وُدِّي لِرِزْقَ اللّهِ وُدُ تَجِلَّةٍ

لأَخٍ تَحَلَى بِالْكَمَالِ النَّادِرِ

My love for Allah's sustenance is a radiant love

For a brother adorned with rare perfection.

وَهَوَايَ مِنْ قِدَمٍ لَهُ وَلآِلِهِ

مَا زَالَ أَوَّلَ عَهْدِهِ كَالآخِرِ

My passion for him and his family

Has remained the same since I first knew him.

بَلْ زَادَهُ سِعَةً نَمُوُّ عَدِيدِهِمْ

فِي كَابِرٍ مُتَسَلْسِلٍ عَنْ كَابِرِ

Rather, it has grown as their great number

Increases, generation after generation.

وَكذاكَ يَزْكُو كُلمَا طَالَ الْمَدَى

بَيْنَ الأَحِبةِ كُلِّ حُبٍّ طَاهِرِ

Thus true love always grows stronger

The longer the cherished bond endures.

يَا حَبَّذَا أبْنَاؤُهُ وَبَنَاتُهِ

مِنْ نُخْبَةٍ غُرُّ كَعِقْدِ جَوَاهِرِ

Blessed be his sons and daughters -

A choice selection like a necklace of gems,

يَخْتَارُ مِنْهُ الْمَجْدُ كُلَّ فَرِيدَةٍ

لِتكونَ وَاسِطَةً لِعَقْدٍ فَاخِرِ

From which glory selects each unique one

To form a splendid threaded bond.

يَا مَحْفِلاً هُوَ لِلفُؤَادِ مَسَرَّةٌ

فِي لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ قُرَّةٌ لِلنَّاظِرِ

O what joyous company they are, delighting the heart

On a night that brings joy to the beholder.

جَمَعَ الشَّتيتَ مِنَ الْمَحَاسِنَ فِيهِمَا

مَا بَيْنَ زَهْرٍ تُجْتَلَى وَأَزَاهِرِ

The scattered virtues are gathered in them,

Like plucked flowers and blossoms.

أعطيت رتبته أحبب بعودتها

إلى الحمى في ازدهار طاب مؤتنفا

I gave him a high rank and wished for her return

To the protected land, to flourish beautifully again.

هل من كمال لمن تسمو مكانته

كالمجد والخلق العالي إذا ائتلفا

Can there be any greater perfection

Than glory and noble manners combined?