Muntakhab al-tawarikh 78.13.4

78.13.4

After midday the Emperor ordered the sacking to cease, and returned to the camp. He remained there three days, and wrote letters announcing the victory, and despatched them in all directions. Then, having appointed Aṣaf Khan to the command of that district, on the morning of Tuesday 25th of the aforesaid month the victorious standards moved towards A'grah. And by way of performing a vow the Emperor walked the whole way on foot, and on Sunday 7th of the month Ramzan he arrived at Ajmir. There he paid a visit to the holy mausoleum of the blessed bestower of blessings the Saint Khwajah Mu'in-ud-din Chishti (God sanctify his tomb !), and having occupied himself in alms, and good and pious works, after ten days he rode off towards the capital. And Mir ‘Ala'uddaulah, author of the “ Biography of the Poets ”, made this mnemosynon:— “ The Shah cherishing the Faith, enthroned like Jamshid, The Khusrou of his age, Muhammad Akbar, Made, without doubt, for the conquest of Chitor A mortar brazen-bodied, dragon-faced. For the date there came from the unseen world [the voice] : * It was altogether a Chitor taking mortar ’ ”