خلاصه ماشینی:
who were counted among the most expert architects and recognised leaders in the art of building, began the work in compliance with the royal commands under the care of Ghayrac Khan, the nephew of 'Abd Allah Khan Feroz Jang.
H. ,2 and is inscribed by "Lutf Allah, son of Ahmad, the architect of Shahjahan": in translation it reads thus: l.
the son of ustad Ahmad, architect of Shahjahan, Khwajah jadu Ra'i, ustad Sheo Ram and ustad Hamid had come on pilgrimage [ to this tomb) and wrote these few words to commemorate it.
It can be assumed that the architects whose names are mentioned in the inscription of Hoshang Shah's tomb came to Mandu to survey the monuments which needed repair: and, possibly, the gateway is their work.
The translation of one of his long poems given below shows that his father Ahmad, besides being a great architect, was an authority on standard works on mathematics and astronomy, like Al-Majast.
Lutf Allah has recorded the date of his father Ahmad's death in two chronograrns of his poems : 1059 A.
" A collection of MSS on mathematics in the British Museum con• sists of Muntakhab by Lutf Allah Muhandis, son of Ahmad the archi• tect of Lahore.
H. MORE or less the whole account of Ahmad and his family is due to the information supplied by his son Lutf Allah in his many works.