1. ته يا صفاقسُ وافتخرُ طول المدى

    عجباً بمسجدك العديم مثالهُ

    Exult, O Sfax, and take pride for all time.

    How wondrous your mosque, which has no equal!

  2. سيما بمحراب تكامل حُسنهُ

    ويزيدُ في نظر اللّبيب جلالهُ

    Especially its prayer niche, whose beauty has reached perfection,

    And whose majesty grows in the eyes of the discerning.

  3. أبدى المنيفُ به المعلّم طاهرٌ

    ما رقّ من نقش وراق جمالهُ

    The eminent master Tahir displayed within it

    Delicate carving whose beauty delighted.

  4. حتّى تكامل قلتُ فيه مؤرخاً

    محرابُ مسجدك انتهى إكمالهُ

    Once it was complete, I said of it, recording its date:

    Your mosque’s prayer niche has reached completion.