ˈɑːɹbæb hælˈiːm kˈɑːn, ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi hˈaʊzɪŋ kˈɑːtlə ɡˈeɪtweɪ, tˈoʊld ðɪs skɹˈaɪb ðæt lˈæst mˈoʊɡəl ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, nˈæwɑːb nˈæsɪɹ kˈɑːn, wˈɛlkʌmd ðɪ ɪɹˈeɪniən kˈɪŋ nˈædɪɹ ʃˈɑː ɐfʃˈɑːɹ ænd ɡˈɪftᵻd hˌɪm ðə kˈiː tə pɛʃˈɑːwɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn wɛn hiː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə sˈɪɾi.
Arbab Haleem Khan, owner of the property housing Kotla gateway, told this scribe that last Mughal governor, Nawab Nasir Khan, welcomed the Iranian King Nadir Shah Afshar and gifted him the key to Peshawar in 1741 when he visited the city.