أَلا يَنهاكَ شَيبُكَ عَن صِباكا

أَلا يَنهاكَ شَيبُكَ عَن صِباكا

وَتَترُكَ ما أَضَلَّكَ مِن هَواكا

وَتَترُكَ ما أَضَلَّكَ مِن هَواكا

Will not your gray hair deter you from youthful infatuation,

Will your gray hair not restrain you from your youthful folly,

and will you not forsake what in your passion led you astray?

and will you not abandon the passion that has led you astray?

أَتَرجو أَن يُطيعَكَ قَلبُ سَلمى

أَتَرجو أَن يُطيعَكَ قَلبُ سَلمى

وَتَزعُمَ أَنَّ قَلبَكَ قَد عَصاكا

وَتَزعُمَ أَنَّ قَلبَكَ قَد عَصاكا

Do you hope that Salma’s heart will obey you,

Do you hope that Salma's heart will obey you,

while claiming that your own heart has disobeyed you?

while claiming that your own heart has already disobeyed you?