Sol 5.6

  1. O people, all of you, say together:

    May God bless Musa son of Dawud!

  2. The two silken planes of his cheeks seem made of gold

    when he appears resplendent in his black robes.

  3. As for your father, we know him as generosity’s very fountain;

    and you, of all God’s creatures, most resemble generosity itself.

  4. I have been told that the road to the Hajj leaves one parched

    for wine—and I am not one to drink sparingly.

  5. By God, there is no good in me that you should seek me out

    among the Muslims, and my faith is nothing to praise.

  6. I seek refuge in Dawud and the earth of his grave

    from being made to perform the Hajj against my will, O son of Dawud!

Sol 5.6