وَلِحيَةٍ كَأَنَّها غُرابُ

وَلِحيَةٍ كَأَنَّها غُرابُ

زَوَّرَها التَسويدُ وَالخِضابُ

زَوَّرَها التَسويدُ وَالخِضابُ

And a beard, as though it were a raven,

A beard like a raven

Blackening and dyeing have made it counterfeit;

Blackened and dyed by age

إِذا تَبَدَّت ضَحِكَ الشَبابُ

إِذا تَبَدَّت ضَحِكَ الشَبابُ

Whenever it appears, the young men laugh.

When it smiles, youth laughs