The inscription on the frieze begins at the western minaret and extends along the entire length of the western, northern and eastern facades. The height of the epigraphic frieze is 2.6 m, its overall length is 163 m, and the area 424 sq.m. In the texts of the 59th-63rd ayat, of the 6th of the Quran, is the name of the master-builder and the date of the completion of construction.
Translation:
And with Allah are the keys of all that is hidden, none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is on the earth and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but He knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry but, is written in a Clear Record. It is He, Who takes your souls at night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day, then he raises you up again that a term appointed be fulfilled, then in the end unto Him will be your return. Then He will inform you what you have done. He is the Irresistible, Supreme over His slaves, and He sends angels guarding and writing all of one’s good and bad deeds over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers take his soul6 and they never neglect their duty. Then they are returned to Allah, their True Master, and the Just Lord to reward them. Surely, His is the judgment and He is the Swiftest in taking account. Say (O Muhammad): “Who rescues you from the darkness of the land and the sea, when you call upon Him in humility and in secret. The Almighty said the truth. Hajji Hasan Kurdi Shirazi constructed this in 809/1406-1407.
Karlygash Nurakhmetova, guide.
