1. They call me an old man when I have lived for ages
yet they are women who goad me as if I'm a young groom
١. أيَدْعُونَنِي شَيْخاً وَقَدْ عِشْتُ حِقْبَةً
وَهن مِنَ الأزوَاجِ نَحْوِي نَوَازِعُ
2. My hair has not turned white with passing years
but events have turned it white
٢. وَمَا شَابَ رَأْسِي مِنْ سِنِينَ تَتَابَعَتْ
عَلَيَّ وَلَكِنْ شَيَّبَتْهُ الوَقَائِعُ