ما لي أَرى غُصنَ الهَنا

فَرَحاً يَميلُ وَينثَني

Why do I see the bough of delight

Swaying and bending in joy?

وَلِيسَيِّدِ الأَكفا دَنا

يُدني لَهُ الزَهرَ الجَني

And the lord of hands drawing near

Proffering flowers of spring?

فَهمي سُلَيمانَ اِبنَنا

مَن لِلمَكارِمِ يَقتَني

It reminded me of our son Sulayman

Who gathers virtues.

وَبَشيرُ حَظواهُ هُنا

يَسعى إِلَيهِ وَلا يَني

And the harbinger of good tidings here

Strives towards him, never tiring.

لَمّا عَلِمتُ بِهِ أَنا

وَاللَهُ حَقّاً راقَني

When I knew it was him, indeed

God, it pleased me.

وَالأُنسُ أَيضاً عَمَّنا

حَتّى اِشتَفى القَلبُ الضَني

And happiness also spread among us

Until the stingy heart was sated.

فَاللَهُ ضاعَفَ حَظَّنا

بِفَتى لِمَجدٍ يَبتَني

So God doubled our fortune

With a lad building glory.

وَدَعى عَلِيّاً مُعلِناً

أَنَّ التَوارُثَ ما فَنى

And called Ali proclaiming

That inheritance does not vanish,

إِن كانَ عِزّاً أَو غِنى

في جِدِّهِ فَبِهِ هَني

Be it honour or wealth,

It is found in his ancestry.

وَلِذاكَ قُلتُ مُبيناً

زَمَناً بِهِ قَد سَرَّني

That’s why I said, making clear,

A time with him has delighted me,

بِوِدادِهِ يَحيى عَلى

لِجَدِّهِ الذِكرُ السَني

With his affection Ahmad lives on

For his splendid ancestors.

فَلِحَضرَةِ الصِهرِ المَني

وَلِآلِهِ الحَظُّ الهَني

So for the honored in-law

And his family the pleasant fortune.

أَمّا الشَقيقُ عَزيزَنا

فَلِكُلِّ أُنسٍ يَجتَني

As for our dear brother

For every intimacy he gathers,

وَاللَهُ يَحفَظُهُم لَنا

وَيُعِزُّهُم وَيَسُرُّني

And God protects them for us

Honouring them, and gladdening me.