THOUGH THE MOSQUE WAS BUILT  OVERNIGHT BY THE BELIEVERS

Translation
Though the mosque was built  overnight by the believers
Our heart being old sinner for years devout could not be

What a beautiful message did Sanësâ¹ give to King  FaiÅal²
By descent you £ij«zâ are, but in heart £ij«zâ could no be

Though eyes become wet there is no pleasure is in this weeping
If by mixture of affliction’s blood tears pink could not be

Iqb«l is a good advisor, fascinates the heart in moments
He did become hero in talk, but one in deeds he could not be

Explanatory Notes
1. Sanësâ - A member of the Sëfâ  brotherhood  founded in 1837 in North Africa by Muéammad Ibn ‘Alâ  al-Sanësâ  (d. 1859),  an Algerian Muslim leader.

2. King FaiÅal I- See Appendix I, No. 25.