1. He cast down his staff and loosened his turban
And said, "A guest," so I said, "Old age," he said, "Yes indeed."

2. So I said, "You missed the abode of the living," he said, "And why?"
"You’ve passed forty, exuberant hair has descended."

3. So I was not saddened by anything, not saddened
As if blocked from it was the parting of my head by a mountain.