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“ Groups of vultures whirl over their heads, this is very un- 
lucky ; 
“ The soldiers in their dreams thought they fled all the night. 
“ With their heads all full of portents and evil omens, 
“ They speedily reached Agrah, halted at Samugarh ; 
785 “ There came ‘Izzu-d-din and all the runaways, 
“ As to the hardships of the battle they invented many fables. 
“Angrily spoke Mu‘izzu-d-din ; — ‘I will now pay out the 
Sayyids, 
“ ‘ When I have overcome the enemy, then I shall triumph over 
theBarhah, 
“ ‘ All the trouble is their doing, rancour appeared in their hearts, 
790 “‘I will fight them in every way and try conclusions with them. 
“ ‘ Sadat Qan, acting out of spite, obeys his kinsman’s word, 
“ ‘ Farzand !^an, his son, galloped in front of all the army, 
“ ‘ The man called Samsamu-d-daulah, his sword I will splinter ; 
“ ‘ In battle-field against me who will now venture to stand ? 
795 “ ‘ At first Chabile Ram attended Tzzu-d-din’s court, 
“ ‘ Then went off to the other side, the wretch, and deceived me, 
“ ‘ Also ‘All As gh ar Khan came, then marched away to the 
others, 
“ ‘ Thought lightly of Mu‘izzu-d-din. Behold their hearts ’ ! 
“ Saying this he paraded his army, there were five lakhs of 
horsemen, 
800 “ When naming lakhs, two lords of elephants count as many 
thousands, 
“ Then he discharged his cannon, the sky was hidden by 
smoke, 
“ Earth’s axis yielded, Meru was rent, such was the strength 
of this army.” 
Thus wrote Siroman Das Rae, ordered it to be carried 
quickly thither ; 
The letter-carrier reached the audience-hall of Qutbu-l-mulk, 
805 The contents were read aloud clearly by Sahib Ram, Mathur ; 
Hearing it his eyes reddened, his mind was overcast with rage. 
Laughing spoke ‘Abdullah i^an, “ That king is very ag- 
gressive, 
“ If I now get the auspicious order of the king of kings, 
“ Farru^siyar’s good fortune and God’s grace being insepar- 
able, 
810 “ This very day I rush to battle and break the strength of 
Mu‘izzu-d-din’s arm.” 
