Nuh sipihr 3.1

3.1

"This is a well-known fact, that the language spoken by conquerors who have established themselves, when it has been disseminated amongst people, great and small, has become the common language of the country. Just as in Baghdad, where originally but little Persian was spoken, when the Khalifa's dynasty was overthrown, the Parsis established themselves in it. Thenceforward, everything that was Arab, became subject to Parsi rules, and the herd acquired respect for the language of the shepherds. The city, which was called Baghdad in Arabic, became converted in its first syllable into Baghchadad. Turki became just as prevalent, when the Turks conquered the country, and the language of the chiefs bore fruit in a new soil."