عمه قاعدة الأمر بعده حفظا لدمه ولدم أهل بيته ، فإنهم إذا كانوا ولاة الأمر كانت دمائهم أقرب إلى الصيانة والعصمة مما إذا كانوا سوقة تحت يد وال من غيرهم فلم يساعده القضاء والقدر ، وكان من الأمر ما كان ، ثم أفضى أمر ذريته فيما بعد إلى أن علمت . . 7 .

his uncle the foundation of the command after him, in order to preserve his blood and the blood of the people of his house; for if they were the holders of authority, their blood would be nearer to protection and safety than if they were common folk under the hand of a ruler from other than themselves. But the decree and the destiny did not aid him, and of the affair there came what came; and then the affair of his progeny thereafter came to what you know. [7]