. [...] In the Mukhbaru-I-Vasilin it is said :- Of religion and of the world —Nizimi was the Shaikh ; Of the renowned prophets of God —an example was he : By the city of Ganja (the city of treasure) was acquired the treasure of religion For the sake of the existence of that perfect one. [...] The letter of the Kloilpin of Chin to Sikandar The coming of the K.luilin of Chin in person in embassagc to Sikandar. The coming of the Kluik(in of Chin before Sikandar and Sikandar’s suspicion against him. The disputation of the men of Rim and of Chin in the presence of Sikandar and of the of Chin on the art of delineating. The Inaikan’s entertaining Sikandar as a gu [...]. Sikandar’s obtaining intelligence of the assault of the Russians of the pillage of Burda' and of the carrying awacaptive of Queen Niishalba. Sikandar’s entering the desert of libifchitk. Sikandar’s leading the army by way of libifelulk for war with Russia. Sikandar’s fighting with the Russians— The battle of the first day. ft second „. If third „. PI fourth „. fifth „
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