التاريخ اليميني 46.8

46.8

A path presented itself to the Sultan from above the said fortress, and its people were struck only by the green sea [of the army], by "God is greatest," and by swords that leave nothing and spare nothing. They stood firm for the fight, seeking death, and urged one another to die, fighting desperately, while the swords took them from above and in front and carved them between flesh and bone. Their charges followed one upon another like the joints of a spear-shaft, and their blows came in succession like pouring rain; yet it is God, who sent down iron with its mighty power, who, if He wills, makes it cut, and if He wills, makes it rebound and fail.