Muntakhab al-tawarikh 32.1.4
Muntakhabu-t-tawārīkh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig) 32.1.4
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32.1.4
What day is this that I see not the sun shining, If night has come why do I not see the brilliant moon. Since two days my sun has remained behind the clouds, So that in my eyes I see nothing but clouds and rain. In Hindustan an evident danger has appeared, On every face I see thousands of wrinkles but I do not see the Khaqan. The stone of the royal signet is hidden as a stone in the mine. The heart has turned to blood like the ruby for that I see him not. Lo there is the King, seated on his throne, with his courtiers standing round him on all sides, All are there, but still I do not see Khan i Khanan. When I saw fortune blinded, I asked him, Dost thou wish for sight? He replied, What could I do with sight, since I cannot see Mahmud Sultan!