سبيلa drinking fountain جرىflowed فيهin it الصفاءُpurity وقدand indeed غداhas become
سبيل جرى فيه الصفاءُ وقد غدا
عنin place of الأعذبينthe two sweetest الأطيبينthe two most pleasant يعيضُprovides a substitute
عن الأعذبين الأطيبين يعيضُ
A fountain through which purity flowed, and which has come
A stream whose purity flows, becoming
to replace the two sweetest, most pleasant things.
More bitter than the sweetest it passes,
بناهhe built it بشيرBashir للجيادfor the steeds مجدّداًanew
بناه بشير للجياد مجدّداً
فارختso I dated it شهدٌhoney ياO جوادgenerous one يفيضُflows forth
فارخت شهدٌ يا جواد يفيضُ
Bashir built it anew for the steeds;
Bishr built it anew for the steeds,
so I dated it: “Honey, O generous one, flows forth.”
So, gallant one, let honey overflow.