 he would tell stories to the people and make them cry and during that he would slander the king and his abandonment of the laws of his religion the customs of his faith and the laws of his fathers. this man whom he appointed for this was his foster brother and he had raised him in childhood. so when this man spoke about what abruiz had illustrated for him and ordered him to do in order to test his people he would tell them about it. and i know about it. and if that is the case then he does not intend to harm me nor the kingdom in a way that would weaken it.
وكان يقص على الناس ويبكيهم ويشوب في خلال ذلك كلامه بالتعريض بذم الملك، وتركه شرائع ملته وسنن دينه ونواميس آبائه. وكان هذا الرجل الذي نصبه لهذا، أخاه من الرضاعة، وتربه في الصبا. فكان إذا تكلم هذا الرجل بهذا الذي قد مثله له أبرويز، وأمره به ليمتحن بذلك خاصته، أخبر به. وأنا أعلم به. وإن كان كذلك فإنه لا يقصدني بسوء، ولا المملكة بما يوهنها.