Muntakhab al-tawarikh 78.40.7

78.40.7

In the month of Zihijjah of this year took place the New Year’s day of the 23rd year from the Accession. He celebrated that festival in the castle of Dibalpur one of the dependencies of Malwah. The compiler of this Compendium had on account of a severe sickness remained at Basawar. He now asked leave to proceed to the camp by way of Banswalah. At Hindun Sayyid ‘Abd-ullah Khan consented, but representing that road was blocked up and full of difficulties, he caused me to return and brought me to Bajunah. And after some days on account of my anxiety to perform my duty as one of the Imperial Imams, I went in company with Kazawi Khan by way of Gwalyar and Sarangpur, and Ujayn, and on the 12th of Zihijjah paid my respects to the Emperor in the confines of Dibalpur belonging to Malwah. Then I presented to the Emperor a valuable pocket-Qur'an, and a note-book of marvellous and rare sermons by Hafiz Muhammad Amin, a preacher of Qandahar, such a sweet-voiced preacher as whom had never been seen by any one in this generation. This Qur’an and note book had been carried off by some thieves from a certain halting-place a cos distant from Basawar, and Sayyid ‘Abdullah Khan had gone in pursuit and had handed over the things to me.