Both the royal troops and those of the enemy
Are cloven in twain by the sword of his hunger.
The beggar’s hunger consumes his own soul,
But the sultan’s hunger destroys state and religion.
Whoso shall draw the sword for anything except Allah, 1385
His sword is sheathed in his own breast.”
FOOTNOTES:
[92] See Introduction, note [7] in Section [1. The Philosophical Basis of the Asrár-i Khudí].
[93] A celebrated Moslem saint, who died at Lahore in a.d. 1635.
[94] Aurangzíb.