مسالك الابصار في ممالك الامصار 2.153

2.153

يحسن إلى الغرباء سافر منا رجلان إليه وشملتهما السعادة بالحضور عنده فأنعم عليهما وشرفهما بالخلع وأجرى عليهما الأموال الجمة وكانا ممن لا يؤبه إليه من عربنا ثم خيرهما في المقام أو العودة فأختار الواحد منهما المقام فأعطاه بلدا جليلا ومالا جزيلا وأشياء كثيرا من مواشي الغنم والبقر وهو الآن هناك مملوءا فحولا [1] وأما الآخر سأل العود فأنعم عليه بثلاثة آلاف تنكة ذهبا وعاد محبوا محبورا [2] .

who is kind to strangers. Two men of ours travelled to him and had the good fortune to be received by him; he bestowed favours on them, honoured them with robes of honour and granted them abundant wealth, though they were among the insignificant of our Arabs. Then he gave them the choice of staying or returning. One of them chose to stay, so he gave him a splendid town, ample wealth and many livestock of sheep and cattle, and he is there now, filled with plenty. As for the other, he asked to return, so he bestowed on him three thousand gold tankas, and he returned showered with gifts and joyful.