1. فَرعٌ لهُ في المَكرُماتِ أُصولُ

    يَعلو بِطولِ ثَنائِها ويَطولُ

    A branch with roots in noble deeds,

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

  2. نزلَت بهِ أَعلَى المَنازِلِ رفعَةً

    فكأنَّ إِسماعيلَ إِسماعيلُ

    The loftiest stations of eminence have settled upon him,

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

  3. جمعَ المَعالي والصَّميمَ بدَوحَةٍ

    ثَمراتُها أَن تُجتَدى فَتُنيلُ

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

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

  4. هَبَّت رياحُ الوَصلِ في أَغصانِها

    غُصنٌ إِلى غُصنٍ أَراهُ يَميلُ

    The winds of union blew through its branches;

    I see one branch leaning toward another.

  5. واليَوم أسعد ما يكونُ لأنَّهُ

    بالسَّعدِ فيما بَعدَهُ مَوصولُ

    And today is as fortunate as can be, for it

    Is linked with good fortune in what follows it.