But Timur, keeping his foot as firmly fixed upon the spot where he was
standing, as was his kingdom upon its foundations, seized his bow and arrow
and made his left arm like an A/7f and his right arm like a Dd?

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And his soldiers, in imitation of their king, discharged their missiles into
the souls of the enemy, just as the starry army of the moon let fly their
shooting stars; and the reed of the arrow—according to the words * we have
ordained them as missiles against the evil spirits "—made such writing with
the blood of the scouts, that not one of them remained alive. . . .?

Among those slain were 'T'uk ''imur, a Beg, brother of Begjik, Daulat Shah,
and two princes besides, who were both of them leaders of the other army.
[ Verses] : Of all these daring men not one was left,
But all fell wretchedly, of life bereft.
The two armies then rushed upon one another, and blood flowed from the
enemy as if it were tears from a thousand eyes.
