1. With the resolve of Ismail, the stars draw near
And with it the processions strive for the highest ideals

2. And by it, in the universe, East and West alike
Live — the walking and the mounted among mankind

3. His generosity rains upon all creatures each day
Without asking, like pouring clouds

4. And his famous determination in every battle
Makes him victorious among the horsemen

5. And his management in unraveling complex mysteries
With it, hopes are fulfilled for the worlds

6. And if all I am were to become tongues
And I spent my life in praise — and that is a duty

7. And the goodness of my gratitude increased for the one
Who blessed me while time was unkind and wrathful

8. And my praise was refined for the one who rescued me
With gifts for the poor slave in need

9. With which the guide's care raised his parents
From ordeals and tribulations

10. I would fall short of enumerating a tenth of the virtues
With which his supreme qualities are adorned

11. O gallant one, whom ascended in the ranks
Of the Egyptian rule to prominence

12. And the homelands gained from his wise opinion
And insight what high positions aspire to

13. And found in him the finest governance
For a refugee seeking his guidance

14. To you, Ali, gratitude shines forth speaking
Of blessings beyond any counter's count

15. For opening a house whose door, were it not for you
Would be shut by stubborn, watchful despair

16. So be my ally on a day none but you
Would defend the weak slave under attack

17. And my covenant in your noble nature is that
I will succeed and my wishes with you fulfilled

18. And attain all I hoped in you, and I was not
Of those whose paths were too narrow

19. Sixty months of unemployment exhausted
My furniture and closed off my avenues

20. But you are kind, merciful at heart, so that
None withstand your resolve without being wronged

21. And whoever knocks on the doors of generosity
They open to him and tribulations disappear

22. So you remain a rescuer of servants in a state
Whose light dispels gloom from its sky

23. And your servant continues to visions success
With the resolve of Ismail, the stars draw near