[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Kashmir](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir) › [Tārīkh-i Rashīdī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi) › [The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross) › 37.1 # The Rashīdī History 37.1 The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross) 37.1 - **Language:** English ### [37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.1) From the garden abounding in thorns and adorned with flowers, the sweet zephyr reached the nostrils of those whose souls had been sent upon the battle-field of misfortune and grief. They heard the good tidings that God often crowns our best endeavours and most fervent wishes with calamities and hardships. \[Verses\] .... Happiness often results from the traces left by misfortune, and a state of equanimity and success often has its origin in distress and failure, \[Verses.\] .... The course of events in the time of Amir Timur is a proof and example of the above truths. - [Previous: 36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.36) - [Next: 37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.2) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.1) · Pramāṇa