Note 7 — Chapter I · The Exodus of the Parsis
Ratanbai Ardeshir Vakil translation
“Quadesyeh—A place celebrated for the battles fought there between the Mussulmans and the Persians.8 It is about fifteen farsakhs from Koufah and four miles from Ozhaïb; longitude, 69°; latitude, 31° 2′ 3″. It was in the year 16 of the Hejira, under the Caliphate of Omar ben Khatthab, that the Mussulmans, commanded by Sa’d ben Abi Waqqas, fought against the infidels. During the action, Sa’d had withdrawn into the castle9 to watch the movements of his troops. This step was regarded as a proof of cowardice, and a Mussulman in the army composed the following verses against him (thawil metre):—