hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə jˈiːld tə dˈɑːktɚz ɐdvˈaɪs tə ɹˈɛst mˈoːɹ ɪn hɪz ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ, bˌʌt ˌækwɪˈɛst tə hɪz sˈʌnz ˈɪsə ænd kˈɑːlɪfəz ˈɜːdʒɪŋ tə kˈɑːnvəlˌɛs ɪnðə sˈæfɹə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd wˌɛɹ ðeɪ kʊd ɹˈiːleɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɪn ænd ˈɔːɹdɚz ˈaʊt.
He refused to yield to doctors’ advice to rest more in his old age, but acquiesced to his sons Isa and Khalifa's urging to convalesce in the Safra neighborhood where they could relay information in and orders out.