1. نعم إنْ سخا دهري وجاد أجدتُ في

    مديحي إسماعيل نخبة أمجادِ

    Yes, if my fortune is generous and bountiful, I excel in

    my praise of Ismail, the choicest of the illustrious:

  2. أبا العربِ عمَّ المسعداتِ أخا الحيا

    حليفَ الندى مولى الجدى شرفَ النادي

    father of the Arabs, uncle to the bringers of joy, brother to rain,

    ally of generosity, lord of bounty, glory of the assembly;

  3. سليلُ الموالي حائزٌ كل مفخر

    جليلُ المعالي منتهى كل مُرتاد

    scion of lords, possessor of every distinction,

    exalted in noble attainments, the ultimate goal of every seeker;

  4. عزيزُ له التقديمُ في شِرعةِ العلا

    به يَقتدى طُلاب هدىً ورشادِ

    mighty, with precedence his under the law of eminence—

    seekers of guidance and right conduct follow his example.

  5. سما رتباً في العدل من دونها السها

    فمن رامها صلَّ الطريقَ ولا هادى

    He soared to ranks in justice beneath which lies al-Suha;

    whoever seeks them loses the path, with no guide.

  6. وإنَّا لنرجو فوق ذلك مظهراً

    لعليائه دام السعودُ له حادي

    And we indeed hope for a still higher manifestation

    of his eminence—may good fortune ever be his singing guide.

  7. وتوفيقُه ربُّ المعالي رفيقُه

    له صوب عهدِ الملك أكمل إسعاد

    And his Tawfiq, master of lofty honors, his companion—

    may the fullest good fortune be his toward the pledge of kingship.