تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 12.42.1

12.42.1

The Sultan ordered these two Sindī jurists to go with an amīr he had appointed to a certain region, and said to them: "I have entrusted the affairs of the region and its subjects to you two alone, and this amīr will be with you, acting as you command him." They said to him: "We shall only be as witnesses over him and show him the way of right so that he follows it." He said to them: "Your only aim is to devour my wealth and squander it and lay the blame on this Turk who has no knowledge." They said to him: "God forbid, O Khwand ʿĀlam! That is not our aim." He said to them: "You have aimed at nothing but this! Take them to Shaykhzāda al-Nahāwandī," who was the one in charge of torture. They were taken to him, and he said to them: "The Sultan wants to kill you, so confess to what he attributed to you and do not torment yourselves!" They said: "By God, we aimed only at what we said." He said to his tormentors: