[Ṣāliḥ:] Cuando murió mi padre, las calles se llenaron de dolientes. Mandé avisar que sacaría su cuerpo cuando terminara la oración de la tarde. 81.1

[Ṣāliḥ:] When my father died the streets filled with mourners. I sent word that I would bring his body out when the afternoon prayer was over. 81.1

Ibn Ṭāhir nos envió a su chambelán Muẓaffar con fardos de tela, perfumes y un mensaje: «El emir os envía sus saludos y dice: "Estoy haciendo lo que haría el Comandante de los Creyentes si estuviera aquí."» Yo dije: «Devolved el saludo y decidle que, mientras Aḥmad vivía, estaba exento de hacer cualquier cosa que detestara. No voy a imponerle nada detestable ahora que ha muerto.» «Envuélvanlo en esta tela», respondió, «y pongan algo más encima.» Repetí lo que había dicho.

Ibn Ṭāhir sent us his chamberlain Muẓaffar with bundles of cloth, perfumes, and a message: “The emir conveys his greetings and says, ‘I am doing what the Commander of the Faithful would do if he were here.’” I said, “Return the greeting and tell him that while Aḥmad was alive, he was exempt from doing anything he detested. I’m not going to inflict anything detestable on him now that he’s dead.” “Wrap him in this cloth,” he replied, “and put something else over it.” I repeated what I had said.