قَدmay يَشيبُturn gray الفَتىthe young man وَلَيسَand it is not عَجيباًstrange
قَد يَشيبُ الفَتى وَلَيسَ عَجيباً
أَنthat يُرىbe seen النَورُthe blossoms فيon القَضيبِthe branch الرَطيبِthe fresh, tender
أَن يُرى النَورُ في القَضيبِ الرَطيبِ
A young man may turn gray, and it is no wonder
The youth may grow grey, and it is no wonder,
That blossoms should be seen on a tender branch.
To see lightning flash from a supple wand.
Sol 6.1