Who was styled Jalálu-d-Daulat, in the aforesaid year, by the provisions of his father's will, and with the acquiescence of Ibn Arsalán* a relative of Sulán Maḥmúd, succeeded to the royal throne in Ghaznín, and a month and a half after his accession Amír Aiyáz* came to terms with the servants, and having mounted horses from the royal stables, took the road to Bust with the object of entering the service of Shahábu-d-Daulah Mas‘úd who was at Sipáhán.* Amír Muḥammad despatched Súndhí* Ráí the Hindú with a large army in pursuit of them, Amír Aiyáz was victorious in the fight, and put to death Súndhí Rái the Hindú with a large number of Hindús, and sent their heads to Amír Muḥammad. Amír Aiyáz joined Amír Mas‘úd at Níshapúr,* and four months later Amír Muḥammad moved his camp in the direction of Bust,* and came out in full force from Ghaznín with the intention of fighting with his brother, and when he reached Takínábád* all his Amírs having revolted against him, put out his eyes and threw him into the fort of Bajj* in Majbaristán* and having gone over to Amír Mas‘úd with the whole army and treasures, went ^21. to Herát and met him there. The blinded Amír Muḥammad reign­ed five months, but according to Qázi Baiẓáví* it was fourteen years, and the period of his imprisonment was nine years. God knows the truth. The author of the* Lubbu-t-Tawárikh writes that Muḥammad ibn Mahmúd wielded sovereignty in Ghazna for four years in the first instance, during the reign of his father, afterwards he was imprisoned for nine years by the command of his brother Mas‘úd, and after the murder of Mas‘úd he reigned for another year and then died.

An Amír in whose palace thou seest thousands of sentinels
Now on the vault of his tomb thou seest ravens keeping watch;
Thou didst see the head of Alp Arslán* reach the sky in its grandeur,
Come to Mary that thou mayest see the body of Alp Arsláu beneath the dust.