1. I was delighted by the covenant of youth after
I was given to drink the fire of sorrow and war.

2. And my mind was reddened by the whiteness of old age,
So here I am, in it is healing and delight.

3. And were it not for being content in the time of the president,
Amin Al-Aula, who corrected my faulty state,

4. And his arrival from the sanctuary of Al-Marj who
Healed me from the chaos of the sea of anguish,

5. He honors me with his affection, not aloofness,
And satisfies my echo with his integrity, never waning.

6. My master called me a venerable old man,
So he disciplined me, curbing my rage.

7. He did well by me in allegiance and estrangement,
And made me wise in acceptance and anger.