وأعلموه حسن رأي من خلفهم من الأبناء ولين طاعتهم له، وأنهم لم يدخلوا في شيء مما صنع أصحابه في البستان فطابت نفسه إلا أنه قَالَ لهم إن القوم يطلبون أرزاقهم، وليس عندي مال فضمن لهم سعيد ابن مالك عشرين ألف دينار، وحملها إليه، فطابت بها نفسه، وانصرف إلى معسكره بالبستان
They told him that the Abna’ behind them were well disposed in their opinion and obedient to him. They had not been involved in anything his forces had done in the garden. Tahir was pleased; however, he said to them, The men are demanding their pay, and I have no money. So Sa'id b. Malik guaranteed them 20,000 dinars and conveyed them to him. Tahir was pleased and went back to his camp in the garden