Petition from Ṭāhir b. Isḥāq, a poor man from Alexandria, to the amir Qarāqūsh Bahāʾ ai-Dīn b. ʿAbdallāh al-Asadī (his nisba derives from his having …
The slave of the lofty, mighty and sublime presence, the most gracious, the most noble isfahsalār,
the honourable leader, the amīr Bahāʾ aI-Dīn, treasure of the sultans, chosen one of the dynasty
and its champion, the intimate friend of the commander of the faithful, may God cause to endure the comfort (afforded) by his life, establish a strong
defence of his soul, increase the protection of his glory and sublimity and give comfort
to the commander of the faithful by the lasting of his power and the prolongation of his life, reports that he is a poor man
from the community of Alexandria, may God, the exalted, protect it, who is away from home.