The Book of Akbar 341.2

341.2

Jahanbani Jinnat Ashyani, Shaham Beg, the son of a camel-driver, and who was conspicuous for external beauty was one of the special body-guard. From innate depravity, the Khan Zaman fixed his lustful gaze on this camel-driver’s son and spent his days in giving to this outburst of concupiscence, and ebullition of bestial desire the name of Love. After the inevitable event of H.M. Jahanbani, Shaham Beg and Khushhal Beg who also belonged to the body-guard, were honoured by doing homage to H. M. the Shahinshah at Jalandhar and were enrolled in the body-guard. At this time Khan Zaman in his folly and wretchedness sent men to entice him, and he being without intrinsic goodness, and proud of his fleeting, unsubstantial beauty took this opportunity to be the making of his fortune and deserted. For in a Court where real beauty was prized and where this is a place also for outward agreeableness when associated with substantive loveliness, what demand was there for this man of outward comeliness, and how could such an one meet with the Shahinshah's glance of approbation? In fine, that unfortunate fled in foolishness from fortune's house and presented himself before the Khan Zaman. He made beauty's bazar brisk, and that ingrate (the Khan Zaman) whose evil disposition was supplemented by the intoxication of courage and success, took to disgraceful courses;