1. الحمدُ لِلّه ربِّ العالمين على

    أنس أقام ووحشٍ ساكن رحَلا

    Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, for

    comfort that has settled, and lingering loneliness that has departed;

  2. ومقدم حل بّعد الانتظار له

    منا محل الشفاء المذهب العللا

    and an arrival that came, after we had waited for it,

    taking among us the place of healing that banishes ailments.

  3. أكرمْ به مقدماً تمّ السرور بهِ

    على الأنام وجلاّ الهمَّ والوجَلا

    How noble an arrival! Through it joy was made complete

    for mankind, and it dispelled anxiety and fear.

  4. جاء الذي ما فتى منكم له عنقٍ

    إلاّ مقلده من فضلهِ بحِلا

    He has come: no young man among you has a neck

    but he has adorned it with ornaments from his bounty.

  5. صوموا وصولا وأوفوا بالنذور معاً

    هذا ابن أحمد إسماعيل قَد دخلا

    Fast upon his arrival, and fulfill the vows together;

    this is Ismail, son of Ahmad: he has entered.

  6. سألتم الله قبل اليوم رؤيتهُ

    فهل بقى اليوم من لم يعطَ ما سألا

    Before today, you asked God to let you see him;

    so is anyone left today who has not been given what he asked?

  7. لم يبق دارٌ بها أنثى ولا رجلٌ

    إلا تلقّاك ماجوراً بما فَعِلا

    No house remains where a woman or a man lives

    without their greeting you, rewarded for what they did.

  8. قلدتهم مننا فاستقبلوك بها

    وبالتلقى أجر الشكر قد حصلا

    You adorned their necks with favors, so they welcomed you with them;

    and through welcoming you, they earned the reward of gratitude.

  9. أحبّكَ الخلقُ حتى مالهم شغلٌ

    إِلاّ الثنَا والدعا أكرِم به شغلا

    The people love you so much that they have no occupation

    except praise and prayer—what a noble occupation!

  10. ما لذَهُ الملكِ إلاّ أن تنال به

    حباً يسرك عن أهليه ما انتقلا

    Kingship has no delight except that through it you gain

    a love that gladdens you and never leaves those who bear it.

  11. فللمحبين لحظٌ لا يرى أبداً

    إِلا المحاسنَ والوصف الذي كمُلا

    For those who love have a gaze that never sees

    anything but virtues and perfect qualities.

  12. لا وجهَ أحسنُ من وجهِ لذى كرمٍ

    إِليك أَحسن فاستقبلهُ مُبْتهلا

    No face is fairer than the face of a generous person

    who has been kind to you; greet him with earnest prayers.

  13. أغظ عِداكَ بارضاءِ الإِله فما

    يرضيه مثل مليكٍ في الوري عَدلا

    Enrage your enemies by pleasing God, for nothing

    pleases Him like a king who acts justly among mankind.

  14. ولا تطعْ كل همّازٍ يغركمُ

    بزوره حاسداً للخلق ما عَقلا

    And do not obey every slanderer who deceives you

    with his lies, envying mankind and lacking reason.

  15. أراد أن يتحلّى من طبائعهِ

    بشيمةٍ لم تلقَ الاّ به عملا

    He wanted, from his own dispositions, to adorn himself

    with a trait you have seen practiced only in him.

  16. غلبتَ إبليس فاستدعى بفتيتهِ

    لينصروه عليكم بعد ما خُذلا

    You overcame Iblis, so he called for his young followers

    to help him against you after he had been forsaken.

  17. أغاظه أن فضلاً منك عمهمُ

    وأن صحفك امست بالثواب ملا

    It enraged him that bounty from you had reached them all,

    and that your scrolls had become full of reward.

  18. لو صحَّ ما قيل من إفراط ما سمحتْ

    بهِ المقاديَرُ في تخفيف ما نقلا

    If what was said were true of the excess in what was generously granted

    by fate in lightening what was reported,

  19. لكنتَ أكرم ممن يستعيد عطاً

    عمَّ البرايا وفضلاً منك قد شملا

    you would be nobler than one who reclaims a gift

    that reached all creation, and bounty from you that embraced them all.

  20. ذكرٌ جميلٌ وأجرُ باقيان معاً

    خيرٌ من المال لا يبقى وإِن جزلا

    A good name and a reward, both enduring,

    are better than wealth, which does not last, however plentiful.

  21. ما هذه النعمةُ العظما ظفرت بها

    لا تخدعنَّ عليها وابلغِ الاملا

    What is this supreme blessing you have attained?

    Do not let yourself be cheated of it, and attain your hope.

  22. لقد مشيت طريقاً ما بها عوجٌ

    من سار فيها إلى رب السما وصلا

    You have indeed walked a path without crookedness;

    whoever travels it reaches the Lord of heaven.

  23. الحمدُ لِلّه أبصرْنا بأعيننا

    ما لم تصدق به الأسماع لو نُقلا

    Praise be to God: we have seen with our own eyes

    what ears would not have believed had it been reported.

  24. فلابن أحمدَ افعالٌ مصححةٌ

    لكل ما قيل من فضل عن الفُضلا

    For the son of Ahmad has deeds that confirm

    all that has been said of virtue about the virtuous.

  25. كنا نراها خرافاتٍ مؤرخة

    فاليومَ صحّت وأبصرنا الذي فعلا

    We used to regard them as fables recorded in history;

    but today they have proved true, and we have seen what he has done.

  26. محى اسم كسرى بإسماعيل معدله

    صرفاً به لا بكسرى يضربُ المثلا

    His justice has effaced Kisra's name with Ismail's,

    utterly: he, not Kisra, is held up as the example.

  27. العدلُ مكرمةُ خُص الملوك به

    وأنت أفضلُ سلطان به عِملا

    Justice is a noble virtue with which kings are distinguished,

    and you are the finest ruler to practice it.

  28. لكم على العدل أجر لا يشارككم

    فيه امرؤ بأجور الناس قد عدلا

    For justice you have a reward no one shares with you,

    one that equals the rewards of mankind.

  29. والعدل صعبٌ على من لا يقين له

    لولا كمال يقين فيك ما سهلا

    Justice is hard for one who has no certainty;

    without your perfect certainty, it would not have been easy.

  30. اصبرْ له فغداً تحلو مراراته

    طعماً ويضحي به ما اعوّج معتدلا

    Persevere in it: tomorrow its bitterness will turn sweet

    to the taste, and through it what was crooked will become straight.

  31. عاملْ به الخلق يرضى عنك خالقُهم

    رضاً يوالي عَليك الخير متصلا

    Treat people with it, and their Creator will be pleased with you,

    with an approval that brings you goodness without interruption.

  32. لله سبحانه يمنٌ يعامله

    لطفٌ خفيٌّ وغاراتٌ أتت عجلا

    Yemen belongs to God—glory be to Him; it is attended by

    hidden kindness and raids that came swiftly.

  33. أهلاً وسهلاً بإسماعيل من ملك

    أراضي الإله وارضى العالمين ولا

    Welcome to Ismail, who has ruled

    God's lands and pleased the worlds with loyalty;

  34. من ملكه بيد البارى يدبره

    لما رآه عليه فيه مُتّكِلا

    one whose kingdom is in the Creator's hand: He governs it,

    since He saw him rely on Him concerning it.

  35. لقد كفيت وهل يخشى الفواتٌ على

    أمر به لك رب العرش قد كَفلا

    You have indeed been cared for; can failure be feared in

    a matter the Lord of the Throne has guaranteed for you?

  36. ثق بالإِله ولا تشغلك حادئة

    فان ربّك عنك السوءَ قد حَملا

    Trust in God, and let no mishap distract you;

    for your Lord has borne evil away from you.

  37. فما ترى الخطب إلا كي يريك به

    ما لطفه ضائع في كشفه مَهلا

    You see affliction only so that He may show you through it

    that His kindness does not fail in dispelling it gently,

  38. وانّ لله أفعالاً بحكمته

    تقضي ليعلم منها العبدُ ما جَهلا

    and that God has deeds which, in His wisdom,

    are decreed so the servant learns from them what he did not know.

  39. فما جزا فهو من هذا فقرَّبه

    عيناً ونمْ آمنا لا تختشى خَللا

    So whatever occurs is part of this; let it cool

    your eye; sleep secure, and fear no disorder.

  40. واذكر إلهك واشكرهُ على عملٍ

    أرضاه منك وأرضى عنك كل ملا

    And remember your God, and thank Him for a deed

    of yours that pleased Him and won every assembly's approval.