لَئِن أَيامنا أَمسَت طِوالاً

لَئِن أَيامنا أَمسَت طِوالاً

لَقَد كُنّا نَعيشُ بِها قِصارا

لَقَد كُنّا نَعيشُ بِها قِصارا

Though our days have grown long,

Though our days have grown long

we did once live through them when they were short.

We lived them short, once upon a time

رأَيتُ الغانياتِ نفرنَ لَمّا

رأَيتُ الغانياتِ نفرنَ لَمّا

رأينَ الشيبَ أَلبَسَني عِذارا

رأينَ الشيبَ أَلبَسَني عِذارا

I saw the beautiful women shy away when

When the singing girls saw me, they flocked

they saw gray hair clothe my cheeks.

But now that grey hair clothes me, they shun in scorn

وَما يُنكرنَ مِن قَمَرٍ مُنيرٍ

وَما يُنكرنَ مِن قَمَرٍ مُنيرٍ

بَعُيْدَ شَبابِه لقيَ السرارا

بَعُيْدَ شَبابِه لقيَ السرارا

And what do they find strange in a radiant moon

Nor do they deny the shining moon

that, shortly after its youth, has reached its dark phase?

After the springtide of its youth, it suffered loss