اكتَهلتْ همَّتي فأصبحتُ لا

اكتَهلتْ همَّتي فأصبحتُ لا

أبهَجُ بالشيء كنت أبهجُ بِهْ

أبهَجُ بالشيء كنت أبهجُ بِهْ

My ambition has reached middle age, and I no longer

My aspiration is now complete, so I

delight in what I once delighted in.

No longer rejoice in what I used to rejoice in.

وحسبُ من عاش من خُلُوقَتِهِ

وحسبُ من عاش من خُلُوقَتِهِ

خُلوقَةٌ تعتريهِ في أرَبِهْ

خُلوقَةٌ تعتريهِ في أرَبِهْ

And for one who has lived, a sufficient sign of his wearing out

It is enough for one who lives to have

is the wear that overtakes him in his desire.

A nature that comes over him in his time of need.