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In the name of God the Merciful the Cllment.
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PRAISE, thanks and gratitude to tha King who, by the
intervention 1 of the Cherubic and Angelic Spirits, brought into
being the World of Return and Restoration, and, by means of
that World, created and adorned the World of Growth and
De*cay,Viajntainin,g it by the, commands and prohibitions
of the
Rrophets and Saints, and restraining it by the swords and pens
of Kings and Ministers. And blessings upon [Muhammad] the
Lord of both worlds, who was the most perfect 6*f the Prophets ;
and invocations of grace upon his Family and Companions, who
were the most excellent of Saints. And honour to the King of this
time, that learnec^ just, divinely-strengthened, heaven-aided and
ever-victorious monarch Husdmu'd-Dawla wdd-Din, Help of
Islam and the Muslims, Exterminator of the infidels and polytheists,
Subduer of the heretical and the froward, Chief of hosts
in the worlds, Pride of Kings and Emperors, Succourer of these
days, Protector of mankind, Arm of the Caliphate, Beauty of the
Faith and Glory of the Nation, Controller of the Arabs and the
Persians, noblest of mankind, Shamsul-Mtfdli, Maltku'l-Umard,
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'All Abu'ljHasan ibn Mas'iid , Helper of the Prince of Believers,
may his life be according to his desires, may the greater part of
the world be assigned to his namg, and may the orderly government
of the human race be directed by his care ! For to xday he
is the most excellent of the kings of the age in nobility, pedigree,
judgement, statesmanship, justice, equity, valour and generosity,
as well as in*the enrich'ing of his territory, the embellishment of
his realms, the rnaintenance of his friends, the subjugation of his
foes, the raising o? armies, the safe-guarding of the people, the
securing of the r