1. وُدِّي لِرِزْقَ اللّهِ وُدُ تَجِلَّةٍ

    لأَخٍ تَحَلَى بِالْكَمَالِ النَّادِرِ

    My affection for Rizq Allah is an affection of reverence

    For a brother adorned with rare perfection.

  2. وَهَوَايَ مِنْ قِدَمٍ لَهُ وَلآِلِهِ

    مَا زَالَ أَوَّلَ عَهْدِهِ كَالآخِرِ

    And my long-standing love for him and his family

    Has remained the same in its first days as in its last.

  3. بَلْ زَادَهُ سِعَةً نَمُوُّ عَدِيدِهِمْ

    فِي كَابِرٍ مُتَسَلْسِلٍ عَنْ كَابِرِ

    Rather, the growth of their number has broadened it,

    In a succession of noble elders, one descending from another.

  4. وَكذاكَ يَزْكُو كُلمَا طَالَ الْمَدَى

    بَيْنَ الأَحِبةِ كُلِّ حُبٍّ طَاهِرِ

    And thus, as time stretches on, there flourishes

    Every pure love between loved ones.

  5. يَا حَبَّذَا أبْنَاؤُهُ وَبَنَاتُهِ

    مِنْ نُخْبَةٍ غُرُّ كَعِقْدِ جَوَاهِرِ

    How wonderful are his sons and his daughters,

    Of a select company, radiant as a necklace of jewels.

  6. يَخْتَارُ مِنْهُ الْمَجْدُ كُلَّ فَرِيدَةٍ

    لِتكونَ وَاسِطَةً لِعَقْدٍ فَاخِرِ

    From it, glory chooses each peerless gem

    To be the centerpiece of a splendid necklace.

  7. يَا مَحْفِلاً هُوَ لِلفُؤَادِ مَسَرَّةٌ

    فِي لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ قُرَّةٌ لِلنَّاظِرِ

    O gathering that is a joy to the heart,

    On a night that is a delight to the beholder.

  8. جَمَعَ الشَّتيتَ مِنَ الْمَحَاسِنَ فِيهِمَا

    مَا بَيْنَ زَهْرٍ تُجْتَلَى وَأَزَاهِرِ

    It gathered scattered beauties in them both,

    Amid flowers to be admired and blossoms.

  9. أعطيت رتبته أحبب بعودتها

    إلى الحمى في ازدهار طاب مؤتنفا

    His rank was bestowed; how welcome its return

    To the sanctuary, in delightful, renewed flourishing.

  10. هل من كمال لمن تسمو مكانته

    كالمجد والخلق العالي إذا ائتلفا

    Is there, for one whose standing rises, any perfection

    Like glory and lofty character when they unite?