1. If I were excused for longing for youth
My messenger would certainly have conveyed it to you
١. فلو كُنتُ مَعذوراً بأن أطلُب الصِّبا
لَقَد حَمَلَت مِنِّي إِليكِ رَسُولُ
2. But he with grey hair is rejected for being so
For when he was young, he was not accepted
٢. ولكِنَّما ذُو الشَيبِ يُبلى بِأَنَّهُ
إذا شابَ لَم يُجعَل عَلَيهِ قَبُولُ