وبِرْكةٍ مَنظرُها يُطرِبُ

وبِرْكةٍ مَنظرُها يُطرِبُ

للماءِ فيه ألْسنٌ تُعْرِبُ

للماءِ فيه ألْسنٌ تُعْرِبُ

And a pool whose sight delights:

With a blessing, its view delights

In it, the water has tongues that speak eloquently.

The water in it, tongues express

تَحسبُها من طولِ تَرجيعها

تَحسبُها من طولِ تَرجيعها

دائمةً تنشدُ أو تَخْطُبُ

دائمةً تنشدُ أو تَخْطُبُ

You imagine them, from their long refrains,

You'd think from its long chant

Forever reciting verse or delivering speeches.

It always sings or orates

كأنَّ فوَّاراتها وَسْطَها

كأنَّ فوَّاراتها وَسْطَها

إذا ترامَتْ لعبٌ تَلْعَبُ

إذا ترامَتْ لعبٌ تَلْعَبُ

As though the fountains in its midst,

As if its fountains in its midst

When they shoot forth, were toys at play.

When they crawl, a game they play

مِنْ يَمْنةٍ فيها ومِنْ يَسرةٍ

مِنْ يَمْنةٍ فيها ومِنْ يَسرةٍ

قَنطرةٌ واقِفةٌ تَذْهبُ

قَنطرةٌ واقِفةٌ تَذْهبُ

Within it, from the right and from the left,

To its right and to its left

A bridge stands still, yet moves.

An aqueduct standing, it flows