349 
1904.] W. Irvine— The Later Mughals. 
Other verses attributed to him during his imprisonment are: 
A heart is mad with wine, give it wine, 
It is consumed with fire, give it fire. 
To him who asks the state of my heart, 
Breathe but a sigh, give that as answer. 1 
Even the Sayyad soldiers who formed the guard set over him grieved to 
see how he was treated. For instance, during four or five days at a time, 
he would be deprived of water for necessary ablutions. Unsuitable 
food had brought on diarrhoea, and having no water, he was forced to 
tear off pieces from his clothes to cleanse himself. Day and night he 
had passed his time in reciting the Quran, which he knew by heart. 
Even this distraction was denied him, for in his polluted state, it was 
unlawful to recite the words of the holy volume. 
It is believed that, although a needle had been passed through his 
eyes, Earrujohsiyar was still able to see. In spite of all that had hap¬ 
pened, he was still eager for power and believed his restoration possible. 
He made repeated overtures to the Sayyads, promising to leave all 
power in their hands, if they would only release him and replace him 
on the throne. Then he tried to win over ‘Abdullah Khan, Af gh an, one 
of his jailors. He promised this man the rank of Raft Razarl (7000) 
after he should have conducted him in safety to Rajah Jai Singh. The 
Afghan betrayed him to the Sayyads. People in the city spread 
about the story that Tahavvur Khan, wala shahi, Ruhullah Khan (son 
of Khanahzad Khan) and many others were coming with Raja Jai 
Singh at the head of a mighty army to deliver the captive.^ Popular 
rumour asserted that Farrukhsiyar could still see, and that in secret 
conclave the two brothers had repented, and would replace the deposed 
sovereign on the throne. After doing this, they would resign place and 
office, assume the garb of mendicants, and return to Barhah, or make a 
pilgrimage to the holy places. This was openly spoken of. Then 
Hashim ‘All Khan, Dakhini, said secretly to Husain ‘Ali Khan, “I 
PesTi az In md ham dar in bdgh ashydne ddshtem. 
Warid, 158b. But in B. M. Oriental 1823, fo. 28, the words are slightly di 
ferent. 
1 Dil mast -i-sharab ast, sharab-ash ha dahed, 
Khu-lcardah-i-dtash ast , atash ba dahed, 
Har Teas kih zi cdywal-i-dil-i-md pursad 
Ahl ba-lab dred, o jawdb--ash ba-dahed. 
Mirdt-i-dftdb-numa , B.M. Addl., 16,697, fol. 216a. In Bayan-i-wdqi ,‘ p, 175, 
and Gladwin, p. 194, the words are different. 
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