 ibrahim said this made me sad so i said to the owner of the curtain tell the commander of the faithful my master and lord that in persia there is a man called sanid who has not been created by god to play the oud more than him nor to have a better sense. if the commander of the faithful sends for him and he carries him his virtue will be recognized and i will sing of his playing. so be an earthquake that will plot against me as a storyteller and a tickler plots.
قال إبراهيم فغمني ذلك، فقلت لصاحب الستارة أبلغ أمير المؤمنين، سيدي ومولاي، أن بفارس رجلا يقال له سنيد، لم يخلق لله أضرب منه بعود، ولا أحسن مجسا، وغن بعث إليه أمير المؤمنين فحمله، عرف فضله، وتغنيت على ضربه. فغن زلزلا يكايدني مكايدة القصاص والقرادين.