Muntakhab al-tawarikh 77.5.6

77.5.6

And some instances of his insincerity, and stupidity, and evil goings-on with respect to the servants of the Emperor were exposed, which will be mentioned in their proper place. And in these days the king studied under that paragon of greatness Mir ‘Abd-ul-Latif, who is one of the great Sayfi-Sayyids of Qazwin, and who came from the country of ‘Iraq to India in the year 963, and with him he began reading the Diwan of “mystic language.” And ‘Abd-ul-Latif’s able son (an Amir endowed with excellent qualities, and commendable dispositions, in whom is reflected the truth of the Arabic proverb: “A well-bred son takes after his noble parents,” whose name is Mir Ghiyas-ud-din, and surname Naqib Khan, a very miracle of knowledge in manners and customs, chronology, biography, and all subjects of conversation, one of the wonders of the day, and a blessing of the blessings of the age, a second Preserved Tablet, and who bears to myself, the writer of these pages, the relation of co-temporary, fellow-student (P. 31) and co-religionist, is at present in attendance on His Majesty, giving all his attention to reading history, and all books of verse and prose, both day and night. And in the year 966 the capture of the fort of Gwalyar took place. A ghulam of ‘Adali, Buhail Khan by name, who was beseiged therein, sued for quarter and gave up the keys.