The Nāṣirī Generations 275.6

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or dost thou know both those tongues?” The Tuni idol-worshipper replied: “I understand the Turki language, and I do not understand the Mughali tongue.” Uktae turned his face towards the hereditary Mughal grandees, whose lineage and descent were from pure Mughals, and said: “Unto ye it is certain and clear, that the Chingiz Khan used not to understand any language whatever save the Mughali language.” They all bent their heads to the ground, and, with one accord, replied: “Indeed, such is the case, that the Chingiz Khan understood no other language than the Mughali.” Uktae, turning his face towards that Tuni, asked: “In what language did the Chingiz Khan deliver this command unto thee: in the Mughali or the Turki language? If he spoke in Mughali, seeing thou dost not understand it, in what manner didst thou comprehend what he was saying and, if he spoke in Turki, since he used not to understand Turki, how did he communicate the order? Give an answer from which an odour of truth may come, in order that action may be taken thereon.”