1. Youth has slipped from his shoulders
So he wrapped the locks, his dyed head
١. خَلَعَ الصِبا عَن مَنكبَيهِ مَشيب
فَطَوى الذَوائب رأَسهُ المَخضوبُ
2. Time has spread white spiders
Crawling on his temples
٢. نَشَرَ البِلى في عارِضيَهِ عَقارِباً
بيضاً لَهُنَّ عَلى القُرونِ دَبيبُ
3. His livelihood was never greener and fresher
Than when his cloak tails dragged
٣. ما كانَ أَنضَرَ عيشَهُ وأَغضَّهُ
أَيام فَضلُ رِدائِهِ مَسحوبُ