The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 19.5

19.5

Said’s men returning home, Hajjaj became very angry with them, for returning without Said, and he asked them where their leader was. As they denied any knowledge on the point, Hajjaj ordered some of them to be beheaded. Then they stated the truth, and said that the Alafis had rebelled against him and killed him. Thereupon Hajjaj ordered a man of the family of Bani Kilab to kill Sulaiman Alafi. He then sent his head to the house of Said’s dependents and followers. He further consoled them, and showed much kindness to his relations, some of whom were the following :— Chach son of Aslam, Bashir son of Ziyad, Muhammad son of Abdurrahman, Ismail son of Aslam. These men, together with Said’s slaves and freed slaves, began to cry and lament loudly. Then Saisaah son of Muhammad Kilabi uttered the following verses :— Verses.—Gone is he (the hero)! How can our hearts be without sorrow, when we hear of that (heroic) story of Said ? His brothers have, for his sake, given up (as it were) their life ; (Time was) when even high game retreated before him, But when the hour struck—he was as if he was not ; And the decree of the Lord became manifest and man fell upon him ;