Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 91.3.8

91.3.8

"The reason of my delay in this fortress, and of my absence from the court, is to avoid the designs of my enemies, who daily misrepresent the purity of my intentions, and the sincerity of my attachment. They have already tainted my character with the stain of disaffection, and have made the peaceful recess of the King's heart a cave of spleen, nay, of grief, and a recess of burning fire. By accusing me of treachery, they diminish the glow of cheerfulness on the part of the King. They pollute, with the alloy of suspicion, the pure gold of my loyalty, and dissolve thine heart in the tormenting crucible of jealousy.