Verse to Mahmud of Ghazni
Beneath his reign so universal is justice that the lamb and the wolf drink at the same stream.
From Kashmir to the China Sea every nation acknowledges his glory.
As soon as the infant's lips are moistened with its mothers milk,
The first word it articulates is the name of 'Mahmud'.
In the banquet Mahmud is a heaven of liberality; in battle a lion or a dragon.
When he walks in the garden of roses, lilies spring up beneath his feet.
His splendour causes objects to smile like a grove in spring; it makes the air soft and the earth prolific.
The dew of his generosity falling on the ground, renders it like the flowery bowers of Iran.
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1941, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 82 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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