1. بناه سليمان الزمان الذي سما

    بعدل وبذل فاستعز حصينا

    Suleiman of the age built it—he who rose high

    Through justice and generosity, and thus grew mighty and impregnable.

  2. وزيرٌ بشهرين استتم بناءَهُ

    فقلد نصراً بالثواب مبينا

    A vizier, he completed its construction in two months,

    And was crowned with manifest victory as a reward.

  3. ينادي به الأجر العظيم مرورخاً

    إلا فادخلوا بالسلم رحباً أمينا

    The great reward calls out through it, marking its date:

    Lo! Enter, then, in peace—a spacious, secure place.