لِبِركَةِto a pool ماءٍwater قلتُI said منfrom حيثُwhere شادَهاhe built it
لِبِركَةِ ماءٍ قلتُ من حيثُ شادَها
سُليمانُSulayman ذوpossessor of العَلياءِeminence تيهيbe proud كَذاthus اِشمَخيstand tall
سُليمانُ ذو العَلياءِ تيهي كَذا اِشمَخي
To a pool of water I said, since it was built by
Sulayman, possessor of eminence: “Be proud; stand tall thus!”
وَقَدand indeed حَسُنتit was beautiful رَصفاًin paving وَقَدand indeed طابَwas pleasing وَضعُهاits setting
وَقَد حَسُنت رَصفاً وَقَد طابَ وَضعُها
وَقَدand indeed ضُمّخَتit was perfumed بِالحُسنِwith beauty أَسنىmost splendid تَضمّخِperfuming
وَقَد ضُمّخَت بِالحُسنِ أَسنى تَضمّخِ
And its paving was beautiful, and its setting was pleasing,
And it was perfumed with beauty—the most splendid perfuming.
وَكَمand how often قالَsaid رائيهاits beholder لِحُسنٍfor beauty تَحوزُهُit possesses it
وَكَم قالَ رائيها لِحُسنٍ تَحوزُهُ
بِأنظَمِin the most finely composed تاريخٍchronogram وَطيبٍand delight بَخٍbravo بخِbravo
بِأنظَمِ تاريخٍ وَطيبٍ بَخٍ بخِ
And how often its beholder said, for the beauty it possesses,
In a most finely composed chronogram, and with delight: “Bravo, bravo!”
Sol 6.1