فَبانَ مِنّي شَبابي بَعدَ لَذَّتِهِ

فَبانَ مِنّي شَبابي بَعدَ لَذَّتِهِ

كَأَنَّما كانَ ضَيفاً نازِلاً رَحَلا

كَأَنَّما كانَ ضَيفاً نازِلاً رَحَلا

My youth parted from me after its delight,

So my youth departed from me after its delights,

As though it were a guest who alighted, then departed.

As though it had been a guest who stayed, then left.