Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 4.6.2

4.6.2

and whilst Djehan-shah was talking to the people about him, and receiving Nazurs, and looking at the troops who pillaged Muezzeddin's camp, they fired altogether at him, laid him sprawling in his blood, and gave an unexpected victory to their master. This prince, so unexpectedly victorious, no sooner saw the enemy retreat, than he retired with his mistress to his quarters, where he spent the night in drinking wine, and in looking at his dancing-women, whilst the troops fatigued by such a journey, were taking some repose on the field of battle, every one where he found himself. The next morning at day-break the Prince Refi-al-cadr sent the principal eunuch of his seraglio to compliment him on his victory; but the victor who had passed the whole night in drinking delicious liquors, was now fast asleep, and there was no awakening him; but his eunuchs hearing of the message, which the Prince's man was bringing, fell a laughing, and told him "that he was a great fool indeed to bring such a message; the more so as his master having but just seen what had been Azim-ush-shan's and Djehan-shah's fate, had no occasion for any further warning." This answer having convinced the messenger of his master's mistake, he made haste to return, and to give notice of what had happened. This intelligence afforded at once an immense deal of information to Refi-al-cadr;