أَلا تَسلو فَتَقصُرَ عَن هَواكا

أَلا تَسلو فَتَقصُرَ عَن هَواكا

أَلا وَمَشيبُ رَأسِكَ خانَ ذاكا

أَلا وَمَشيبُ رَأسِكَ خانَ ذاكا

Will you not forget your love and desist from your passion?

Will you not refrain, lest you fall short of your desire?

Lo, the gray hair on your head has betrayed that.

Will you not realize, before the graying of your head deceives you?

أَراكَ تَزيدُ حِذقاً بِالمَعاصي

أَراكَ تَزيدُ حِذقاً بِالمَعاصي

إِذا ما طالَ في الدُنيا مَداكا

إِذا ما طالَ في الدُنيا مَداكا

I see you growing more adept at sinning

I see you growing more adept at transgressions

as your span in this world lengthens.

The longer your days in this world become