The Memoirs of Bābur 935.6.5

935.6.5

(_Feb. 3rd_) On the eve of Thursday (_24th_)[2451] `Abdu'l-malūk the armourer[2452] was joined with Ḥasan _Chalabī_ and sent as envoy to the Shāh[2453]; and Chāpūq[2454] was joined with the Aūzbeg envoys and sent to the Aūzbeg khāns and sulṯāns. We moved from Ābāpūr while 4 _garīs_ of the night remained (4.30 a.m.). After passing Chandawār at the top of the dawn, I got into a boat. I landed in front of Rāprī and at the Bed-time Prayer got to the camp which was at Fatḥpūr.[2455] (_Feb. 4th and 5th_) Having stayed one day (_Friday_) at Fatḥpūr, we got to horse on Saturday (_26th_) after making ablution (_waẓū_) at dawn. We went through the Morning Prayer in assembly near Rāprī, Maulānā Muḥammad of Fārāb being the leader (_imām_). At sun-rise I got into a boat below the great crook[2456] of Rāprī. Today I put together a line-marker (_misṯar_) of eleven lines[2457] in order to write the mixed hands of the translation.[2458] Today the words of the honoured man-of-God admonished my heart.[2459]