تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.2.5

13.2.5

إني أريد قتل نفسي، فمن أرادت موافقتي فلتفعل، فكانت المرأة منهن تغتسل وتدهن بالصندل المقاصري وتقبل الأرض بين يديه وترمي بنفسها في النار حتى هلكن جميعا، وفعل مثل ذلك نساء امرائه ووزرائه وأرباب دولته، ومن أراد من سائر النساء، ثم اغتسل الرآى وادهن بالصندل ولبس السلاح ما عدا الدرع، وفعل كفعله من أراد الموت معه من ناسه، وخرجوا إلى عسكر السلطان فقاتلوا حتى قتلوا جميعا، ودخلت المدينة فأسر أهلها وأسر من أولاد رآى كنبيلة أحد عشر ولدا، فأتي بهم السلطان فاسلموا جميعا وجعلهم السلطان أمراء وعظمهم لأصالتهم ولفعل أبيهم، فرأيت عنده منهم نصرا وبختيار والمهردار ، وهو صاحب الخاتم الذي يختم به على الماء الذي يشرب السلطان منه، وكنيته أبو مسلم، وكانت بيني وبينه صحبة ومودة.

"I intend to kill myself; whoever of you wishes to join me, let her do so." Then each woman among them would wash, anoint herself with Maqāṣirī sandalwood, kiss the ground before him and throw herself into the fire, until all of them perished. The wives of his amīrs, viziers and officers of state did the same, as did any other women who wished to. Then the Rāy washed, anointed himself with sandalwood and put on his arms, all except the coat of mail, and those of his people who wished to die with him did as he did. They went out against the Sultan's army and fought until all of them were killed. The city was entered and its inhabitants taken captive, and eleven of the sons of the Rāy of Kanbīla were captured. They were brought to the Sultan and all of them became Muslims; the Sultan made them amīrs and held them in high esteem for their noble lineage and for what their father had done. I saw among them at his court Naṣr, Bakhtiyār and the muhrdār, who is the keeper of the seal with which the water the Sultan drinks is sealed; his kunya was Abū Muslim, and there was companionship and affection between him and me.