when abroiz learned that shahr barazs intention had been corrupted and that he would not go to him he wrote to his brother shahr baraz i have appointed you to command that army and to fight the roman king. if shahr baraz surrenders to you what i have appointed you to do but if not fight him! when his letter reached him he revealed it and sent to shahr baraz informing him that the king had appointed him to his position and ordered him to fight him if he refused to surrender to him what he had been appointed to do.
فلما علم أبرويز أن نية شهر براز قد فسدت، وأنه لا يقدم عليه، كتب إلى أخي شهر براز إني قد وليتك أمر ذلك الجيش، ومحاربة ملك الروم. فإن سلم لك شهر براز ما وليتك، وإلا فحاربه! فلما أتاه كتابه، أظهره، وبعث إلى شهر براز يخبره أن الملك قد ولاه موضعه، وأمره بمحاربته إن أبى أن يسلم إليه ما ولاه.