Later Mughals v1.c9.s15.15

v1.c9.s15.15

The Emperor ordered Islam Khan Mashhadi, formerly head of the artillery, to point some cannon at Husain Ali Khan's mansion, and kill him if possible. This order was not obeyed; and on Mir Jumla's complaint, Islam Khan was sent for. That officer excused himself on the plea of the risk to innocent neighbours, and asked what fault the Sayyid had committed. Farrukh-siyar began to complain of them. Islam Khan then offered his services as intermediary. Having visited them and expressed to them the Emperor's grievances, Husain Ali Khan began with a denial of having thwarted the Emperor in the least. He continued: "The words of the truthful, though somewhat bitter, yield pleasant fruit. As Sadi of Shiraz says: 'Each good deed has its reward, each fault its penalty.' "If they were in fault, let the Emperor himself say so; why should a multitude suffer for the crimes of two men;