1. The bread of Ismael is like gauze
When split, it gently opens

2. Wondrous is the effect of craft
In it, how hidden it is

3. Verily, your bread-making
Is the most skillful of all people

4. And when confronted with a loaf
From simple dough made in halves

5. It sticks one half to the other half
And it becomes a whole loaf

6. With the gentlest craft, until
No trace of a seam is seen

7. As it came from the oven
Without a letter left behind

8. And with water too
It has made the most creative work

9. Mixing fresh with well water
So it becomes twice as soft

10. It neither gives you to drink from it
Like one who gulps it down