أثبت المعصوم عزا لأبي *** حسن أثبت من ركن إضم كل مجد دون ما أثله *** لبني كاوس أملاك العجم
The one protected (al-ma'sum; by God, i.e., al-Mu'tasim) made firm the power of Abu Hasan (al-Afshin) more securely than the pillar of Idam. All glory falls below that which he established for the house of Kawus, the lords of the Persians