(It was only the time taken by) the sleep of a man taking...

(It was only the time taken by) the sleep of a man taking his siesta (before) we had come upon the last of them. There were their naked bodies, their blood-stained clothes, their faces thrown in the dust. The sun burst down on them; the wind scattered (dust) over them; their visitors were (scavenging) eagles and vultures. Yazid looked down for a time, then he raised his head and said: I would have been satisfied with your obedience…