' The Emperor took the cup from the golden salver, and
presented it to Nadir Shah, who said with a smile as he took it, 'Had
all your officers known and done their duty like this man, you had
never, my good cousin, seen me and my Kizil Bashis at Delhi; take
care of him for your own sake, and get round you as many like him as
you can.' [W. H. S.]
28. The famous inscription of Saad-Ullah Khan, supposed to be in the
handwriting of Rashid, the greatest caligraphist of his time; _Agar
Firdaus bar rue zamin ast--hamin ast, to hamin ast, to hamin ast_'
(Carr Stephen, p. 229; Fanshawe, p. 35 and plate).
29. All these people were cleared out by the events of 1867, and the
few beautiful fragments of the palace which have retained anything of
their original magnificence are now clean and in good order. The
elaborate decorations of the Diwan-i-Khas have been partially
restored, and the interior of this building is still extremely rich
and elegant.
'Of the public parts of the palace all that now remains is the
entrance hall, the Naubat Khana, Diwan-i-Amm and Khas, and the Rang
Mahall--now used as a mess-room, and one or two small pavilions.
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