ðə pˈoʊɪt ˈɪbən kˈælækiz, hˌuː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd sˈɪsᵻli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt tˈaɪm, dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ kjˈuː ɐ lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːsˈɪksθɹˈiː ˌaɪmˈækɹˌɑːn dˈiː ɐ tuː "ɹˈɪtʃɚd ðə vˈaɪziɚ".
The poet Ibn Qalaqis, who visited Sicily during that time, dedicated a qaṣīda to "Richard the vizier".