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Shāhjahānābād

The last sentence, reckoning the value of the Arabic letters according to what is called the "Abjad," gives the year after the Hegira, or flight from Mecca, of Mahomed in A.D. 622; the date corresponds to A.D. 1810, the Mahomedan year being lunar. The whole is a very flowery description of Akbar Shāh II., a monarch, who was dependent for his safety and income on the Honourable East India Company.

On the inner wall of the room which is immediately behind the balcony is a fine inscription, which runs—

O thou, whose feet are fettered, and heart closed,beware!

O thou, whose eyes are closed, and feet set fast in mire, awake! 157