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An old shaykh whose flesh has withered away

شيخ كبير قد تخدد لحمه

1. An old shaykh whose flesh has withered away
Has worn out three caps of varied hues:

١. شَيخٌ كَبِيرٌ قَد تَخَدَّدَ لَحمُهُ
أَفنى ثَلاثَ عَمائِمٍ أَلوَانا

2. Jet black, light brown, and quilted white,
And lessons of piety gleam through.

٢. سَوداءَ داجِيَةٍ وَسَحقَ مُفوَّفٍ
وَدُروسَ مُخلَقَةٍ تَلُوحُ هِجَانا

3. Then death comes after all of that
As if it cared not a whit.

٣. ثُمَّ المَنِيَّةُ بَعدَ ذلكَ كُلِّهِ
وَكَأَنَّما يُعنى بِذاكَ سِوانا