The History of Fīrūz Shāh (Baranī) 5.16

5.16

'Alau-d din marched from Siri to Kili and there encamped. Kutlugh Khwaja, with the Mughal army, advanced to encounter him. In no age or reign had two such vast armies been drawn up in array against each other, and the sight of them filled all men with amazement. Zafar Khán, who commanded the right wing, with the amírs who were under him, drew their swords and fell upon the enemy with such fury that the Mughals were broken and forced to fall back. The army of Islám pursued, and Zafar Khán, who was the Rustam of the age and the hero of the time, pressed after the retreating foe, cutting them down with the sword and mowing off their heads. He kept up the pursuit for eighteen kos, never allowing the scared Mughals to rally. Ulugh Khán commanded the left wing, which was very strong, and had under him several distinguished amírs. Through the animosity which he bore to Zafar Khán he never stirred to support him. Targhí, the accursed, had been placed in ambush with his tumán. His Mughals mounted the trees and could not see any horse moving up to support Zafar Khán. When Targhí ascertained that Zafar Khán had gone so far in pursuit of the Mughals without any supporting force in his rear, he marched after Zafar Khán, and, spreading out his forces on all sides, he surrounded him as with a ring, and pressed him with arrows. Zafar Khán was dismounted. The brave hero then drew his arrows from the quiver and brought down a Mughal at every shaft.