1. دع عنك جيرون لقد فاته

    نزهة ذا الفوار والمنظرُ

    Leave Jayrun aside: it has been surpassed

    By this fountain’s charm and the view.

  2. فوار بيت الدين يسمو على

    فوار جيرونٍ وذا مشهرُ

    The fountain of Bayt al-Din rises above

    Jayrun’s fountain, and this is well known.

  3. كأنه والسرو من حوله

    مولىً على الوفد عطاً ينثرُ

    It is as though, with the cypresses around it,

    It were a lord scattering gifts upon the delegation.

  4. وإن تسل جيرون عنه يقل

    يا صاحِ إني عبده إلا صغر

    And if you ask Jayrun about it, it will say:

    “O friend, I am its [lesser] servant.”