1. قد شادَ هذا البُرجَ يوسُفُ عصرِهِ

    من آلِ سَيُّورَ الأكارِمِ يُنسَبُ

    The Yusuf of his age has built this tower;

    He descends from the noble house of Sayyur.

  2. قالت لَدَى البابِ المؤرِّخِ وَفْدُهُ

    هذا لنا بُرجٌ وهذا كوكبُ

    At the gate that records the date, his delegation said:

    “This is a tower for us, and this a star.”