التاريخ اليميني 19.28

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.

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.