History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c80.s5.1

v5.c80.s5.1

The event happened only a week after his departure. Four days after sending away the last of his sons from his side, the aged and worn-out monarch, now left in utter loneliness, was seized with a severe fever; but for three days he obstinately insisted on coming to the Court-room and saying the five daily prayers in full congregation. In these days he often recited the couplet of foreboding—