He was a son of Imām Najmu-d-dīn ‘Abdu-l-Ghaffār, who was the author of a compendium of the Shāfi‘ī* doctrines. In learn­ing, in elegance of literary style, in knowledge of history, and in geniality of disposition he was unrivalled. He wrote the Nigā-ristān .* a compendium the like of which has not been produced by the wit of anybody in this age, and wherein are related wondrous circumstances and strange occurrences. He also wrote the book Naskh-i-Jahān-Arā,* the date of the composition of which is given by the title. It is a cursory history of the world from the time of Adam to the days of his holiness the seal of prophecy (may God bless and save him!). The Qāẓī towards the end of his life gave up the office of vazīr, which he held under the princes of ‘Irāq, and after his resignation proceeded on a pilgrimage to the holy place (Makkah). After attaining the felicity of performing this pilgrimage he came to Hindūstān by way of the port of Dābul,* when the hand of fate, suddenly loosing the cord of the existence of that incomparable man, led him to the world of im­mortality. This occurred in the year H. 975 (A.D. 1567-68).

The following couplet is by him:—

“If that fair tyrant sit by me, after a lifetime of expectancy,
¹⁸⁶ My heart will flutter in my breast, lest she should rise too
soon.”