إِنّ ذا الحوضَ محكمٌ ببناءٍ

وهو خيرٌ من أَعظَمِ الخيراتِ

Indeed this basin is firmly constructed

And it is better than the greatest of fortunes

فَسُليمانُ ذو الوزارةِ حَقّاً

قَد بَناهُ بِخالِصِ النيّاتِ

So Solomon the rightfully guided

Has built it with the purest of intentions

ماؤُهُ العَذبُ سالَ وَهوَ لُجَينٌ

شُربهُ بِالشّفاءِ أَحسنُ آتي

Its fresh water flows and it is abundant

Drinking it with healing is best brought

ذا وَمِنهُ العوافِ أَرَّختُ دَبَّت

ماءُ عينٍ بَل عَينُ ماءِ الحياةِ

From it I have satiated my thirsty camel

Not just water of a spring but water of life