Muntakhab al-tawarikh 71.6

71.6

Another is Jahi Yatman, who was from Bukhara, and having acquired a reputation on this account in Kabul, offered his services at the time when the late Emperor proceeded towards Hindustan obtained great favours from Humayun, and rose to a confidential position, and at the time when Shah Muhammad Khan Salu was left in Kabul as revenue commissioner, he treated the Mulla just like the rest of the people, and caused him serious annoyance. The Mulla accordingly composed an elegant tarkib . . hand lampooning Salu, and inasmuch as the Emperor had the daughter of Shah Muhammad Salu in his service, he made an exception in his favour alone, and erased the names of all the members of his family, male and female, consigning them to ignominy. Inasmuch, as Humayun was also incensed against that ass who had been the source of all this mischief, he had that lampoon read in Salu’s presence by the Mulla in full assembly, and evinced the greatest delight and merriment, and made him give a large sum as a reward. By degrees that lampoon became more and more disgracefully scurrilous, accordingly I have restricted myself to citing one extract from it in this place, which is as follows: