The poet takes his dissatisfaction as an occasion to raise the question of poetic patronage and the function of reward. Ibn al-RiimI also sets clear boundaries between the tasks of sovereign and praise poet and proceeds to lecture his patron about the dos and don 'ts of a sovereign. He distinctly reminds Mul)ammad (or 1Jbaydallah) of his passive role in poetry, that of being a model for depiction (5, 12), as opposed to his active role in imparting mercy and generosity (7-8, 12)
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