1. وَالشَيبُ زورٌ يُجتَوى وَقُربُهُ

    لا يُرتَضى وَفَقدُهُ لا يُشتَهى

    And gray hair is a loathed guest; its nearness

    is unwelcome, yet its loss is not desired.

  2. قَد يَشتَهي كُلُّ اِمرِئٍ بُلوغَهُ

    وَقَلَّ مَن يُبلِغُهُ إِلّا شَكا

    Every person may wish to reach it,

    yet scarcely anyone reaches it without complaint.

  3. كَأَنَّما الشَبابَ كانَ فُرقَةً

    لَهُ مِنَ الأَنفُسِ حُبٌّ وَقَلى

    As though youth were a parting,

    for which souls feel both love and hatred.