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Fruit of love or result of vanity?
愛之所致，還是虛榮之果？
There are many contemporary historians who believe that the Taj Mahal is a tomb far too great to commemorate one woman, even if she was the favorite wife of an emperor. These historians believe that the Taj Mahal is a sign of the tyranny of a powerful ruler who exploited his subjects, showing his magnificence to the world. Whether the Taj Mahal symbolizes eternal love, an emperor's power or a little of both, Shah Jahan deserves credit for turning the death of his wife into a symbol of lasting beauty. He left India and the world the legacy of its most beautiful tomb. As English poet Sir Edwin Arnold wrote, the Taj Mahal is "not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passion of an emperor's love wrought in living stones."
許多當代歷史學家認為，作為陵墓的泰姬陵氣勢太過恢宏，絕不是用來紀念一位女子的，即使她是皇帝最寵愛的妻子。這些歷史學家認為，泰姬陵象征著這位強大統(tǒng)治者的暴政，他剝削了自己的臣民，向全世界展示了他的輝煌。無論泰姬陵象征著永恒的愛情還是帝王的權力，抑或二者兼有，沙·賈汗把妻子的離世塑造成永恒美好的象征，這是值得稱贊的。他給印度及世人留下了最美麗的陵墓遺產(chǎn)。正如英國詩人埃德溫·阿諾德爵士寫道：泰姬陵“與其他建筑不同，它并非一座建筑物，而是一位帝王貯藏于永生石中的驕傲之愛。”
