1. My youth has passed and old age startles me,
The birds of my youth have flown away.
١. ولّى شبابي وَرَاعَ شَيبْي
مِنّيَ سِرْبَ المَها وَفَضّهْ
2. As if the comb in my right hand
Is pulling out threads of pure silver.
٢. كَأَنَّما المشطُ في يَميني
تَجُرُّ مِنهُ خُيوطَ فِضّه