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# التاريخ اليميني 19.27-29

التاريخ اليميني 19.27-29

- **Language:** Arabic

### [19.27](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.yamini.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.

> God opened to the Sultan a land of the realms of Hind beside which the lands of Khurāsān shrink in length and breadth. This battle, whose effect was dazzling and whose report spread to the horizons, fell on Thursday, the eighth of Muḥarram in the year three hundred and ninety-two. When this war had laid down its burdens and set down its loads from the backs, the Sultan wished to send Jaypāl back, so that his sons and kin might see him in the garb of shame and the bonds of loss, and so that the awe of Islam might spread through the lands of the infidels. He came to terms with him for fifty head of light elephants, and took as hostages a son and a grandson of his to ensure their full delivery.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> 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.  
> — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1869, Tárikh Yamíní (extracts)

> 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.  
> — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1869, Tárikh Yamíní (extracts)

### [19.28](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.yamini.19.28)

وعاد الكافر وراءه، حتى إذا استقر مكانه، كاتب ابنه أندپال، \[وشاهيته وراء سيحون \] يشكو إليه ما عراه من الفاقرة الكبرى، والداهية العظمى، وسأله \[سؤال ملحف \] أن يؤدي عنه الضمان، بما عز وهان. فساق إليه الفيول، وصرف الرسول.

> The infidel went back, and when he had settled in his place he wrote to his son Andpāl—whose kingdom lay beyond the Sayḥūn—complaining to him of the crushing calamity and the great disaster that had befallen him, and asked him, importunately, to discharge the guarantee on his behalf by whatever means, precious or cheap. So he sent him the elephants and dismissed the messenger.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [19.29](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.yamini.19.29)

وسيقت جملتها إلى \[115 أ\] السلطان، فأمر بالإفراج عن أولئك الرهائن، وكسع أدبارهم نحو تلك المدائن.

> All of them were driven to the Sultan, who ordered the release of those hostages and sent them packing toward those cities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (2)

- [Tárikh Yamíní (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.yamini~en-elliot.5.4) — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1869, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.yamini~en-mt.19.27) — English, machine translation

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