التاريخ اليميني 19.26-27

19.26

وارتز الكافر بمكانه جانحا إلى المطاولة، متحرزا بالمدافعة والمراوغة، انتظارا لمن وراءه من أوشاب الجيوش، وأوباش القبائل والشعوب، فأعجله السلطان عما حكم به من تقديم المطاولة، وتأخير المقابلة ، وبسط عليه أيدي أولياء الله، فأوسعوهم حربا ونهبا، ومشقا ورشقا، وحزا ووخزا، وحتا وسحتا، فاضطر إلى الدفاع، وصلي نار القراع، فاصطفت عند ذلك الخيول، وخفقت الطبول، وزحفت الفيول، وأقبل بعضهم [114 أ] على بعض يصول. وترامت النبال على الخصل ترامي ولدان الأصائل بالخشل ، وتلألأت متون القواضب، تلألؤ برق الغيم جنح الغياهب، وفارت ينابيع الدماء كما فاضت مجاديح الأنواء. وتكاثر أولياء الله على جماهير المدابير، يؤزونهم أزا، ويحثونهم رقصا وجمزا، فلم ينتصف النهار إلا بانتصاف المسلمين من أعداء الله المشركين، وحكموا السيوف في زهاء خمسة آلاف رجل ، فبسطوهم على العراء، وأطعموهم سباع الأرض وطيور الهواء، وجدل على صعيد المعترك خمسة عشر فيلا مغروزات العراقيب بأطراف النشاشيب، محزوزات الخراطيم بأسياف النهاميم . وأحيط بعدو الله چيبال ، وبنيه، وحفدته، وبني أخيه، وذوي الصيت من رهطه، وذويه، فسيقوا بخزائم القسر والأسر إلى موقف السلطان، كما يساق المجرمون إلى النيران، وجوه عليها غبرة الكفران، ترهقها قترة الخذلان ، فمن مكتوف إلى الظهر قهرا، أو مسحوب على الخد جرا، أو مضروب على الوريد صبرا. وحل مقلد چيبال عن نظيم مرصع بفرائد الدر، والجواهر الزهر، واليواقيت الحمر، قوم بمائتي ألف دينار. وأصيب أضعافه في أعناق المقتسمين [114 ب] من قرابته بين قتل وأسر، والمطعمين شدقي ضبع ونسر، ونفل الله أولياءه ما فات حد الإحصاء، وجاز جهد الحصر والاستقصاء، وأغنمهم خمسمائة ألف رأس من روقة العبيد والإماء. وآب السلطان بمن معه من الأولياء إلى المعسكر غانمين وافرين ظاهرين ظافرين شاكرين الله رب العالمين.

That infidel remained where he was, avoiding the action for a long time, and awaiting craftily the arrival of reinforcements and other vagabond families and tribes which were on their way; but the Sultán would not allow him to postpone the conflict, and the friends of God commenced the action, setting upon the enemy with sword, arrow, and spear, — plundering, seizing, and destroying; at all which the Hindus, being greatly alarmed, began to kindle the flame of fight. The Hindu set his cavalry in and beat his drums. The elephants moved on from their posts, and line advanced against line, shooting their arrows at one another like boys escaped from school, who, at eventime, shoot at a target for a wager. Swords flashed like lightning amid the blackness of clouds, and fountains of blood flowed like the fall of setting stars. The friends of God defeated their obstinate opponents, and quickly put them to a complete rout. Noon had not arrived when the Musulmans had wreaked their vengeance on the infidel enemies of God, killing 15,000 of them, spreading them like a carpet over the ground, and making them food for beasts and birds of prey. Fifteen elephants fell on the field of battle, as their legs, being pierced with arrows, became as motionless as if they had been in a quagmire, and their trunks were cut with the swords of the valiant heroes.

The enemy of God, Jaipal, and his children and grandchildren, and nephews, and the chief men of his tribe, and his relatives, were taken prisoners, and being strongly bound with ropes, were carried before the Sultan, like as evildoers, on whose faces the fumes of infidelity are evident, who are covered with the vapours of misfortune, will be bound and carried to Hell. Some had their arms forcibly tied behind their backs, some were seized by the cheek, some were driven by blows on the neck. The necklace was taken off the neck of Jaipal, — composed of large pearls and shining gems and rubies set in gold, of which the value was two hundred thousand dinars; and twice that value was obtained from the necks of those of his relatives who were taken prisoners, or slain, and had become the food of the mouths of hyenas and vultures. God also bestowed upon his friends such an amount of booty as was beyond all bounds and all calculation, including five hundred thousand slaves, beautiful men and women. The Sultan returned with his followers to his camp, having plundered immensely, by God's aid, having obtained the victory, and thankful to God, the lord of the universe. For the Almighty had given them victory over a province of the country of Hind, broader and longer and more fertile than Khurasan. This splendid and celebrated action took place on Thursday, the 8th of Muharram, 392 H. (27th November, 1001, A.D.) After the victory, the Sultan directed that the polluted infidel.

19.27

وفتح الله على السلطان من ديار الهند أرضا، تتضاءل بلاد خراسان في جنبها طولا وعرضا. ووافقت هذه الوقعة الباهر أثرها، السائر في الآفاق خبرها ، يوم الخميس الثامن من المحرم سنة اثنتين وتسعين وثلثمائة. ولما وضعت هذه الحرب أحمالها، وحطت عن الظهور أثقالها، أحب السلطان أن يصرف چيبال وراءه، ليراه بنوه وذووه في شعار العار، وإسار الخسار، وتستطير هيبة الإسلام في ديار الكفار، فواقفه على خمسين رأسا من خفاف الأفيال، وارتهن ابنا وحافدا له على الوفاء بها على الكمال.

Jaipal, should be paraded about, so that his sons and chieftains might see him in that condition of shame, bonds, and disgrace; and that the fear of Islam might fly abroad through the country of the infidels. He then entered into conditions of peace with him, after demanding fifty elephants, and took from him as hostages his son and grandson, till he should fulfil the conditions imposed upon him. The infidel returned to his own country and remained there, and wrote to his son, Andpal, whose territory, on which he prided himself, was on the other side of the Sihun (Indus), explaining the dreadful calamity which had befallen him, and beseeching him with many entreaties to send the elephants which were according to agreement to be given to the Sultan. Upon this Andpal sent the elephants to Jaipal, after dismissing the courier who had brought the letter, and the elephants were sent on to the Sultan. The Sultan, therefore, ordered the release of the hostages, and his myrmidons gave them a smack on the buttocks, telling them to return to their country.