وَشَبابٌ خَفَّ نازِلُهُ

وَشَبابٌ خَفَّ نازِلُهُ

لَيتَهُ عادَ كَما كانا

لَيتَهُ عادَ كَما كانا

And youth—its guest has hastened away;

would that it returned as it once was!

وَمَشيبُ آبِ نازِحُهُ

وَمَشيبُ آبِ نازِحُهُ

لَيتَهُ إِذ كانَ ما بانا

لَيتَهُ إِذ كانَ ما بانا

And gray hair—its absent one has returned;

would that, when it came to be, it had not shown itself!

خانَني دَهرٌ وَثِقتُ بِهِ

خانَني دَهرٌ وَثِقتُ بِهِ

رُبَّ مَوثوقٍ بِهِ خانا

رُبَّ مَوثوقٍ بِهِ خانا

Time, which I trusted, has betrayed me;

many a trusted one has betrayed.