Tarikh-i Daʾudi 11.4.6
Táríkh-i Dáúdí of 'Abdu-lla (extracts) 11.4.6
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11.4.6
Islam Shah proceeded by uninterrupted marches from the village of Ban to Dehli, where he remained for some months. One day when in Dehli Islam Shah had applied leeches to his neck, when intelligence reached him that Humayun had crossed the Nflkh and entered Hindust&n. At this moment an Afgh&n musician was singing this verse, and accompanying himself on the rub&b: "When the whole universe is inimical to me, If you befriend me, why should I be afraid?"