Bairām Khān who from foolishness and deficiency in practical wisdom had a boundless reliance on himself, and who had been deceived by the sense-robbing wine of success and of flatterers, did not find the road in consequence of this noble missive which was worthy of being the bracelet-amulet of the wise, and the charmed necklace of the fortunate. How shall I say that he went all the faster in the wrong path? Māham Anaga in her great loyalty and wisdom took charge of affairs and made Shihābu-d-dīn Aḥmad Khān and Khwāja Jahān her tools, and exerted herself to soothe those who came, and to hearten every one.

Among the occurrences was this, that Māham Anaga for the sake of the welfare of the kingdom and for the better-ordering of the superficial and inexperienced, devised the appointing of Bahadūr Khān, the brother of 'Alī Qulī Khān, to the lofty office of Vakīl, and made a reference to this effect to the seat of royalty. H.M. paid regard to the necessity of the time and affected* to clothe him with this glorious robe which does not suit every form. Though profession­ally wise and experienced men who did not get to the bottom of the affair said much about this, and in appearance they were in the right, for perfect capacity, complete experience, great integrity, ample understanding and extreme diligence are required for this great post; and in addition to these qualities there is need of complete indepen­dence, so that the holder put aside his own loss or gain and engage with all his strength in furthering his master's work. Should the put­ting to death of his own father be required for his benefactor's ser­vice he should not recede but exert himself to bring it about! And together with all this, which constitutes a great gift, he should be at peace with all men. For should the Vakīl of the Lord of the Age, whom the world-adorning Deity has brought out from among thousands of thousands of men, and has entrusted to him so many human beings, and has made over to him the education of so many different races and religious sects, not possess such notes (nishān), how shall the world be governed? And how shall opposing creeds, and diverse faiths, such as have sprung from the Divine wisdom, have repose? But in reality the words of those men arose from ignorance, for this appointment was an imaginary (must'aār) one, and made for the satisfaction of the superficial, and, apart from this, the intention was to put down com­motion, for all the foolish Tūrks, such as Qīyā Khān Kang,* Sulān Ḥusain Jalāīr, Muḥammad Amīn Diwāna, were in league with him (Bahādūr), and were attacking Shihābu-d-dīn Aḥmad Khān, Khwāja Jahān, and such like men. The world-adorning mind exalted him to the office of Vakīl, in order to extinguish the flames of those malcontents. Qīyā Khān on account of his old good services was given Bahraich and dismissed thither. Sulan Ḥusain Khān and a number of others were imprisoned for some days, and then released after punishment. Muḥammad Amīn Dīwāna fled and became a vaga­bond. When the stone of separation fell among this evil crew Bahādur Khān was given the fief of Etawah and dismissed. And in those days, though Bahādūr Khān had the name of Vakīl, yet in reality the business was transacted by Māham Anaga. O ye worshippers of forms, what do you behold? For this noble work, wisdom and cour­age were necessary, and in truth Māham Anaga possessed these two qualities in perfection.