Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 17.8.2

17.8.2

My blessed father, sensible of his merit, had engaged him to come to Azim-abad, for the purpose of educating my two younger brothers, Seyd-aaly-qhan and Ghalib-aaly-qhan, (to whom may this salute of mine be wafted) ; and as the Viceroy, Zin-eddin-ahmed-qhan, who intended to marry one of his daughters to Seyd-aaly-qhan, had taken him into his family, the illustrious Seyd was likewise taken into his family, entrusted with the young lord's education, and allowed a handsome pension. After Zin-eddin-ahmed-qhan's death, he was carried to Bengal by Seyd-ahmed-qhan, who had taken with him all those learned men of Azim-abad, whose names have been mentioned a little above. Thither he followed that generous Prince, and there he ended his days in that strange manner, which we have just seen. He was cautious of mixing or conversing with those he thought ill educated, being averse to their company ; and he had such a relish for solitude, that he seldom mixed with others, but passed his time in reading, in meditating upon poetry, or in composing verses. He had a partiality for my conversation and company ; and he used to compliment me with this expression, "that his case with me was upon a par with a poet who said to a connoisseur : Sir, but for you, my poetry would remain without meaning."