Yamini

The Amir Nasir-ad-din was a Turk by origin, adorned by special favours of God, a mirror of royalty and authority, in the day of battle furious as a lion, then, liberal as the showers, he still distributed favours and kindnesses unto all. Like the wind he blew upon the stx’ong and the weak, and like the sun he shone upon the humble and the noble. In mind he was like the sea, which, in its liberality, thinks not of its bounds, and in rage like the torrent-flood, which regards not ascent or descent. During dark events his counsel was like a path-directing star; his sword, in cutting tlirougli liis enemies, was like tlie glohedisclosing fate. The marks of nobility ami generosity were bright and brilliant in bis disposition, and the evidences of good fortune and bappiuess were plain, whether they wore at rest or in motion. Abiil Hasin Kbazin says, the Amir Nasiraddin, during the time of the reign of Mansur ’bn Null Samani, came into the wardrobe (boiiscbold) service of Abii Isbak ’bn Ilcptagin, who was Commander of the Troops of Kbunisan. lie received the post of Cbambeiiain, and the binding and loosing (i. e., the tohole direction) of the officers and servants, the attendants and the troops, was conferred upon him. The nobles and chiefs of that prince became acquainted with bis high efficiency and ingenuity, and learnt and knew bis enlightened guidance in transacting this affair; and when they sent Abd Isbak Al]dagin, who was Commander- of the Army, to Gliazna, and relinquished the rule of that territory unto Iiim, they consigned the reins of the guidance and direction of the business thereof, and the disposal and settlement of the transactions thereof, to the weighty intellect and powerful uudorstanding of Nasiraddin.