1. إِنَّ الوَزيرَ أَخا النّدى

    للَّهِ قَد مَنَّ عَلينا

    Indeed, the vizier, brother of bounty,

    Has, for God's sake, bestowed favor upon us.

  2. فَبَنى لَنا حَوضاً بِهِ

    ماءٌ يقرُّ العينا

    So he built us a basin, within which

    Is water that gladdens the eye.

  3. ما الماءُ إِلّا فِضّةٌ

    أَضحَت تَسيلُ إِلَينا

    The water is nothing but silver

    That has begun to flow toward us.

  4. أَلِذا وَأَرّخ جاحِد

    وغَداً يَسيلُ لجينا

    Is it for this? And a denier recorded the date:

    And tomorrow it will flow as silver.