ياO بِركَةًa pool يدُthe hand النّظامof order أَتقنَتperfected
يا بِركَةً يدُ النّظام أَتقنَت
تَنظيمَهاits arrangement وَأَحسنَتand did well in تَضميخَهاperfuming it
تَنظيمَها وَأَحسنَت تَضميخَها
O pool, the hand of order has perfected
Oh Blessed be the hand of order that
its arrangement and beautifully perfumed it.
Arranged it with skill and adorned it with care
قَدindeed شادَهاbuilt it الشّهمُthe gallant man سُلَيمانSulayman العُلىof lofty rank
قَد شادَها الشّهمُ سُلَيمان العُلى
حَتّىuntil عَلَتit rose above مِنَof السّماthe sky مرّيخَهاits Mars
حَتّى عَلَت مِنَ السّما مرّيخَها
The gallant Sulayman of lofty rank has built it,
Suleiman the Magnanimous built it on high
until it rose above Mars in the sky.
Till in the heavens it rivaled Mars,
وَحينَماand when رُمتُI sought بِنَظميwith my verse مَدحَهاpraising it
وَحينَما رُمتُ بِنَظمي مَدحَها
قَدindeed قيلَit was said أَرِّخrecord the date وَأَجِدْand perfect تَأريخَهاits chronogram
قَد قيلَ أَرِّخ وَأَجِدْ تَأريخَها
And when I sought to praise it in my verse,
And when I sought in verse to sing its praise
I was told: 'Record its date, and perfect its chronogram.'
I was told: date it and relate its story fair
Sol 6.1