1. Though we dread old age, it is not for whiteness
But for what comes after gray hair.
١. وَإِنّا لَنَخشى الشَيبَ لا لِبَياضِهِ
وَلَكِن لِما بَعدَ المَشيبِ يَكونُ
2. It saddens us not to foresee what will come,
For at times it is hard and at times easier.
٢. وَيُحزُنُنا أَلّا نَراهُ فَأَمرُهُ
يَعِزُّ عَلَينا تارَةً وَيَهونُ