The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 31.1.4

31.1.4

When the collyrium-coloured cloth of the dark night was torn by the king of stars, with the uprising of day, they came back to their fort, and informed Kákah Kotak that they had failed in their undertaking. Kákah said: “You know very well that owing to bravery and prowess, and skill and wisdom, I have become the chief of all of you. I have performed many difficult tasks with ability and credit among you, but those skilled in the science of stars have now declared, after consulting the books of Budh, that Hindústan will be conquered by an army of Islám. I am determined to go forward, and receive it with due respect.”