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Has he resolved to go astray or has he repented?

أصمم في الغواية أم أنابا

1. Has he resolved to go astray or has he repented?
Youth has been stolen by the gray hair of old age.

١. أصَمَّمَ في الغوايَةِ أَمْ أَنَابا
وَشَيْبُ الرَّأسِ قَدْ خَلَسَ الشَّبَابَا

2. When the dye fades he weeps over it,
And laughs whenever fresh dye is applied,

٢. إِذَا نَصَلَ الخِضَابُ بَكى عَلَيْهِ
وَيَضْحَكُ كُلَّمَا وَصَلَ الخِضابَا

3. As if a white dove hovers over him
Matching the raven in its elegance.

٣. كأنَّ حَمامَةً بَيْضَاءَ ظَلَّتْ
تُقَابِلُ في مَفَارِقِهِ غُرَابا