In the praise of Princess Jehan Ara Begum

Mausoleum of Jahanara Begum on the left side

 She was the lovely and famous learned Mughal princess
And her most famous book Moin al-Arwah is well known
The book is about Sultan of India famous as Moinuddin Chisti
He was a great Sufi and a great ruler of the Indian people
She was the eldest child of Shah Jehan famous as Begum Sahib
At younger age death of her mother, she becomes the first lady
She was the most powerful woman during Shah Jahan's rule
Jahanara was an ardent partisan of her brother Dara Shukoh
Jahanara sided with the heir-apparent Dara against Augranzeb
A devoted daughter, she took care of Shah Jahan until his death
Together with Dara, she was a disciple of Mullah Badakhshi
Who initiated her into the Qadiriyya Sufi order in the year 1641
She wrote a biography of Moinuddin Chishti, who was a saint
Titled as Mu’nis al-Arwāḥ, as well as a biography of Mullah Shah
Hafeez is a servant and devotee of Khaja Sahib for a long time
He has translated his book Anis Arwa which is world-famous
Oh Allah accept my English translation of Jehan Ara’s fine book
I hope that due to sincerity of Jehan Ara English version will shine.
Even Jehan Ara lived in the palace but has the devotion of fakirs
For this reason her book will be coming a global book in the world

By
 Hafeez Anwar
Email hafeezanwar@yahoo.com

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