1. أَما تَرى البِركَةَ الغَرّاءَ قَد لَبِسَت

    نُوراً مِنَ الشَمسِ في حافاتِها سَطَعا

    Do you not see that the radiant pool has donned

    Light from the sun that shone along its edges?

  2. وَالبَهوُ مِن فَوقِها يُلهيكَ مَنظَرُه

    كَأَنَّهُ مَلكٌ في دَستِهِ اِرتَفَعا

    And the sight of the hall above it captivates you,

    As though it were a king raised high upon his throne.

  3. وَالماءُ مِن تَحتِهِ أَلقَى الشُعاعَ عَلى

    أَعلى سَماوَتِهِ فَارتجّ مُلتَمِعا

    And the water beneath it cast the rays upon

    The highest part of its ceiling, which quivered, gleaming,

  4. كَأَنَّهُ السَيفُ مَصقولاً تُقلِّبُهُ

    كَفُّ الكَميِّ إِلى ضَربِ الكَميّ سَعى

    As though it were a polished sword, turned by

    The hand of an armored warrior advancing to strike another warrior.