يا حَبَّذا ذا السلسبيلَ فإنّهُ

يَجلو الهمومَ كما يسرُّ القلبا

O you with the flowing locks, you have brought

Relief from grief, as you cheer the heart.

أَعلى سليمانُ الزّمان بناءَهُ

يَرجو مِنَ اللَّهِ الرّضا وَالقربا

Did Solomon in his time build anything higher

Than this, hoping for God's pleasure and nearness?

فَزُلالهُ وهوَ اللّجين إِذا صَفا

يَعلو بِمَنظَرِه ويَحلو شُربا

Its streams, though still, seem to flow,

Lovely to look at, sweet to drink.

يا طيبَهُ لَو ذاقَهُ أَرِّخ فمٌ

أحسِنْ به ماءً معيناً عذبا

If only a mouth that has tasted you

Could describe you as a clear sweet flowing spring.