لَعَمرُكَ ذا السّلسبيلَ بَناهُ
سُلَيمان ذو المَجدِ أَسمى وزيرِ
By your life, he built this Salsabīl fountain—
Sulaymān, lord of glory, the most exalted vizier.
بَنى اللّهُ ربّي وَشادَ وَأَعلى
لَهُ في الجنانِ أجلَّ القصورِ
May God, my Lord, build, erect, and exalt
for him, in Paradise, the grandest palaces.
صَفا ماؤُهُ وَحَلا بِاِرتشافٍ
وَطابَ مَذاقاً بِرَشفِ الثّغورِ
Its water is limpid and sweet when sipped,
delightful in flavor as lips drink it.
تَراهُ مِنَ الصّفوِ أَرَّخت نوراً
وفيه شفاءٌ لما في الصدورِ
You see it, from its purity, casting radiance;
and in it is healing for what lies within the breasts.
Sol 5.6