 the persians are not from the royal family. if you let me down the kingdom of the sassanids will be gone. alnuman said to him what is the matter with the sassanids when they are the kings and i am a subject? but i will go out with you in my army so that your intentions may be strengthened and your resolve may be corrected. then you are more deserving of your people and they are more deserving of you. he said this is what i want.
الفرس رجلا من غير بيت الملك. فإن أنت خذلتني، ذهب ملك آل ساسان. فقال له النعمان ما أوآل ساسان، وهم الملوك وأنا رعية؟ ولكني أخرج معك في جيشي لتقوى نيتك، وتصح عزمتك. ثم أنت أولى بقومك، وهم أولى بك. قال فهذا أريد.