[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Tārīkh-i Firishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta) › [History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs) › 70.5 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 70.5 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 70.5 - **Language:** English ### [70.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.70.5) Meer Feiz Oolla Anjoo sent to this famous poet a present from the King, and a letter from himself promising, if he would come to Koolburga he should be handsomely rewarded, and have safe conduct back to Shiraz. Hafiz, from these kind assurances, consented; and having disposed of the articles sent him among his relations and creditors, quitted Shiraz and arrived safely at Lar, where he assisted a friend who had been robbed with part of his ready money. From Lar he was accompanied to Ormus by Khwaja Zein-ool-Abid-Deen Hamdany and Khwaja Mahomed Kaziroony, who were also going to visit Hindoostan. With these persons he took shipping in one of the royal vessels, which had arrived at Ormus from the Deccan; but it had scarcely weighed anchor when a gale of wind arose, and the ship was in danger, and returned to port. Hafiz suffered so much during the storm, that he insisted on being put ashore, and abandoned his voyage. Having written the following verses, he delivered them to his companions to be given to Feiz Oolla Anjoo, after which he returned to Shiraz: — 1. Can all the gold the world bestows, Though poured by Fortune's bounteous hand, Repay me for the joys I lose, The breezes of my native land? 2. My friends exclaimed, "Oh, stay at home, "Nor quit this once-beloved spot: "What folly tempts thee thus to roam — "To quit Shiraz — desert thy cot? - [Previous: 70.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.70.4) - [Next: 70.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.70.6) - [Up: 70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.70) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.70.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.70.5) · Pramāṇa