Sol 6.1

  1. بذل ابن موسى فوقَ تأملهِ

    وجودُهُ فوق مَدى وصفهِ

    Ibn Musa's giving surpasses all hopes of it,

    and his generosity exceeds the reach of description.

  2. إن ظعنَ الحمدُ إلى أرضهِ

    فإنما حنَّ إلى إلفهِ

    If praise journeys to his land,

    it merely yearns for its familiar companion.

  3. ليسَ بمنسوبٍ إلى جودهِ

    فالجودُ منسوبٌ إلى كفِّهِ

    He is not ascribed to his generosity;

    rather, generosity is ascribed to his hand.

  4. لو تُضعِفُ الدنيا لأموالهِ

    يوماً إذا ما ارتاحَ لم تُلفهِ

    Were you to double the world to swell his wealth,

    one day, when he felt moved to give, you would find none of it.