where he praised al-Muqtafi, al-Mustanjid, his son al-Mustadiʾ, and his son al-Nāṣir, and was consequently appointed naqīb (1). He was a dignified, awe-inspiring elder who had passed the age of eighty. Ibn al-Saʿī (2) has transmitted many of his poems, among them these verses (3):

[mujazʾ al-kāmil]
Endure the wiles of time, for it never stays upon a single way;
The decree has long been sealed—be content with it and seek no hidden key.
How often has Fate prevailed, now granting you ease, now pressing you tight,
And from first to last it has ever moved according to this very rite. (4)(5)(6)

[The Lady ʿAdhrāʾ daughter of Shāhanshāh ibn Ayyūb] (7):
In this year the Lady ʿAdhrāʾ daughter of Shāhanshāh ibn Ayyūb died and was buried in her madrasa (8) inside Bāb al-Naṣr—may Allah have mercy on her.

[The Lady Khātūn] (9):
The Lady Khātūn, mother of al-Malik al-ʿĀdil, also passed away and was buried (10) in her Damascus residence adjoining the house of Asad al-Dīn Shīrkūh (11).

[Then came the year 594 AH]
In it: The Franks assembled their forces (12), advanced, and laid siege to Tibnīn, whereupon al-ʿĀdil summoned his brother’s sons to confront them,