'The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia' [‎85] (302/684)

DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
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importance to the termination of this affair, and
therefore displayed the banner of departure from
Ak Kelah towards the fortunate residence. Having
conferred suitable distinctions on Ibrahim Khan
Shad Lu, governor of Asfarayin, and on Saadat
Kuly Khan Baghairy, he permitted them to depart
to their respective abodes. In this place the Asaf
of the State, Mirza Muhammed Shafia, conveyed to
the royal camp, resembling the heavens, the Prin
cess, concealed behind the veil of chastity. At the
station of Pul Abrishim, from which to Kalatah
there are fourteen parasangs, the route is destitute
of water and forage :—
" lu this, nothing moves but the star;
" In this, nothing 1 flies but the wind:
The earth resembles a fiercely blazing fire ;
" And a lizard there is like a fish in a frying-pan."
It was from this place the army, numerous as the
stars, or like clusters of planets, made a night-march,
fhe Ministers of Fate and Omnipotence let fall the
curtain of darkness from the roof of heaven; and the
azure sky, with its thousand bright eyes, tore asunder
the line of guidance ; so that the victorious troops
in that desert, full of dangers, lost their road, and
were wandering and moving about like the starry
hosts in the expanse of heaven. The horsemen
however, roaming about in every direction, were
a hle to reach the border of safety; and when the
^orld-enlightening sun arose from the eastern hori
zon, numbers of the infantry had dropped through
fatigue; but when he ascended to the zenith of the
s ky, the intensity of the heat was so increased, that
the steel armour on the warrior's breast re-tasted the