يُلَطّ بالدّينِ مَن مولاهُ مُسلِمُه

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Usama ibn Munqidh had an annual linen allowance of one hundred dinars from the Bureau of Manufactures, with which he settled some merchants from ash-Sham. They stayed in Egypt until his departure, at which point they were prevented from leaving and reached ash-Sham without receiving their money. They asked Usama for a petition to al-Malik al-Salih, so Usama wrote to him including these verses, prompting al-Malik al-Salih to order the renewal of the decree and the payment of the merchants.

Source: The Poetry Encyclopedia — Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

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