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The Luminous Shadow and Self-Sufficient Sovereignty of Sultan Husayn in Jami's Sixth Panegyric

Jami's sixth section is a royal panegyric addressed to Sultan Husayn that unfolds the paradox announced in its title: the king is the shadow of God, yet this shadow is itself as luminous as the sun cast over every atom of the world. The poem stresses the king's self-sufficient sovereignty — his world-conquest owes nothing to any patron or benefactor ('جهانگیری او به خود بود و بس') — while rival monarchs rub their crowns upon his throne and rebellious chiefs pay tribute to his sword. Even the high heavens are figured as a mere shadow of his canopy and the lowest step of his rank, so that the humble image of a shadow becomes a sign of supreme, God-derived majesty. This concept isolates the specific argument of Section 6 and parallels how sibling panegyric sections of Haft Awrang each carry a concept extracting their royal theme.

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