وكان هو بنفسه وولده الملك الأفضل يستعملان الناس في الخراب والحث عليه؛ خشية أن يسمع العدو فيحضر ولا يمكن خرابها
The sultan in person and his son al-Afdal urged our men on in the work of demolition and the need to press on with it, fearing that, if word got to the enemy, they would come and demolition would be impossible