and it continued may god honor you until god diminished their glory and reduced their strength. there is no turning back on gods command nor can his decree be repelled. until some of their leaders notables and obeyed men turned to us while some people doubted and others were hypocrites. until the trial turned against them and the dissimulation turned against them. and all of that was at the hands of your sheikh and our sheikh after you may god honor him with what he expended of his effort and exposed himself and was alone in his hatred and gargled its bitterness patiently bearing its greatness many see in that little and drowning
فلم يزل أكرمك الله كذلك حتى وضع الله من عزهم، ونقص من قوتهم. وليس لأمر الله مرد، ولا لقضائه مدفع. وحتى تحول إلينا رجال من قادتهم ومن أعلامهم، والمطاعين فيهم، وارتاب قوم ونافق آخرون. وحتى تحولت المحنة عليهم، والتقية فيهم. وذلك كله على يد شيخك وشيخنا بعدك أعزه الله بما بذل من جهده، وعرض من نفسه، وتفرد بمكروهه، وغرغر مراره، صابرا على جسيمه؛ يرى الكثير في ذلك قليلا، والإغراق