أجدّ بتوفيق الخديويّ مسجد

أجدّ بتوفيق الخديويّ مسجد

غدا حسنه بالثغر قرّة أعين

غدا حسنه بالثغر قرّة أعين

Through God-given success, the Khedive renewed a mosque;

With the grace of the Khedive I found a mosque

Its beauty became, in Alexandria, a delight to every eye.

Whose beauty has brought joy to this land

عليه سنا المرسى لاح مؤرخا

عليه سنا المرسى لاح مؤرخا

لفضل أبي العباس جامعه بني

لفضل أبي العباس جامعه بني

Upon it the radiance of al-Mursi shone, proclaiming its date:

It was built in the year one thousand two hundred sixty nine

“For the grace of Abu al-Abbas, his congregational mosque was built.”

Through the generosity of Abul Abbas, who founded it