ðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈææd ˈældˈɔːlə ˈæɹɐbˌɪk fɔːɹ "fɛlˈɪsᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ," ɐn ˌɑːnoːɹˈɪfɪk nˈeɪm wˌɪtʃ hiː tˈʊk æz vˈaɪziɚ ɐpˈɪɹz tə hɐvbɪn wˈaɪz ænd dʒˈʌst, ɔːlðˈoʊ vˈɑːn hˈæmɚ kˈɔːlz ɪt "sˈæŋɡwɪnˌɛɹi ænd ɡˈoʊldən."
The administration of Sa'ad al-Daulah (Arabic for "Felicity of the Empire," an honorific name which he took as vizier) appears to have been wise and just, although Von Hammer calls it "sanguinary and golden."