وكان أهل السواد قد التجئوا إلى دمشق وقد اجتمعت خلائق وامم لا تحصى من الرجال واما أصحاب الخيل فكانوا اثني عشر الفا وقد زينوا اسوارهم بالطوارق والبيارق والصلبان
There he awaited Abu ‘Ubaydah 4. Damascus was filled with people from the surrounding area whose number could not be counted; 12,000 alone were mounted. The city walls were decorated with flags, crosses and spears