The Nāṣirī Generations 291.3.2

291.3.2

On the army of the accursed infidels reaching that place, Suliman Shah, the Aiyubi Turk-man, Malik ’Izz-ud-Din, the Kurd, and Mujahid-ud-Din, the Sar-Dawati, presented themselves in the Khalifah's presence, and represented, saying : “The enemy has reached the city gate, and we have but a few horsemen along with us in Baghdad, while the number of the infidels is 200,000 or more. It will be well that the Lord of the Faithful should embark on board a vessel, and give directions for placing his treasures, and his family, on ship-board ; and we will likewise attend the Lord of the Faithful in the vessel, and push down the Dijlah as far as the limits of Basrah ; and, in those islands, we will take up our abode until such time as deliverance cometh from Almighty God, and the infidels be vanquished.”