 do not know why the ancients did that just as i do not know why their kings permitted it and were satisfied with it since the quality of kings was higher than everything else and elevated above it.
ولا أدري لم فعل القدماء ذلك، كما أني لا أدري لم أجازته ملوكها، ورضيت به، إذ كانت صفة الملوك ترتفع عن كل شيء، وترقى عنه.