Synopsis Tarjuma-I-Manakutuhala and Rasala-I-Ragadarpana is a combined treatise by Nawab Saif Khan, better known as Faqirullah; the first is translation (tarjuma) and the other an original treatise, on the subject of the practiced music of the time. In 1071 A.H. (1661) A.D. the author relinquished his job under Aurangzeb and went back to Sirhind, his own province. In these self-imposed retirement days, he took upon himself to draft the first copy of his risala. The work of translating the aforementioned Pothi, he undertook two years later in the year 1073 A.H. (1663 A.D.). And, as he himself states, “…a document such as this is worth all reliance, this Faqir set himself upon doing its tarjuma (translation); supplementing the same with other essentials. The idea has been to enable the seekers of knowledge to become less, dependant upon Bharat- Sangita, Sangitadarpana and Sangita-ratnakara…” As the seal on the manuscript folio declares, Faquirullah was both malik and musannif (owner and the author) of this nuskha (hand-written script). It is evident, Faquirullah finally completed both his translation and composition (tasnif) in the same continuation in the year 1076 A.H. (1666 A.D.).