قَالَ ولما طال ذلك بالناس، وضاقت بغداد بأهلها، خرج عنها من كانت به قوة بعد الغرم الفادح والمضايقة الموجعة والخطر العظيم
When this had gone on a long time for the people and Baghdad had become oppressive for its inhabitants, those who had the strength to do so left the city after the oppressive exactions, painful affliction, and great danger