Sol 6.1

  1. Let no poor man ever despair of wealth,

    After what Ya'qub ibn Dawud attained.

  2. He has become, after being on the brink of death

    And after a fetter bound tight around both wrists,

  3. A brother to al-Mahdi of all God's creatures,

    Raised above the necks of mighty chiefs.

  4. If indeed you are envied for the honor you have attained,

    You certainly suffered for a time, envied by none.

  5. O people, your caliphate is indeed lost!

    Indeed, the caliph is Ya'qub ibn Dawud.

  6. Your caliphate is lost, O people; so seek

    God's caliph between the wineskin and the lute.

Sol 6.1