تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.39.1

13.39.1

وكان السلطان لما توجه إلى بلاد المعبر وصل إلى التلنك ووقع الوباء بعسكره فعاد إلى دولة آباد، ثم وصل إلى نهر الكنك فنزل عليه، وأمر الناس بالبناء، وخرجت في تلك الأيام إلى محلته واتفق ما سردناه من مخالفة عين الملك، ولازمت السلطان في تلك الأيام وأعطاني من عتاق الخيل لما قسمها على خواصه، وجعلني فيهم وحضرت معه الوقيعة على عين الملك والقبض عليه وجزت معه نهر الكنك ونهر السرو لزيارة قبر الصالح سالار عود، وقد استوفيت ذلك كله، وعدت معه إلى حضرة دهلي لما عاد اليها.

On setting out for Ma'bar [Coromandel] an epidemic broke out in the sultan’s army, so he returned and built a camp near the river Ganges. I left Delhi and joined him there, and remained with him through the campaign against the rebel governor of Oudh. He gave me some thoroughbred horses when distributing them to his courtiers and included me in the number of the latter. I was present with him at the battle and capture of the rebel, and returned with him to Delhi. Afterwards I fell into disfavour with him because I had visited the shaykh Shihab ad-Din in his cave outside Delhi. He had thoughts of punishing me and gave orders that four of his slaves should remain constantly beside me in the audience-hall. When this action is taken with anyone, it rarely happens that he escapes. I fasted five days on end, reading the Koran from cover to cover each day, and tasting nothing but water. After five days I broke my fast and then continued to fast for another four days on end, and was set free after the shaykh’s death, praise be to God.