اِلتَحى الأَمرَدُ الَّذي

اِلتَحى الأَمرَدُ الَّذي

كانَ في التيهِ مُسرِفا

كانَ في التيهِ مُسرِفا

The beardless youth has grown a beard—he who

The everlasting one who wandered astray

was excessive in his arrogance.

Once reckless in the wilderness

حَسَناً كانَ وَجهُهُ

حَسَناً كانَ وَجهُهُ

وَسَريعاً تَصَحَّفا

وَسَريعاً تَصَحَّفا

His face was handsome,

Handsome was his face

and swiftly became distorted.

And nimble his gait

سَرَّ وَاللَهِ ناظِري

سَرَّ وَاللَهِ ناظِري

ما أَرى فيهِ وَاِشتَفى

ما أَرى فيهِ وَاِشتَفى

By God, my eye was delighted

By God, it gladdened my sight

by what I see in him, and found satisfaction.

Though imperfect he remained

شَكَرَ اللَهُ لِحيَةً

شَكَرَ اللَهُ لِحيَةً

صَيَّرَت وَجهَهُ قَفا

صَيَّرَت وَجهَهُ قَفا

May God reward the beard

Thank God for the beard

that turned his face into a nape.

That covered his chin