Sol 6.1

  1. Traverse the land and smooth it far and wide,

    And fill the realm with bliss and enjoyment.

  2. And judge among the people, that his due may be received

    By every person: life and benefit.

  3. Every eager seeker has been shown his fortune

    By the law of justice, which has spread far and wide.

  4. It divided the water into branches, and went on

    Dividing fertile land into groves and tracts.

  5. Humankind's need for a farm

    Preceded what came as discovery and invention.

  6. Had the land been without the plow, never

    Would the wind have raised a sail upon the sea.

  7. The farmer taking possession of the villages

    Is like the soldier taking possession of the fortresses.

  8. Yesterday's power pressed him into service, and how often

    He fed humankind, and how often he was abased and went hungry!

  9. And today he has received his recompense

    From your benefactions: favor and patronage.

  10. Ownership became easy for him, and alike were

    What he acquired as a gift and what came by purchase.

  11. The journey of goodness—and how auspicious it was

    For you, in cavalcade, meeting, and gathering!

  12. Your soul delighted during it in what

    The soul had gained in knowledge and awareness.

  13. And news from the one you had dispatched arrived

    With what you wished, comforting and swift.

  14. He took the equipment for his campaign

    From you, and as his troops, a tongue and a reed pen,

  15. Incorporating your counsel into his argument;

    And counsel has long aided the brave.

  16. The tyrant descended from his stronghold

    After priding himself on defiance and resistance,

  17. Seeking the pact that he lacks,

    And fulfilling it through companionship and adherence.

  18. He who roused beasts of prey so that they attacked is not

    Like him who tamed and led the beasts of prey.

  19. And he who moves a lofty mountain

    Is not like him who changes people's dispositions.

  20. The man of the hour resolved it into paths

    That were practicable, and an attainable goal.

  21. And leave the group you granted respite,

    Which then challenged you, overconfident and misled.

  22. The matter was settled as you wished; so does

    The envious man have power to dispute it in the end?

Sol 6.1