نَزَلَdescended المَشيبُgray hair فَأَينَso where تَذهَبُwill you go بَعدَهُafter it
نَزَلَ المَشيبُ فَأَينَ تَذهَبُ بَعدَهُ
وَقَدand already ارعَويتَyou have come to your senses وَحانَand the time has come مِنكَfrom you رَحيلُdeparture
وَقَد ارعَويتَ وَحانَ مِنكَ رَحيلُ
Gray hair has descended—where will you go after it?
And you have come to your senses, and your departure is at hand.
كانَwas الشَبابُyouth خَفيفَةٌlight أَيّامُهُits days
كانَ الشَبابُ خَفيفَةٌ أَيّامُهُ
وَالشَيبُand gray hair مَحمَلُهits burden عَلَيكَupon you ثَقيلُheavy
وَالشَيبُ مَحمَلُه عَلَيكَ ثَقيلُ
Youth's days were light,
And gray hair's burden is heavy upon you.
لَيسَis not العَطاءُgiving منfrom الفُضولِsurplus سَماحَةًgenerosity
لَيسَ العَطاءُ من الفُضولِ سَماحَةً
حَتّىuntil تَجودَyou give freely وَماwhile what لَدَيكَyou have قَليلُlittle
حَتّى تَجودَ وَما لَدَيكَ قَليلُ
Giving from surplus is not generosity,
Until you give freely while what you have is little.
Sol 6.1