1. Alas! There is no welcome for parting with Layla,
Nor for old age when youth has knocked.

2. Youthfulness has passed commendably, and old age
Is contemptible - we have not found either to be companions.

3. You are not of youth, nor is youth of you
When your beard asks you for dye.

4. What does an old man hope for from beautiful women
When his youth and handsomeness have gone?

5. She is a wise woman from the wise women of Najd
And Mecca - they have not tied the stirrups.

6. Nor on the day of Najd have they chased away diseased camels,
Nor have they chased away either dogs or crows.