There was nothing in my soul other than asking him about the note. I stayed with him, then he bestowed a robe upon me. He ordered [servants], and Safaṭs and Tukhts were brought before him. He set aside from them a Safaṭ and a Tukht.
He called for a Kīs and a Badrah 1 containing dinars. He weighed out from the Badrah five thousand dinars and cast them into the Kīs. He summoned a Darj2 , counted from it one hundred Naddahs, then cast them upon the dinars, mixed them, tied the head of the Kīs, and sealed it.
He said to one of his servants: 'Carry this with him when he leaves.' Then he said: 'I will speak to the Vizier tomorrow regarding appointing you to some offices, so that there may be benefit for you in that.'
I said: 'You have given gifts, acted with piety, and done good. May God reward you with good and grant you an excellent recompense.'
He said: 'God has already done so with me.