فَرعٌ لهُ في المَكرُماتِ أُصولُ

فَرعٌ لهُ في المَكرُماتِ أُصولُ

يَعلو بِطولِ ثَنائِها ويَطولُ

يَعلو بِطولِ ثَنائِها ويَطولُ

A branch with roots in noble deeds,

He has a branch in generosity, with roots

It rises with the length of their praise, and grows tall.

That rise with the length of its praise and grow long

نزلَت بهِ أَعلَى المَنازِلِ رفعَةً

نزلَت بهِ أَعلَى المَنازِلِ رفعَةً

فكأنَّ إِسماعيلَ إِسماعيلُ

فكأنَّ إِسماعيلَ إِسماعيلُ

The loftiest stations of eminence have settled upon him,

He attained the highest ranks in elevation

So it is as though Isma'il were Isma'il.

As if Isma'il were Isma'il indeed

جمعَ المَعالي والصَّميمَ بدَوحَةٍ

جمعَ المَعالي والصَّميمَ بدَوحَةٍ

ثَمراتُها أَن تُجتَدى فَتُنيلُ

ثَمراتُها أَن تُجتَدى فَتُنيلُ

He united lofty honors and pure lineage in a spreading tree,

He gathered perfections and the essence with an encampment

Its fruits are these: to be asked for bounty, and then to bestow it.

Whose fruits, when sought out, are attained

هَبَّت رياحُ الوَصلِ في أَغصانِها

هَبَّت رياحُ الوَصلِ في أَغصانِها

غُصنٌ إِلى غُصنٍ أَراهُ يَميلُ

غُصنٌ إِلى غُصنٍ أَراهُ يَميلُ

The winds of union blew through its branches;

The winds of connection blew in its branches

I see one branch leaning toward another.

I see a branch inclining toward a branch

واليَوم أسعد ما يكونُ لأنَّهُ

واليَوم أسعد ما يكونُ لأنَّهُ

بالسَّعدِ فيما بَعدَهُ مَوصولُ

بالسَّعدِ فيما بَعدَهُ مَوصولُ

And today is as fortunate as can be, for it

And today is the happiest it can be, because

Is linked with good fortune in what follows it.

After it, it is connected with good fortune