1. لا حبذا شيبٌ بشعري ولا

    شيب بقلبي أفد يا عيني

    Unwelcome is the gray in my hair, and unwelcome too

    is the grayness in my heart. Be of help, O my eye!

  2. ما كنت بالتائب عن صبوتي

    طوعاً فقد تبت بشيبين

    I was not one to repent of my youthful passion

    willingly; for I have repented through a double graying.