Muntakhab al-tawarikh 294.4

294.4

He has composed some couplets in the metre of ‘The Chain of Gold’ and he has called his book of nonsense “The Tinkling of the Bell,” and has enumerated in it books said to be of his own composition, some of which have no existence but in his verses, and has given them imaginary names, as in the following verses:— us his books, talking about them from dawn till midday, while we remained hungry and were not able to get a word in. At last the Mirza, no longer able to endure it, asked the Mulla whether he had anything to eat. The Mulla answered, “I thought that you had eaten before you came. I have a lamb here; if you wish I will kill it now.” We rose and went home. It is impossible to recount all pranks of this nature which he played.