1. جرى الصفاءُ فأحيى القلب منهله

    وفاض سلساله الفوّار منحدرا

    Purity flowed, and its spring revived the heart.

    And its gushing, limpid water overflowed, cascading down.

  2. تراهُ مندفقاً من فوق قنطرةٍ

    هب النسيم بوادي سفحها وسرى

    You see it pouring from above a bridge;

    The breeze blew in the valley at its foot and drifted on.

  3. تخاله وهو منهلٌّ بغرّتها

    من اللجين عقيقاً ينثر الدررا

    You imagine it, as it cascades at the bridge's brow,

    A watercourse of silver scattering pearls.

  4. فيا له كوثراً قد جاء في عجبٍ

    أحيى البطاح وأروى القاع حين جرى

    Oh, what a Kawthar, come in wondrous fashion!

    It revived the broad valleys and watered the plain as it flowed.

  5. وعن بنان أمير المجد مورده

    روى بجدوله الطامي لنا خبرا

    And of the fingertips of glory's prince, its provider,

    It told us tidings through its brimming stream.

  6. وقد شدا وهو جارٍ دام سيدنا

    نعم البشير المفدّى كوكب الأمرا

    And as it flowed, it sang: 'Long may our master live—

    How excellent is cherished Bashir, the star of princes!'