Indian Antiquary Vol 33

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 12

THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(JANUARY, 1904.
Idbar son waho lashkar, üdbar son üh lauj, 260 Pare nasik, jyūn samadar ki mauj.
Napat dāb abi lage tab abbal, Barsne lagā rät-din barshkāl, Katak dhyūns gozari thi is bāt kon.
Diya ko khabar á ubi rat koņ: 265 "Şubh jang howegă, yün hai khabar,
"Yihi zikr lashkar moq hai ghar-be-ghar,"
Kaha: “Jüngh hai, yah nahin, kyā i'tibār,
“ Hamāre hain jāsūs bhi hoshyar."
Na jānā kih jāsūs, qägid, tamam, 270 Ho rahe hain Nizamu-l-mulk ko ghulam.
Thi tarikh chhauen jo Shawwal ki, Badi nabas-tar, sakht janjāl ki, Athă roz itwär kā, na-ba-kār,
Gharithi wah Mirrikh ki, ashak-bar, 275 Tbl sã‘at üh sä‘at mane khūn-fishăn,
Satārā Zuhal ka thā wuh be-gumãn. Khară ho kiya "ary; "Ai Dastgir ! “Nizāmu-l-mulk fauj le-ke kapir;
“Mangā yū kamānāņ mere hāth kiyāņ. 280 "Jo hain rāt-din wah mere sath kiyāṇ."
Here was that camp, there was that army, They drew near like the waves of the ocean. It grew exceedingly overeast, rain threatened, The rainy season began, it rained day and night, The army endured discomfort from this cause. A man came that night and reported : "To-morrow the fight will be, that is the rumour, "This is spoken of in the camp from place to
place." He said: "It is a lie, it cannot be, can this be
trusted, "Are not my spies, too, on the alert ?" He knew not that all his spies and messengers Were entirely slaves of Nizâm-ul-Mulk. It was on the sixth of the month Shawwal, A day most unfortunate, full of perplexity, It was a Sunday, most unpropitious, The hour was that of Mars, fraught with tears, The moment chosen was one devoted to blood
shedding; The star was Saturn without a doubt. He stood up and prayed : 0 Protector! “Nizam-ul-Mulk comes with a huge army! "Send for the bow that was put in my hand, "The one which was given to keep day and
night." At day-break rose the well-famed Sayyad, In pleasing manner he began to speak perbua
sively : "He comes beating his drums, O venerated One!
If orders issue, the army will prepare, "Bring my shield, of iron, engraved with flowers, "Let those who love me ride with me this day." He added: "How fortunate is this day, O friends." Up at once and cried out Ghiyas Khan : 40'Alim 'Ali ! the lord, the gracious!
Whose valorous standard is far renowned : "Let them bring at once my helm and gun, "Array my choicest steed in armour, "Go fix on my elephant's head his circlet, "Get out my war canopy, Lind it to its staples, "See that its surcingle is well and tightly drawn, "Now is the time, delay not any longer." He cried aloud, he raised both hands on high, He said : 40 prophet, chief oi created beings, · Signs of battle on this day abound, "This outery is clear all through the army." His mind made up, at once he called for bis
hauberk, He becomes eager of soul, dons the exalted lord.
Şubh koņ utha Sayyad-i-neknam, Bhatā, aur laga bolne khūsh-kalām:
"Naqārā de ātā hai, ai Qiblah-gäh!
"Hukm ho, to tayār howe sipāh ?" 285 " Manga yü sipar āhani, phul-där,
“Sawari mon ajhan men jo ham so piyar." Kabe: "Kya khair hai āj, dostan!" Utha bol begi soo Ghiyas Khaa :
"Auh 'Alim Ali! Sayyad, mihrbän! 290 "Shujā'at mon zāhir jis kā nishan!
Shitābi merä khol toşă mangão, "Mere khay ghore koq pakhar chadhão, "Hathi koņ sari jākah sar son bandhão,
"Jo handaj bai jangi, qulābā lagão, 295 Lagā bar-kash ūs kon khübi kharo,
"Hû,ã waqt ab, phir darrang mat karo." Kiya ji ghul, aur ūtha,1 do häth, Kaha : “Yi nabi, sarware-be-käināt!
"Khabar jang kā aj hai (bār här, 300 · Yuhi ghul hai sabh fauj mon ashkar."
Sonå soch baktar mangayā shitab,
Hotă mustard, jān-i-ala-janăb.