Tarikh-i Daʾudi 5.1.6

5.1.6

Sultan Sikandar said to Miran Saiyid Khan, "You are children of the Prophet (on whom be the mercy of God!), why do you not teach him to be reasonable, since he will afterwards have cause to repent?" Miran answered, "I am his servitor; what he chooses is my choice." Sultan Sikandar said, "Fortune and Sense are the servants of each other; whosoever suffers a change of fortune, also loses his sense! you are excused. To-morrow, please God, after his flight, when you come a captive before me, I will cause you to recollect what I have said; but it will be better that you should understand at once all I have said to you." After speaking thus, he gave Saiyid Khan permission to depart, and went to consult with his nobles; they all advised war, and after repeating the Fatiha, went to their places. Whilst all the great chiefs were present Sultan Sikandar had said, "You acted for Sultan Bahlol, as was proper for brethren and faithful subjects to do; in this affair of mine, I am certain you will not fail to do your best for me." On the following day, when both armies were ranged in order of battle, the skirmishers consisted of men of the Lodi and Sahu-khail tribes, whilst the men of the Farmuli tribe were stationed on the right and left. The Sarwanis were in the rear of the force. 'Umar Khan Sarwani, one of the bravest men of the time, commanded the vanguard of the army. Sultan Sikandar was mounted on an elephant, in order that he might behold the enemy's forces;