he said alrashid sent for the persian and he carried the mail and that disturbed zalzala and made him sad. when he arrived with the persian we were brought and we took our seats and they brought the sticks that had been straightened. and that is what he used to do in the council of the caliphate. he would not give anyone his stick so that he would need to move it because it had been straightened and its triangles hung up matching the jug in fineness and roughness.
قال فوجه الرشيد إلى الفارسي، فحمل على البريد، فأقلق ذلك زلزلا وغمه. فلما قدم بالفارسي، أحضرنا، وأخذنا مجالسنا، وجاؤوا بالعيدان قد سويت. وكذلك كان يفعل في مجلس الخلافة، ليس يدفع إلى أحد عوده، فيحتاج إلى أن يحركه، لأنها قد سويت وعلقت مثالثها مشاكلة للزيرة على الدقة والغلظ.