[Ṣāliḥ:] Otam vafot etganda ko‘chalar motam tutuvchilarga to‘lib ketdi. Men asr namozi tugagach uning jasadini olib chiqishini xabar qildim. 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 yubordi bizga o‘z xos xizmatkori Muẓaffarni, mato bog‘lamlari, atirlar va bir xabar bilan: “Amir salom yuboradi va aytadi: ‘Men Mo‘minlar amiri shu yerda bo‘lganida qilgan ishini qilyapman’.” Men dedim: “Salomini qaytaring va unga ayting: Aḥmad tirik ekan, u jirkanadigan biror ishni qilishdan ozod edi. Endi u vafot etgan ekan, men unga jirkanch biror narsa ravo ko‘rmayman.” U javob berdi: “Uni shu matoga o‘rang va ustiga yana biror narsa yopinglar.” Men aytgan gapimni qaytardim.

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.