تعجّلْتُ وخْطَ الشّيبِ في زَمَنِ الصِّبا

تعجّلْتُ وخْطَ الشّيبِ في زَمَنِ الصِّبا

لخَوْضي غِمارَ الهَمِّ في طَلَبِ المَجْدِ

لخَوْضي غِمارَ الهَمِّ في طَلَبِ المَجْدِ

I brought on gray hair’s first streaks in the season of youth,

I took on flecks of gray before their time, in the days of youth,

by plunging into the depths of care in pursuit of glory.

Because I plunged into the depths of care in pursuit of glory.

فمَهْما رأيْتُمْ شَيْبَةً فوْقَ مَفْرِقي

فمَهْما رأيْتُمْ شَيْبَةً فوْقَ مَفْرِقي

فلا تُنْكِروها إنّها شَيْبَةُ الحَمْدِ

فلا تُنْكِروها إنّها شَيْبَةُ الحَمْدِ

So whatever gray you see upon the crown of my head,

So whenever you see a gray hair upon the parting of my hair,

do not find it strange—it is the gray hair of praise.

Do not disapprove of it: it is a gray hair worthy of praise.