داستانِ تاج الملوک
by نہال چند لاہوری (Nihal Chand Lahori)
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Prince Taj-ul-Muluk journeys through deserts and mountains to reach the enchanted Gulshan-e-Bakawali, a magical garden guarded by fairies and djinns, where jewels hang from trees and streams flow with rosewater. Using presence of mind he retrieves the luminous Gul-e-Bakawali flower, the only cure for his father King Zain-ul-Muluk's blindness, replacing it with a lookalike to delay detection.
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Entry into the Enchanted Garden
Nihal Chand Lahori writes in the classical Dastan tradition, blending grand descriptions of nature, romanticism and supernatural entities. Taj-ul-Muluk, the youngest and most virtuous son, enters the ethereal Gulshan-e-Bakawali where trees are adorned with diamonds and rubies instead of fruit, and streams flow with sweet rosewater.
Moving cautiously past sleeping fairy guards and djinns, the prince reaches the central pavilion where the luminous, divine Gul-e-Bakawali flower floats in a magical pond. Remembering his blind father's suffering and his brothers' betrayal, he slips into the water, retrieves the flower and replaces it with an ordinary lookalike. Feeling a surge of spiritual energy, he accomplishes the impossible, proving that human character is ultimately superior to magical force.