شبابٌyouth غيرُnot مذْمومٍblameworthy تولَّىhas departed
شبابٌ غيرُ مذْمومٍ تولَّى
وشيبٌand gray hair قدindeed أتىhas arrived أهلاًwelcome وسَهْلاَand welcome
وشيبٌ قد أتى أهلاً وسَهْلاَ
Blameless youth has departed;
A blameless youth has passed away
and gray hair has arrived—welcome!
And hoary age has come, welcome and serene
مضَىhas passed عمريmy lifetime الطويلُlong ومَرَّعيشيand my life has gone by
مضَى عمري الطويلُ ومَرَّعيشي
كأنّيas though I لَمْdid not أعشI live فيin الدَّهرِthe world إلاّonly
كأنّي لَمْ أعش في الدَّهرِ إلاّ
My long lifetime has passed, and my life has gone by,
My long life has passed as if I lived
as though I had lived in this world only...
Naught but an hour of the whole age
Sol 6.1