The Book of Akbar 143.2

143.2

His Highness Jahanbani Jannat-ashiyani had spent one year pleasurably in Badakhshan. Suddenly a desire for the society of his Majesty Giti-sitani,—who was a world of internal and external perfections,—took possession of him and being unable to restrain himself, he made over Badakhshan to Sultan Wais, the father-in-law of Mirza Sulaiman, and proceeded towards the Qibla of fortune and Ka'ba of hopes. Thus in one day he arrived at Kabul. Mirza Kamran had come there from Qandahar. They met in the 'Idgah and Kamran being surprised to see him, asked him the cause of his journey. Humayun replied it was a desire to see his sovereign, and that though he was always seeing him with his mind's eye, yet this was not equal to a personal interview. He ordered Mirza Hindal to proceed from Kabul for the protection of Badakhshan and putting the foot of purpose in the stirrup of courage, and urging along the charger of joy on the highway of determination, he in a short time reached Agra and was rewarded by tendering his service.