هَذا سَبِيلٌ فِي سَبِيلِ مُهَيمَنٍ

هَذا سَبِيلٌ فِي سَبِيلِ مُهَيمَنٍ

أجرَاهُ مَنْ أولَى الجَمَالَ جَمِيلهُ

أجرَاهُ مَنْ أولَى الجَمَالَ جَمِيلهُ

This is a drinking fountain in the cause of the Protector,

This is a path in the path of the Protector

Made to flow by one whose kindness bestowed beauty.

Constructed by the one who endowed beauty its beauty

فَاشْرَبْ وَقِفْ بإزَائهِ مُتَنَعِّماً

فَاشْرَبْ وَقِفْ بإزَائهِ مُتَنَعِّماً

فَالسعدُ عَبْدٌ وَالنسِيمُ خَلِيلُهُ

فَالسعدُ عَبْدٌ وَالنسِيمُ خَلِيلُهُ

So drink, and stand facing it in delight,

So drink and stand facing it enjoying yourself

For good fortune is its servant, and the breeze its close friend.

For Sa'd is a servant and the breeze is his friend

يُحْيِي وَيُشْفِي مَاؤُهُ وَنَسِيمُه

يُحْيِي وَيُشْفِي مَاؤُهُ وَنَسِيمُه

حَازَ المَحَاسنَ أينَ أينَ مَثِيلُهُ

حَازَ المَحَاسنَ أينَ أينَ مَثِيلُهُ

Its water and its breeze give life and heal.

Its water and breeze revive and heal

It has gathered every beauty—where, where is its equal?

It has attained perfections, where, where is its equal?

فَلِقُطرِ مِصْرَ الفَخْرُ كَانَ بِنِيلِهِ

فَلِقُطرِ مِصْرَ الفَخْرُ كَانَ بِنِيلِهِ

حتى صَفَا هَذا تَغَيرَ نيلُهُ

حتى صَفَا هَذا تَغَيرَ نيلُهُ

For the land of Egypt once took pride in its Nile,

For Egypt was pride through its Nile

Until this fountain ran clear, and its Nile changed.

Until this one purified, its Nile changed

وَغَذَا الفُرَاتُ يَقُولُ إنِّي أنَا كَمَنْ

وَغَذَا الفُرَاتُ يَقُولُ إنِّي أنَا كَمَنْ

حَاوِي العُلاَ البَاشَا عَلِيُّ كَفيلُهُ

حَاوِي العُلاَ البَاشَا عَلِيُّ كَفيلُهُ

And the Euphrates gave sustenance, saying, “Indeed, I am like one

And the Euphrates says, "I am like the one

Whose patron is Ali Pasha, possessor of lofty rank.”

Who contains nobility, Pasha Ali is its guarantor"

يَا ذَا الذِي يَشكُو الغَلِيلَ وَحَرَّه

يَا ذَا الذِي يَشكُو الغَلِيلَ وَحَرَّه

فَهْوَ الدَّوَا لِحَشَى كَوَاهُ غَليلُهُ

فَهْوَ الدَّوَا لِحَشَى كَوَاهُ غَليلُهُ

O you who complain of burning thirst and its heat,

O you who complain of anguish and heat

It is the remedy for a heart scorched by its thirst.

It is the remedy for guts burned, its anguish

رِدْ فَاغتَرِفْ مَاء قَرَاحاً طَيِّباً

رِدْ فَاغتَرِفْ مَاء قَرَاحاً طَيِّباً

يُطفِي اللَّهِيبَ دَقِيقَهُ وَجَلِيلَهُ

يُطفِي اللَّهِيبَ دَقِيقَهُ وَجَلِيلَهُ

Come to the water, then scoop up pure, wholesome water,

Go back and draw good, pure water

Which extinguishes the flame, small and great alike.

That extinguishes the blaze, little and great

مَلِكُ المُلُوكِ ذَوي المَعَالِي نَفْعهُ

مَلِكُ المُلُوكِ ذَوي المَعَالِي نَفْعهُ

فِي الأرضِ جَالَ مَدِيدُهُ وطَويلُهُ

فِي الأرضِ جَالَ مَدِيدُهُ وطَويلُهُ

The king of kings of lofty rank—his beneficence

The King of Kings whose benefit

Has ranged across the earth, far and wide.

On earth is long and extended

أبدَى الهُدى فَأفَادَ كُلَّ كَرِيمَةٍ

أبدَى الهُدى فَأفَادَ كُلَّ كَرِيمَةٍ

وَأبانَ نَفعاً لاَ الزَّمَانُ يُزِيلُهُ

وَأبانَ نَفعاً لاَ الزَّمَانُ يُزِيلُهُ

He made guidance manifest and bestowed every noble gift,

He showed guidance so benefitted every generous one

And revealed a benefit that time does not erase.

And made clear a benefit time will not remove

فَسَبِيلُهُ عَذبٌ لِذا أرَّختُهُ

فَسَبِيلُهُ عَذبٌ لِذا أرَّختُهُ

مُبدِي الهُدَى كَالسلْسَبِيلِ سَبِيلُهُ

مُبدِي الهُدَى كَالسلْسَبِيلِ سَبِيلُهُ

So his fountain is sweet; thus I recorded its date:

So his path is freshwater, so I dated it

“The revealer of guidance—his fountain is like Salsabil.”

Revealer of guidance, like a sabīl his path