1. O Allah, have mercy on loved ones in distress
A time has passed and an era has ended

2. And a strong youthful structure
Old age has demolished its pillar so it collapsed

3. O a time that has passed and left behind
Nothing but sorrow in my thoughts and an incurable wound

4. A life has passed like a fleeting lightning
It was mine in the clouds, nay it has passed faster

5. How much fresh water we accessed in it
And how much meadows we grazed in it

6. And we plucked roses from cheeks
And we freshly squeezed vine sap

7. And we raced in every playground
And we strove for youth vigorously

8. The ways of love and the era of passion
My dignified soul has rejected decisively

9. Let those who ridicule me for losing my youth
See me adorn myself even if it's pretentious

10. A streak of gray has appeared on my temple
Its blackness has turned it white

11. It has blinded the eyes of the gazelles, if not
For the gray streaking their eyes they wouldn't have been blinded

12. And it has shown me that life expands and contracts
After an expansion of youth, a contraction with old age

13. Refresh yourself as much as you can, alas
You will never find a day of ease in life again

14. Will a day give you in your old age
What you wished for in your youth and be content?

15. And the nights grace the youth bountifully
So cry for what you see of old age obligatorily