they said abd alnur the scribe of ibrahim ibn abd allah ibn alhasan 2 had hidden himself in basra in abd alqays 3 from the commander of the faithful abu ja`far and his workers. he was in a room in front of which was a wing 4. he would not stick his head out of it. when the search subsided somewhat and the peoples good neighborliness was established for him he began to sit in the wing content to hear the voice but not see the person because of the comfort in that in the long period of loneliness. when the days became long for him and the days of safety passed
قالوا كان عبد النور كاتب إبراهيم بن عبد الله بن الحسن ٢ قد استخفى بالبصرة، في عبد القيس ٣ ، من أمير المؤمنين أبي جعفر وعماله. وكان في غرفة قدامها جناح ٤ . وكان لا يطلع رأسه منها. فلما سكن الطلب شيئا، وثبت عنده حسن جوار القوم، صار يجلس في الجناح، يرضى بأن يسمع الصوت ولا يرى الشخص، لما في ذلك من الأنس عند طول الوحشة، فلما طالت به الأيام، ومرت أيام السلامة،