التاريخ اليميني 19.28

19.28

The infidel went back, and when he had settled in his place he wrote to his son Andpāl—whose kingdom lay beyond the Sayḥūn—complaining to him of the crushing calamity and the great disaster that had befallen him, and asked him, importunately, to discharge the guarantee on his behalf by whatever means, precious or cheap. So he sent him the elephants and dismissed the messenger.