إِن حالَ لَونُ الرَأسِ عَن حالِهِ

إِن حالَ لَونُ الرَأسِ عَن حالِهِ

فَفي خِضابِ الرَأسِ مُستَمتِعُ

فَفي خِضابِ الرَأسِ مُستَمتِعُ

If the hair on the head changes from its former color,

If the color of the head changes from its condition,

there is pleasure to be had in dyeing it.

Then in dyeing the head there is enjoyment.

هَب مَن لَهُ شَيبٌ لَهُ حيلَة

هَب مَن لَهُ شَيبٌ لَهُ حيلَة

فَما الَّذي يَحتالَهُ الأَصلَعُ

فَما الَّذي يَحتالَهُ الأَصلَعُ

Grant that a man with gray hair has a remedy—

Give to him who has gray hair a stratagem,

then what remedy can the bald man devise?

So what can the bald man scheme?