بَنى سُليمانُ سَلسَبيلاً

بَخٍ لِما قَد بَنى بَخٍ بَخْ

Solomon built Salwa,

so much admired for what he erected, so much admired!

ما رُمتُ تَقييدَه بِوَقتٍ

لو رُمت تاريخَه لَتأرّخ

I did not intend to date it,

or else its date for dating would have sufficed!