نِلتَ الريَاسَةَ مُستَحِقّا نيلَهَا

نِلتَ الريَاسَةَ مُستَحِقّا نيلَهَا

ولَقلَّما تلقَى أَخا استِحقَاقِ

ولَقلَّما تلقَى أَخا استِحقَاقِ

You attained leadership, deserving to attain it;

You attained leadership, deserving its attainment,

and very rarely do you meet a man of merit.

Yet rarely does one find a brother so deserving.