[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Conquests (711–1206)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest) › [Chachnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama) › [The Chachnamah, an Ancient History of Sind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg) › 47.2 # The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 47.2 The Chachnamah, an Ancient History of Sind 47.2 - **Language:** English ### [47.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.47.2) At length when she thought she would not succeed in the gratification of her wish, she said: “O Jaisiah, you have disappointed me in the gratification of my heart’s desire, my natural inclination and my soul’s yearning. I now consider it proper, first, to ruin you and then to burn myself in fire.’ So saying she returned to her house, and threw herself on her bed, and was restless and agitated the whole night like the fumes of incense, and was reciting the following couplets: A quatrain—“This calamity of your love has burnt my heart; and this lamp of your beauty has enlightened my soul. Deal justly with me, or else I will emit a sigh; and burn myself, yourself, and the whole town in one confused mass.” The next day when the planets issued from the heavenly towers of constellations, and the black cloth of night was torn asunder, Janki still remained sleeping in her bed. The intoxication of liquor had mixed itself up with the intoxication of separation from her beloved, and so she remained in her bed up to noon. King Dahar was so fond of his sister Janki, that until she came and he saw her face, he would not eat or drink. He had great regard for her and treated her with great respect. He now rose and came to her house, and finding her sad and thoughtful enquired: “O sister, O princess, what is the © your meal... Tat When Muhammad Kásim received this order on his arrival at Udhápur, he at once asked his men to put him into a fresh hide. - [Previous: 47.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.47.1) - [Next: 47.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.47.3) - [Up: 47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.47) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.47.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.47.2) · Pramāṇa