The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 31.2.1

31.2.1

When Muhammad Kásim read this letter and learnt its purport, he returned to Nérún. After travelling many a stage, he halted by a fort, which was situated on the hills of Nerun. There was a pond in its vicinity whose water was brighter than the eyes of lovers, and whose meadow land was more pleasant than the garden of Iram. There Muhammad Kasim pitched his camp, and wrote the following letter to Hajjáj son of Yúsif:— “In the name of God, the most merciful and gracious. To the exalted court of the great Amir, the learned sage having no equal, the crown of religion, the shield of Ajam and Hind, Hajjáj son of Yúsif. This servant Muhammad Kasim, after paying proper compliments and respects, begs to state that this true friend of yours, with all the noblemen and retinue and attendants and the Mussalman armies and troops, is quite safe and sound. Our affairs are all managed very well and we are all feeling quite cheerful and happy. May it be known to Your Highness that after travelling through deserts, and by distant and dangerous stages, we arrived in the country of Sind, and we are (now) encamped on the bank of the Sehún, which is called the Mehran. The part of the country from Budhiah up to the place opposite the fortified town of Aghrúr on the Mehran has been conquered, but the castellated city of Alór is still in the possession of Rái Dáhar. Those who proved refractory and head-strong were brought under control, and the rest being frightened, have fled.