عَلا رَوضةَ الحُسن الجَماليةَ البَها

مِن الصَدر إسماعيل جمّ المَناقبِ

The garden of beauty and elegance rose high,

From the breast of Ismail, perfect of virtues,

وَفيها ابتنى فَبْرِيقَةَ السُكَّرِ الَّذي

بِهِ ضَرَبوا الأَمثال بَعدَ التَجارُب

And in it he built the aqueduct of sweetness,

By which proverbs were coined after trials,

فَصارَت بِما أَبدى مِن الحَزم جَنةً

عَلى الأَرض في شَرقيها وَالمَغارب

So it became, through the wisdom he displayed,

A paradise on earth, East and West,

وَما ذاكَ إِلا رَغبة في رَفاهة

مَواردها في مَصر تَصفو لِشارب

And that was only a desire for the prosperity

Of its resources in Egypt, clearing for the drinker,

وَذَلِكَ فَضل اللَه يَؤتيهِ مَن يَشا

وَيَجزي بِهِ الحُسنى وَنَيل المآرب

And that is the grace of God, He gives it to whom He wills

And rewards through it the good and attainment of goals

وَمُذ تمّ هَذا الصُنع قُلت مؤرّخا

بفبريقة إسماعيل نَفع لِطالب

And since this work was completed, I said, recording history,

"By the aqueduct of Ismail good came to the seeker."