wˈʌn dˈeɪ hiː wʌz sˈɛnt fɔːɹ baɪ ðɪ ˈɛmɪɹ ˈɪz ˈæddˈɪn ˈæbuːˈɛl ɐsˈækɪɹ sˈʌltən ˈɪbən ˈɪz ˈæddˈɔːlə ˈɪbən mˈʌŋki ˈʌŋkəl ʌvðə hɪstˈoːɹiən jˈuːzæmə ˈɪbən mˈʌŋki, hˈuː, ˌɔn hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt, hæd fˈɔːlən sˈɪk; ˈɪbən ˈælmjˈuːdəwˌɔːɹ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə ɡˌoʊ ʌntˈɪl ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd tə dˈuː sˌoʊ baɪ ˈælkˈædi ˈælfˈædɪl, ðə pɹˈaɪvət sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv sˈælɐdˌɪn.
One day he was sent for by the emir Izz ad-Din abu-l-'Asakir Sultan ibn 'Izz ad-Dawla ibn Munqidh (uncle of the historian Usamah ibn Munqidh), who, on his arrival in Egypt, had fallen sick; ibn al-Mudawwar refused to go until requested to do so by al-Qadi al-Fadil, the private secretary of Saladin.