لهن وللمشيب ومن علاه

لهن وللمشيب ومن علاه

من الأمثال قائبة وقوبُ

من الأمثال قائبة وقوبُ

For them, for gray hair, and for him whom it has overtaken,

With time our youthful locks have turned to grey,

among the proverbs is that of the eggshell and the hatchling.

And proverbs run as racers run away.