"Soldiers came up from all sides, Seizing life from heroes of the world in battle; They had no fear of death from the sharp sword, No terror of water [37] and no flight from fire; In valour singular, in vigour a crowd, Anvils in endurance, rocks in attack."
When I was prince I had entrusted, in consequence of my extreme confidence [38] in him, my own uzuk seal [39] to the Amiru-l-umara (Sharif), but when he was sent off to the province of Bihar I made it over to Parwiz. Now that Parwiz went off against the Rana, I made it over, according to the former arrangement, to the Amiru-l-umara.
Parwiz was born of Sahib-Jamal (Mistress of Beauty), the cousin [40] of Zain Khan Koka, who, in point of affinity, was on the same footing [41] as Mirza `Aziz Koka, in the 34th year of my father's reign, in the city of Kabul, two years and two months after the birth of Khusrau. After several other children had been born to me and had been received into God's mercy, a daughter was born of Karamsi, [42] who belonged to the Rathor clan, and the child received the name of Bihar Banu Begam. To Jagat Gosa'in, [43] daughter of the Mota Raja (the fat raja), was born Sultan Khurram, in the 36th year of my father's reign, corresponding to A.H. 999, [44] in the city of Lahore. His advent made the world joyous (khurram), [45] and gradually, as his years increased, so did his excellencies, and he was more attentive to my father than all (my) other children, who was exceedingly pleased with and grateful for his services, and always recommended him to me and frequently told me there was no comparison between him and my other children. He recognised him as his real child.
After that (Khurram's birth) some other children were born who died in infancy, and then within one month two sons were borne by concubines. One of these I called Jahandar and the other Shahryar. [46]
About this time there came a petition from Sa`id Khan with regard to granting leave to Mirza Ghazi, who was a son of the ruler of the province of Thathah (Tattah in Sind). [47] I said that as my father had betrothed his sister to my son Khusrau, please God, when this alliance came into force, I would give him leave to return to Sind.
A year before I became king I had determined that I would drink no wine on Friday eve, and I hope at the throne of God that He will keep me firm in this resolve as long as I live.