Akbar's tomb at Sikandra, from the Berger Collection
Akbar's tomb at Sikandra, from the Berger Collection
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dekh
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z baskih jalvah-e .saiyaad ;hairat-aaraa
hai
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hai
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asad se tark-e vafaa kaa gumaa;N vuh
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hanuuz ai a;sar-e diid nang-e rusvaa))ii
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