Muntakhab al-tawarikh 77.3.6

77.3.6

“Of men and things there is no mark upon the board of life, To me, love’s pupil, naught but love for thee doth life impart. Who else, as I for love of thee, lives such a weary life, Grief’s my friend, blood’s my drink, pain’s my sweetmeat, my food’s my heart.” Now, when after the decease of the late Emperor he became an attendant on his present Majesty, he remained faithful to Shahim Beg, who was one of the Qurchis of the palace; and from the district of Lak’hnou he sent persons secretly to Dihli, to fetch Shāhim Beg from thence to join him. So the Khan Zaman, following the manners of Transoxiana, manifested wonderful affection for Shahim Beg, and called him “my king,” and gave himself up entirely to humouring him, and many times waited on him like an ordinary servant, and remained, while serving him, standing in his presence, and the like. Now I have heard from Mir Abu-l-Ghays Bokhari of Dihli (the mercy of God be upon him!), whose disciple Shahim Beg had after a manner been, that at the time when Shahim Beg came from the imperial camp to Jounpur, agreeably with the age of youth, which “has just left the Presence of My Lord,” was much occupied in prayer with the congregation, and in thanksgiving and reading the Qorān, and private prayer, and continual sanctity, and never turned his eye to unlawful things. And the Khan Zaman, through imitation of him, became adorned with scrupulous regard for the Law, and the practice of holiness.