1. أمن بعد ما لاح المشيب بعارضي

    وعرف الصبا ولى ولم أر طيبا

    Is it after gray hair has appeared on my cheek,

    And youth’s fragrance has departed, and I have found no sweetness,

  2. أروم شبابي أن يعود كما بدا

    وهيهات عودي أن يعود رطيبا

    That I seek my youth’s return, just as it first appeared?

    And how far my branch is from growing tender again!