English from El Ghalbi (2022)
The news came from
the north, with what was very bad to hear and
what his citation terrifies the souls, so that
Hama and its castle collapsed and all its
houses and homes...; As for Shayzar, its suburb was unhurt, except what was destroyed
first; As for its famous fortress, it was demolished...
As for Homs, its people had been evacuated to the outside and they were safe, their
homes were destroyed and its castle was destroyed. As for Aleppo, some of its houses
were destroyed, and its people left. As for its
castles and strongholds that were far from it, to
Jableh and Byblos, the horrific ruins affected it,
and Salamiyah was destroyed, as well as what
connected it to the area of Al-Rahba and its
surroundings.
(1998, p. 206) )
