يا بِركَةً يدُ النّظام أَتقنَت

تَنظيمَها وَأَحسنَت تَضميخَها

Oh Blessed be the hand of order that

Arranged it with skill and adorned it with care

قَد شادَها الشّهمُ سُلَيمان العُلى

حَتّى عَلَت مِنَ السّما مرّيخَها

Suleiman the Magnanimous built it on high

Till in the heavens it rivaled Mars,

وَحينَما رُمتُ بِنَظمي مَدحَها

قَد قيلَ أَرِّخ وَأَجِدْ تَأريخَها

And when I sought in verse to sing its praise

I was told: date it and relate its story fair