لا يَرُعكِ المَشيبُ يا اِبنَةَ عَبدِ ال

لا يَرُعكِ المَشيبُ يا اِبنَةَ عَبدِ ال

لَهِ فَالشَيبُ هَيبَةٌ وَوَقارُ

لَهِ فَالشَيبُ هَيبَةٌ وَوَقارُ

Do not let gray hair alarm you, O daughter of ʿAbd Al-

Let not the hoariness of age disturb thee, O daughter of the noble,

lāh; for gray hair is majesty and dignity.

For gray hairs are reverence and dignity.

إِنَّما تَحسُنُ الرِياضُ إِذا ما

إِنَّما تَحسُنُ الرِياضُ إِذا ما

ضَحِكَت في خِلالِها الأَنوارُ

ضَحِكَت في خِلالِها الأَنوارُ

Gardens are beautiful only when

Truly the meadows are beautified when midst them

the blossoms smile in their midst.

The lights gleam and smile.