Is there no one (1) to carry from me to al-Wajīh a message—
though messages are of no use to him?

You adopted the school of al-Nuʿmān after that of Ibn Ḥanbal,
and that was only when your provisions ran short.

You did not choose the view of al-Shāfiʿī out of devotion (2);
you simply follow whatever gain is at hand.

Before long—you will surely end up with Mālik,
so think well about what you will then have to say.

The noble, well-guarded lady (3) Zumurrud (4) Khātūn, mother of the caliph al-Nāṣir li-Din Allāh, son (5) of al-Mustaḍīʾ, was righteous and devout, abundant in benevolence and kindness (6), in maintaining family ties, establishing endowments, and giving charity. She built hostels along the blessed Ḥijāz road and repaired the highways. She also erected for herself a mausoleum beside the grave of Maʿrūf al-Karkhī. Her funeral was exceedingly well attended (7), and condolence gatherings on her behalf continued for a full month. During her son’s caliphate she lived for twenty-four years, her word final and her commands obeyed (8).

[The Birth of Abū Shāmah]
[In this same year] (9) Shaykh Shihāb al-Dīn Abū Shāmah was born. He wrote his own biography when mentioning his birth in this year in the Dhayl (10)—a lengthy entry that is cited under the year of his death (may Allah have mercy upon him). In it he recounts the beginning of his studies, his scholarly pursuits, his authored works, a large selection of his poetry, and several auspicious dreams that were seen concerning him.

In this year as well began the reign of Chingiz Khān, king of the Tatars (11)—may Allah requite him as he deserves (12). He is the author of the yāsāq (13), which he instituted so that the Tatars—and the Turkish emirs who sought the rule of pagan ignorance—might judge by it (14). He was the father of Tūlī and the grandfather of Hūlāgū b. Tūlī, who slew the caliph al-Mustaʿṣim and the people of Baghdad in the year