ما بِئرُ جلدٍ دَلوُهُ من عُودِ

وماؤُهُ من حَجَرٍ جُلمودِ

Not a well of leather, its bucket of wood

Nor its water from stubborn, unyielding rock

وذلك الحَجرُ لمَّا يطلُعُ

يُسقى به ماءٌ نَميرٌ يَنبُعُ

That rock, when it rises

Waters a soft, gushing spring

وبِنتُه أعَزُّ مِن أُمٍّ وأب

وخيرُ ما يُرجى وخيرُ ما يُحَب

Its daughter dearer than mother or father

The best of hopes, the most beloved

وهو أمامك فحقق بالعيان

وحُلَّ لغزاً صاغَه سخرُ البيان

It's before you, perceive it clearly

Solve this riddle wrought by the art of rhetoric

ولا تَتَم ليلكَ وافتِكر أصاح

وحُلَّ كِلمَةً بِآخِرِ الصَّبَاحِ

Don't let your night pass without thinking, friend

Unlock this word by morning's end