1. Youth has departed and all things fade away,
And man is pledged to that which is destined.

2. His days and months have sneered at him,
Truly, he who remains steadfast through adversities is wretched.

3. Youth has departed and the water of his stream is diminishing,
Now from it every freshet is turbid.

4. Its attributes have passed away and its ravens have flown,
Yet attributes may still remain for you.

5. The days of your prime are devoted to the grave,
And death in the sight of the grave is lurking.

6. Time has betrayed your brother in his pleasures,
Verily time for every free man is a traitor.