كَفاكَhas spared you الشَيبُgray hair هَمَّthe burden العَذلِreproach فَاِقبَلso accept
كَفاكَ الشَيبُ هَمَّ العَذلِ فَاِقبَل
ضَمانَthe guarantee الشَيبِgray hair عَنّيon my behalf فيin القبولِacceptance
ضَمانَ الشَيبِ عَنّي في القبولِ
Gray hair has spared you the burden of reproach, so accept
Gray hair is reproach enough, no more disdain!
Gray hair's guarantee, on my behalf, that I will heed.
Accept my gray hair’s pledge, and be not so vain.
فَإِنَّfor indeed الشَيبَgray hair أَكبَرُgreater مِنthan عَذولٍa reprover
فَإِنَّ الشَيبَ أَكبَرُ مِن عَذولٍ
وَمَنand who قاسَcompared النَذيرَthe warner إِلىto العَذولِthe reprover
وَمَن قاسَ النَذيرَ إِلى العَذولِ
For gray hair is greater than a reprover—
Gray hair is weightier than the flighty youth;
And who would compare the warner with the reprover?
To match gray hair with callowness is uncouth.
فَيالَكَso, how remarkable you are! مِنof نُجومٍstars لاno أُفولٌsetting
فَيالَكَ مِن نُجومٍ لا أُفولٌ
لَهاfor them عَنّيaway from me وَتُخبِرُand they tell عَنof أُفوليmy setting
لَها عَنّي وَتُخبِرُ عَن أُفولي
Oh, what stars, never setting
Woe to you, stars that never fade or fall!
Away from me, yet telling of my own setting.
You judge me, while my own gray hair foretells my fall.
Sol 6.1