44* W. Irvine — Jangndmah of FarruTchaiyar and Jahdnd&r Shah. [No. 1, 
“ ‘ All the dew, every drop of it, is dissipated by the risen sun ; 
760 “ ‘ I will not spare one rebel ; who wdll there be to appear in 
the field ? 
“ ‘ Now to-morrow I will run and arrive with all my followers, 
“ ‘ Not one will be let go alive, I have thrown down the door 
of audience, 
“ ‘ Like a tiger I will devour their flesh, I will divide them 
into little bits, 
“ ‘ Then rooting up Barah brick by brick, I will throw it into 
the water. 
765 “ ‘ By my strong arm I obtained superiority over the Princes, 
“ ‘ By strength of sword, by strength of war I became lord of 
Hind, 
“ ‘ Defeating three Kings in battle, I took the sovereignty, 
“ ‘ He claims the throne and to seize Dihli by stratagem.’ 
“ This order was sent, when the runaway reached Agrah, 
760 “ ‘ Stand fast there all together, seize all the fords and ferries, 
“ ‘ Quickly erect three strong bridges below Balambhpur, 
“ ‘ I come by forced marches, collect supplies for a campaign.’ 
“ He sent for his BaJchshi and said ; — ‘ Make ready the horsemen, 
“ ‘ Count out to all a two months’ advance, give them supplies, 
765 “ ‘ Send off the quarter-master-general, then see to every place, 
“ ‘ Make such plans that you may start in good order this night.’ 
“ Next orders issued to send for all the nobles near at hand, 
“ He enforced on them the order, they must move that very 
night ; 
“ As morn arose the whole army must gather in splendour, 
770 “ Must hurry on to Agrah and occupy Itawah, 
“As soon as the order went forth, at once arose confusion and 
shouts in the city, 
“ The nobles armed, the horsemen made ready, at dawn the 
kettle-drums sounded ; 
“When he himself mounted, thick clouds gathered, great 
dread arose ; 
“ It was an ill omen, all said — ‘ Alas ! Kali is angry ’ ! 
775 “ On the right a kite called, in front to the left a crow croaked, 
“ And a cow’s throat was cut, cats spat, and wrangled, 
“ The standard caught, the staff broke, a very bad omen, 
“When Mu‘izzu«d-din started, evil omens succeeded each other. 
“ In daylight an owl screeched amidst the camp, and foxes 
called, 
780 “ Here a dog howls like a burani^ there a pack of iackals yells, 
