[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Muntakhab al-tawārīkh](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh) › [Muntakhabu-t-tawarikh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig) › 61.2.7 # Muntakhab al-tawarikh 61.2.7 Muntakhabu-t-tawārīkh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig) 61.2.7 - **Language:** English ### [61.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.61.2.7) A breast which is consumed by the fire of separation Sandal can afford it no relief. At the very moment of hearing the good tidings of victory he yielded up his life to the Lord, the Giver of life, the Receiver of life. The following stanza was written to record the date of his death; — Shir Shah, he in dread of whom The lion and the goat drank at the same source Left the world; the wise sage pronounced The date of his death. Zi atash murd (he died from the effects of fire). His corpse was taken to Sahsaram where was the burial-place of his fathers, and there buried. The period of his military command was fifteen years, and of his Sultanate five years. It is said that on one occasion when he was looking in a mirror, he exclaimed, “Alas! that I obtained my kingdom at the time of evening prayer.” Verses. My heart! like Khizr take and drink the water of life, Like Sikandar come and conquer land and sea. If thou entertainest any longing for the cup-bearer and wine, Take the cup of Kausar from the hand of the Huri and drink. The fame of thy greatness and glory and majesty Has reached the Koh-i-qaf, go thither and hear its tale. If thou art sitting, for instance, on the throne of Solomon, One day like the ant creep into the recess of a cave and hide there; Two or three days like the spider, spin in the deserted corner of the world the strands of desire and take thy place there. - [Previous: 61.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.61.2.6) - [Next: 61.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.61.2.8) - [Up: 61.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.61.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.61.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.61.2.7) · Pramāṇa