1. In the prime of youth I loved her
And said that old age would console me.
١. أَحببتُها في عُنفوانِ الصِّبَا
وقلتُ إنَّ الشيبَ يُسلِيني
2. But my old age has maddened me for her
As if old age were tempting me.
٢. فزادني شَيْبي جُنوناً بها
حتّى كأَنَّ الشيبَ يُغْرِيِني
3. There is no difference between youth and old age
For the insane.
٣. وكالشبابِ الشَّيبُ لا مِيزةٌ
بينهُما عندَ المجَانِينِ