Muntakhab al-tawarikh 78.35.7

78.35.7

At last he sent Sayyid Hashim, son of Muhammad Barha, and the sons of Mir Sayyid Muhammad, the Judge of Amrohah (before he dismissed him to Bakkar), with a body of the Amirs to operate against him. While he was fighting in the hill-district of Basant-pur he received a severe musket-wound under the shoulder-blade, besides losing a host of his veterans. Accordingly, without having accomplished anything, he turned back, and getting into a boat he went on the river Ganges towards Patyali (which was the native place of his kith and kin). He got as far as Gadha Maktesar where they came on him, disabled by his wound, and, in accordance with their orders, brought him to Agrah, and deposited him in the house of Sadiq Muhammad Khan (between whom and Husain Khan there had existed from the beginning of the conquest of India, or rather from Qandahar—times onward, the kindliest feeling, and most sincere friendship). Shaikh Bina'i, the physician, being sent for by the Emperor’s command, came to try and heal him. But on his representing that the wound was of a frightful character the Emperor sent for Hakim ‘Ayn-ul-mulk. And the Author, having received the Emperor’s permission, went with the physician to see him, in order to keep up my old relations with him. I found him, and while a moment, by reason of my sorrow, seemed to me like days, I composed these words of friendship, sorrowful and mingled with tears:—