ولَّىhas departed الشَّبابُyouth وكنتَand you were تَسكنُdwelling in ظِلَّهُits shade
ولَّى الشَّبابُ وكنتَ تَسكنُ ظِلَّهُ
فانظُرْso consider لنفسِكَfor yourself أيَّwhich ظِلٍّshade تسكُنُyou dwell in
فانظُرْ لنفسِكَ أيَّ ظِلٍّ تسكُنُ
Youth has departed, and you once dwelt in its shade.
Youth has departed, while you dwelt in its shade
So consider for yourself: in what shade will you dwell?
Consider for yourself, which shade will you dwell in
ونَهَىand has forbidden المَشيبُgray hair عنagainst الصِّباyouthful folly لوif only أنَّهُthat it
ونَهَى المَشيبُ عن الصِّبا لو أنَّهُ
يُدْليputs forward بحُجَّتهِwith its argument إلىto مَنone who يَلْقَنُunderstands
يُدْلي بحُجَّتهِ إلى مَن يَلْقَنُ
And gray hair has forbidden youthful folly—if only it
And old age prohibited youth, if only it
Were making its case to one who understands.
Could argue its case to whom it lectures
Sol 6.1