نظروا لغايتك التي لم تلحق

نظروا لغايتك التي لم تلحق

فتحققوا ان العلا للسبق

فتحققوا ان العلا للسبق

They looked toward your utmost reach, which none had attained,

They looked for glory unattained,

So they knew for certain that eminence belongs to those who lead.

So realize the heights belong to the early risers.

طلبوا العلا وسعوا ولكن فقتهم

طلبوا العلا وسعوا ولكن فقتهم

واتيت من طرق لها لم تطرق

واتيت من طرق لها لم تطرق

They sought eminence and strove, but you surpassed them,

They sought the heights and strove, yet they lacked,

And came to it by paths that had never been trodden.

While I came by paths untrodden.

شابوا وما لحقوا الغبار فشأنهم

شابوا وما لحقوا الغبار فشأنهم

ما كان غير غبار شيب المفرق

ما كان غير غبار شيب المفرق

They grew grey without catching even the dust; their lot

They grew old without reaching the dust, so their lot,

Was nothing but the dust of grey hair at the parting.

Was but the dust of hoary parting's forelock.

باخيك او بك اشرقت سبل

باخيك او بك اشرقت سبل

العلا وتبسمت بالبارق المتألق

العلا وتبسمت بالبارق المتألق

Through your brother or you shone the paths

Whether you or your brother shone the paths,

Of eminence, and they smiled with a radiant lightning-flash.

Of glory smiling with radiant light.

من للعلا بمحمد وباحمد

من للعلا بمحمد وباحمد

حتى تدل بمنظر وبمنطق ي

حتى تدل بمنظر وبمنطق ي

Who will give eminence Muhammad and Ahmad,

For glory through Muhammad and Ahmad,

So that it may glory in appearance and speech?

To point with splendid visage and logic,

لا يبعد الاخوان كل فرقد

لا يبعد الاخوان كل فرقد

لكن كلا مشرق في مشرق

لكن كلا مشرق في مشرق

May the two brothers never be lost—each is a Farqad star,

That does not estrange brothers however parted,

But each is radiant in an eastern sky.

Rather both shine in a shining place.

وهما كما ضاءت يجمعهما العلا

وهما كما ضاءت يجمعهما العلا

ستضىء بالصبحين جبهة جلق

ستضىء بالصبحين جبهة جلق

And they both, as it shone, are united by eminence;

They are as the dawn brought them together, glory

The brow of Jilliq will shine with the two dawns.

Will shine on the brow of the parted.

امحمد وكلاكما من دوحة

امحمد وكلاكما من دوحة

تدلى بفرع في المعالي معرق

تدلى بفرع في المعالي معرق

O Muhammad, both of you come from a great tree

O Muhammad and Ahmad both from Doha,

That puts forth a branch deep-rooted in lofty deeds.

Hanging by a branch aloft in glories.

حسنت عشق المجد حتى سامه

حسنت عشق المجد حتى سامه

من كل ذي عشق ومن لم يعشق

من كل ذي عشق ومن لم يعشق

You made the love of glory beautiful, until it was sought

You have loved glory beautifully until you attained,

By every lover, and by those who had not loved.

What none loving or unloving attained.

لكن تفاوتت الحظوظ فعاشق

لكن تفاوتت الحظوظ فعاشق

رزق الوصال وآخر لم يرزق

رزق الوصال وآخر لم يرزق

But fortunes varied: one lover

But fortunes differed so a lover,

Was granted union, while another was not.

Was granted union while another was not.

اني لا عذل حاسديك لانهم

اني لا عذل حاسديك لانهم

يترقبون وقوع ما لم يخلق

يترقبون وقوع ما لم يخلق

I do not reproach your enviers, for they

I do not blame your enviers for they,

Await the occurrence of what was never created.

Await what was never created.

تعب الذي في الأرض اصبح طاويا

تعب الذي في الأرض اصبح طاويا

للفرقدين حشا الحسود المحنق

للفرقدين حشا الحسود المحنق

Weary is he who, on earth, has come to harbor

The toil on earth has folded,

Against the two Farqad stars an enraged envier’s heart.

For the two parted, spite of envious foes.

لا تخشهم فالدهر ان تنقم بهم

لا تخشهم فالدهر ان تنقم بهم

ينقم وان تعطف برفق يرفق

ينقم وان تعطف برفق يرفق

Do not fear them: Time, if you take vengeance on them,

Fear them not, if fate harms them, it harms,

Will take vengeance; and if you show gentle compassion, it will be gentle.

And if you show kindness, it shows kindness.

واذا وجدت من العناية سلما

واذا وجدت من العناية سلما

فامدد خطاك وثق بربك وارنق

فامدد خطاك وثق بربك وارنق

And when you find a ladder in providential care,

If you find steps of grace,

Then lengthen your strides, trust your Lord, and hover aloft.

Stretch your legs and trust your Lord and rise high.

واسلم على خدع الحظوظ موفقا

واسلم على خدع الحظوظ موفقا

ليدوم من عاداك غير موفق

ليدوم من عاداك غير موفق

And remain safe despite fortune’s tricks, blessed with success,

Submit to caprices of fortunes, successful,

So that whoever opposes you remains without success.

That he who resisted you stays unsuccessful.