صَدارة إسماعيل نسل الأَكارمِ

تَحلَّى بِها كَالدُر جيدُ المَكارمِ

The noble lineage of Ismail, offspring of the generous

Adorned with virtues like a pearl, necklace of generosity

وَأَخلاق هذا الصَدر تَشهد أَنَّهُ

شَريف كَريم الأَصل مِن آل هاشم

And this heart's morals testify that he

Is a noble and kind man of Hashimite origin

وَلَو أَنَّني أَصبَحت كلِّيَ أَلسُناً

وَعُمِّرت أَعمار النُسور القَشاعم

And if I had tongues speaking all at once

And lived as long as ancient eagles

وَأَحرزت فَضل السَبق في كُل محفل

عَلى ناثرٍ عَذب المَقال وَناظم

And excelled every eloquent speaker and composer

In every gathering with my speech

لقصرت عَن إِحصا مَناقبه الَّتي

بأيسرها يَزدان رَب المَراحم

I would still fall short of recounting his virtues

The least of which adorns the Lord of Mercy