سليمان باشا حين شيَّد قُبَّةً
لسيدنا الجيلي أعجوبة الشكلِ
When Sulayman Pasha built a dome
When Suleiman Pasha built a dome
for our master al-Jili—a wonder of form—
For our master Al-Jaili, a wonder in its form
بنى سمكها باللازورد وفوقهُ
رصافة تبرٍ خالصٍ جيد الصقلِ
he fashioned its vault of lapis lazuli, and above it
He built its walls with lapis lazuli and above it
laid a course of pure gold, finely polished.
Carefully laid pure transparent marble tiles
إذا حار فيها الطرف قال لسانُها
إلا فأعجبوا هل قبة بنيت مثلي
Whenever the eye wandered bewildered within it, its tongue declared:
When the eye wanders confused in it, its beauty proclaims
“Come, marvel! Has any dome been built like me?”
Marvel, has any other dome been built like me?
Sol 5.6