ياO حُسنَbeauty of قبَّةِthe dome of بِركَةٍa pool قَدalready أُنشِئتْhas been built
يا حُسنَ قبَّةِ بِركَةٍ قَد أُنشِئتْ
مِنfrom فَوقِهاabove it تَسموit rises وَنِعمَand excellent is المُنشأُthe structure
مِن فَوقِها تَسمو وَنِعمَ المُنشأُ
How lovely the dome of a pool, now erected
above it, soaring high—what a fine structure!
فَكَأنَّهاso it is as though it were قَصرٌa palace مَشيدٌlofty قَدindeed سَماhas risen high
فَكَأنَّها قَصرٌ مَشيدٌ قَد سَما
وَالماءُand the water تَحتَbeneath ظِلالِهits shade يَتفيّأُtakes shelter in the shade
وَالماءُ تَحتَ ظِلالِه يَتفيّأُ
So it is like a lofty palace, risen high,
and the water shelters beneath its shade.
تَحميهِit shields it مِنfrom بَردٍcold وَمِنand from حَرٍّheat فَلاso no
تَحميهِ مِن بَردٍ وَمِن حَرٍّ فَلا
شَمسٌsunlight بِضِمنِwithin خلالهits openings تَتَلألأُsparkles
شَمسٌ بِضِمنِ خلاله تَتَلألأُ
It shields it from cold and from heat, so no
sunlight sparkles through its openings.
فَتَوَضّؤواso perform ablution فَالماءُfor the water أَصبَحَhas become قائِلاًa speaker
فَتَوَضّؤوا فَالماءُ أَصبَحَ قائِلاً
ياO فوزَgood fortune of مَنْwhoever أَرّختI recorded the date بيwith me يَتَوضَّأُperforms ablution
يا فوزَ مَنْ أَرّخت بي يَتَوضَّأُ
So perform ablution, for the water has begun to say:
“How blessed is he”—I recorded the date—“who performs ablution with me!”