Sol 5.6

  1. O eye, pour forth from yourself a copious flood of tears—

    with all the force of lamentation, like the water of a running stream.

  2. And weep for your brother; do not forget his noble traits.

    And weep for your brother—a brave man, never a coward.

  3. And weep for your brother, for the sake of orphans and a widow.

    And weep for your brother, for the guest’s due and the neighbor’s.

  4. His virtues were abundant; his fingertips dripped with generosity.

    Like the full moon, he dispelled the dark, never hidden from the night traveler.

  5. Ever returning what was lent, ever freeing a captive woman;

    like a valiant lion, crushing every adversary;

  6. a traverser of valleys, a bearer of banners;

    open-handed, bountiful, never stingy.

Sol 5.6