The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 41.6

41.6

Subsequently I was fighting quite in front of him, till Dáhar was deprived of his life." Hajjáj enquired: "Did Muhammad Kásim feel perplexed and appear confused at the time of battle? Did he at the time of victory express his joy and make merry? Did the hardships of war and the plots of the enemy produce any perceptible effect on him?" Kaab said "When the assault was made, horsemen stood by horsemen and foot-soldiers by foot-soldiers; reins were by reins and lances by lances. Flames of fire were visible in the air from the reflection of the spears and the lightning-like brilliancy of the swords. At this juncture, Muhammad Kásim cried out: 'give me water to drink,’ and he drank it.” Hajjaj said: ‘That is right. What my cousin has said is not wrong. By God it is not wrong, because in the holy Koran the great God has said ‘Verily God will test you by a stream; and he who drinks out of it, is not from amongst us, and he who does not drink out of it, is undoubtedly from amongst us.’’” When they placed Dahar’s head before Hajjáj, and reversed his royal umbrella and banners, and made the prisoners stand along with the menials and shoe-bearers, a man belonging to the family of Bani Sakif got up and recited the following verses:—