ðə hɪstˈoːɹiən wˈɑːsæf sˈɛz ðæt sˈææd kjˈʊɹd ˈɑːɹɡʌn əvən ˈɪlnəs, ænd, hˌævɪŋ ðˈʌs ɡˈeɪnd hɪz kˈɑːnfɪdəns, ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ðɪ ˈɪlkhən ʌvðə kɚɹˈʌpʃən ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ əfˈɪʃəlz æt bæɡdˈæd.
The historian Wassaf says that Sa'ad cured Arghun of an illness, and, having thus gained his confidence, informed the Ilkhan of the corruption among the officials at Baghdad.