1. Abul Khair built a fountain
With sincerity to Him ask the way to the fountain
١. أَبو الخَيراتِ شَيَّدَ سَلسَبيلاً
بِإِخلاصٍ إِلَيهِ سَلْ سَبيلا
2. Suleiman (Solomon) of the time, may my Lord reward him
And made his reward a plentiful reward
٢. سُليمانُ الزّمان جَزاهُ رَبّي
وَصَيَّر أَجرَه أَجراً جَزيلا
3. And when cool water was made accessible to people
And for those who drank from it, it was like ginger
٣. وَلَمّا إِن حَلا لِلنّاسِ ماءٌ
وَكانَ لِشارِبيهِ زَنجَبيلا
4. It was so delicious, date it, its drinking was pleasant
They saw an eye called Salselbil
٤. وَلَذَّ فَأَرِّخوهُ وَطابَ سُقيا
رَأَوا عَيناً تُسمّى سَلسَبيلا