he had lunch in that place and called for clothes from his special clothing and they were thrown on the man and he ate with him and said to him how did you neglect to look at the place where your mounts hoofs tread? he said o king! when allah bestows a blessing upon a servant he meets it with a gift and opposes it with a calamity and trials are according to the degree of blessings. and allah has bestowed upon me two great blessings the kings turning his face towards me from among this great multitude and this benefit and the management of this war in which ardashir spoke so that if i traveled to where the sun rises or sets i would be a winner. so when two great blessings came together at one time i met them with this trial and were it not for the kings bracelets and his servants and his good diligence i would have been exposed to destruction. therefore if i were to drown until i was gone from the new earth the king would have left me a lasting memory as long as light and darkness remained. the king was pleased and said i did not think you would be in this position that you are in!
تغدى في موضعه ذلك، ودعا بثياب من خاص كسوته، فألقيت على الرجل، وأكل معه، وقال له كيف أغفلت النظر إلى موطيء حافر دابتك؟ قال أيها الملك! إن الله إذا أنعم على عبد بنعمة، قابلها بمنحة، وعارضها ببلية، وعلى قدر النعم تكون المحن. وإن الله أنعم علي بنعمتين عظيمتين هما إقبال الملك علي بوجهه من بين هذا السواد الأعظم، وهذه الفائدة وتدبير هذه الحرب التي حدث فيها عن أردشير، حتى لو رحلت إلى حيث تطلع الشمس أو تغرب، كنت فيه رابحا. فلما اجتمعت نعمتان جليلتان في وقت واحد، قابلتهما هذه المحنة، ولولا أساورة الملك وخدمه وحسن جده، كنت بمعرض هلكة. وعلى ذلك، فلو غرقت حتى أذهب عن جديد الأرض، كان قد أبقى لي الملك ذكرا متلدا، ما بقي الضياء والظلام. فسر الملك، وقال ما ظننتك بهذا المقدار الذي أنت فيه!.