Muntakhab al-tawarikh 40.5

40.5

At the outset the army of Khusru Khan obtained the mastery, and the army of Ghazi Malik suffered a repulse, but Ghazi Malik planting firmly the foot of resolution like another Rustum came to the rescue, and with three hundred cavalry, men of tried Talar, whom he had kept in concealment in an ambush, utterly discomfited the infidel horde; and Malik Talbagha Nagor, and the son of Qura-Qamar with the other nobles of that ignoble kingdom, in that battle became food for the sword, as such hypocritical knaves should. Khusru Khan brought to bear all temerity and manliness in spite of his unmanly character, and fought bravely till the close of the day, but at last finding he was unable to withstand those lionhearted warriors, he turned his back in flight, and made for Talpath; his canopy and standards and borrowed retinue fell into the hands of Ghazi Malik. Khusru Khan returning from Talpath came to the tomb of Malik Shadi who was an old patron of his, alone and distraught, and hid himself there in despair, but the following day they laid hands upon him, treating him with all possible indignity, and brought him to Ghazi so that he reaped the reward of his infamous and abominable deeds. Verse. The tree thou didst nurture has borne its fruit, Dost thou not see even now its fruit in its bosom, If it has borne thorns it is thou who didst plant them, If it has brought thee silk attire it is of thy own spinning.