1. She denied my old age so I was repelled
I said: Money is a remedy for old age
١. أنكرتْ شيبي فصدَّتْ ونأتْ
قلتُ إنَّ المالَ للشيبِ دوا
2. She said: Hush! Old age is but blindness
The whiteness of hair and sight are equal
٢. قالتِ اسكتْ إنما الشيبُ عمى
فبياضُ العينِ والشعرِ سوا