1. My youth - I did not spurn its company,
And age, when it uncovered me, added devotion.

2. I came to be between youth and elder
Cloaked in the garb of youth with the garb of age content.

3. In age there is wellness if baldness has not come,
For that and this are disgrace when joined together.

4. The color of gray hair, when I have grayed, hides it,
But what can the color of dye hide when baldness comes?