Riyaz al-salatin 88.3

88.3

When the fighting hosts on both sides faced each other, They fell to fighting against each other from every side. From the gun, the musket, the spear and the arrow, The banquet of warfare became warm. From excess of smoke and dust up to the sky, The universe could not be descried. From the din and tumult of both the armies, The battle-field turned into the field of the Day of Resurrection, Showered from every side cannon-balls, arrows and war-rockets, And emptied the world of heroes. The corpses of heroes frisked in every direction, Like slaughtered cocks, on both sides. In the thick of the fighting, and amidst the shower of arrows and rockets, 'Osman, displaying great valour, placed before himself rogue war-elephants, and assaulted the vanguard of the Imperialists. The brave Imperialists advancing, grappled with their swords and spears, and exhibited heroism worthy of a Rustam and a Sam. Syed Adam Barha and Shaikh Acha who were Commanders of the Imperial vanguard, fell gallantly fighting. At this moment, the flanks of both the armies came into line. Iftikhar Khan, Commander of the left wing, and Keshwar Khan, Commander of the right wing, with a large number of adherents, were killed; and on the enemy's side also many passed to hell.