1. بنى جَمعةٌ في مصر أَيمنَ مسجدٍ

    بِهِ الخزرجي بكر المعرّف ذو الحَزمِ

    Jamʿa built in Egypt the most blessed mosque.

    Within it is Bakr al-Khazraji, the well-known man of resolve.

  2. وَفي دَولة اِسماعيل أَشرَق نُورُه

    وَجاءَ بِحَمد اللَه في غاية النَظم

    And during Ismaʿil’s reign its light shone forth.

    And, praise be to God, it emerged in perfect order.

  3. وَقَد قالَ مَجدي حينَ تمّ مؤرّخاً

    سَما جامع أنشاه جمعة للعلم

    And Majdi said, when it was completed, recording its date:

    High rose a mosque that Jamʿa built for learning.