The Bāburī Generations (Shaykh Zayn) 1

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[On Friday, the 1st Safar, may God end it with victory (zafar), in the year 932 of the Best of Mankind, when the sovereign of the stars (the Sun) was in the sign Sagittarius, and having come into his residence in the Bow, had raised the standard of obedience among the royal archers: at such a time the victorious ensigns, which enhance the splendour of the flags of the sun and moon, moved from their place of safety in the city of Kabul, which is the seat of empire and prosperity, and the abode of honour and grace, under the gracious guidance of the Almighty and the beneficent conduct of the Eternal, and proceeded towards the vast country of Hindustan, to the greatness of which the text — "The great country is bestowed on you" — refers. The royal tents, the emblems of victory, were pitched on the west of the canal of Ya'kub, which is one of the best villages of that country, and the poles and ropes of the tents reached to the stars.