فلو كُنتُ مَعذوراً بأن أطلُب الصِّبا

فلو كُنتُ مَعذوراً بأن أطلُب الصِّبا

لَقَد حَمَلَت مِنِّي إِليكِ رَسُولُ

لَقَد حَمَلَت مِنِّي إِليكِ رَسُولُ

So, had I been excused for seeking youthful passion,

If I were excused for longing for youth

A messenger would surely have carried word from me to you.

My messenger would certainly have conveyed it to you

ولكِنَّما ذُو الشَيبِ يُبلى بِأَنَّهُ

ولكِنَّما ذُو الشَيبِ يُبلى بِأَنَّهُ

إذا شابَ لَم يُجعَل عَلَيهِ قَبُولُ

إذا شابَ لَم يُجعَل عَلَيهِ قَبُولُ

But the grey-haired man is afflicted by this:

But he with grey hair is rejected for being so

When he turns grey, no favor is bestowed upon him.

For when he was young, he was not accepted