[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Jahāngīr (1605–1627)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir) › [Tūzuk-i Jahāngīrī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri) › [The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (Rogers, Beveridge)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge) › 22.1.3 # The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 22.1.3 The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 22.1.3 - **Language:** English ### [22.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.22.1.3) When the news reached him that the elephants and the advance camp had arrived at the top of the kotal, and blocked up the road, as it was impossible to ride, with great zeal, he, not knowing his head from his feet, traversed a distance of 2½ koss on foot in two hours, and came to wait on me, and repeated this couplet with the tongue of gesture. Verse. “At midnight came the thought of thee. I was ashamed and resigned my life. The poor man was abashed when suddenly the guest arrived.” - [Previous: 22.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.22.1.2) - [Next: 22.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.22.1.4) - [Up: 22.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.22.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.22.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.22.1.3) · Pramāṇa