Sol 5.6

  1. Say to the Chief Justice, the elder of all creation:

    O imam who has gathered every rare pearl,

  2. I had proposed that al-Qalāʾid be sold,

    but al-Haythamī committed an outrage over that.

  3. Indeed, between it and me lies the bond of the Arab—

    —s; therefore I thrilled at the Arabs’ mention.

  4. If you have another copy besides it,

    then be generous, and win praise and gratitude.

  5. How many a eulogy of your grandfather, by ʿAlī

    and Ḥabīb, has covered the earth in its diffusion!

  6. Whoever has the valiant al-Qāsim as his father

    is noble among humankind in branch and stock.

Sol 5.6