1. حَمْلُ العَصا للمُبْتلى

    بِالشّيبِ عُنْوانُ البلى

    Carrying a staff, for one afflicted

    with gray hair, is a sign of decay.

  2. وُصِفَ المُسافرُ أَنّهُ

    أَلقى العَصا كي يَنزِلا

    The traveler was described as having

    laid down his staff to halt.

  3. فَعَلى القِياسِ سَبيلُ مَنْ

    حَمَلَ العَصا أنْ يَرْحَلا

    So, by analogy, the course of one who

    carries a staff is to depart.