The Memoirs of Bābur 933.6.3
The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 933.6.3
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933.6.3
Obeying the cautions of prudence, we imitated the _ghāzīs_ of Rūm[2063] by posting matchlockmen (_tufanchīān_) and cannoneers (_ra`d-andāzān_) along the line of carts which were chained to one another in front of us; in fact, Islām's army was so arrayed and so steadfast that primal Intelligence[2064] and the firmament (_`aql-i-pīr u charkh-i-as̤īr_) applauded the marshalling thereof. To effect this arrangement and organization, Niẕāmu'd-dīn `Alī Khalīfa, the pillar of the Imperial fortune, exerted himself strenuously; his efforts were in accord with Destiny, and were approved by his sovereign's luminous judgment. (_d. Commanders of the centre._)