 as for the continuous obedience to the king all the foreigners were superstitious about it and hated it. also the king did not persist in obedience to any of his entourage in particular because he knew of their superstition about it and their hatred of it.
فأما نفس المسايرة للملك المتصلة، فإن الأعاجم كلها كانت تتطير منها وتكرها. وأيضا فإن الملك لم يكن يثابر على مسايرة أحد من بطانته بعينه، لما كان يعلم من طيرتهم من ذلك، وكراهتم له.