He was soon attached to the entourage of the amir's eldest son, Habib Ullah Khan, at the recommendation of one of his teachers, Mullah Sarwar Ishaq'zai. Kateb accompanied the prince from Kabul to Jalalabad in 1311/1893-94.
The passage describes Kateb's journey as a student accompanying Prince Habib Ullah Khan from Kabul to Jalalabad in 1311/1893-94, guided by his teacher Mullah Sarwar Ishaq'zai.