«وَهُوَ فِي دَمْعٍ ... وَلَهٍ يُذِيبُ»
He is immersed in tears; anguish seems to melt him away.
Damʿ is tears; walah intense distress or bewildered longing. Yudhīb, “it melts,” is figurative. Sorrow does not literally liquefy a person; the image renders emotional suffering vivid and immediate.
The letter is no longer solely praising the patron. It connects that patron's reputed generosity with the desperate condition of someone who has reason to seek it, combining pathos with the formal artistry of its sound patterns.