Note 19 — Introductory Life of Akbar.
M. M. translation
The last years of the reign of Akbar were clouded with sorrow. His eldest son, Salim, was dissipated, ungrateful, and rebellious, and bore special hatred against his father’s noble minister. The two younger sons died early from the effects of drink. “Alas,” exclaimed Abú-l Fazl, “that wine should be burdened with suffering, and that its sweet nectar should be a deadly poison!”19