1. ما الدُرُّ مَنظوماً بِأَحسَنَ مِن

    شَيبٍ يُجَلِّلُ هامَةَ الكَهلِ

    Strung pearls are no more beautiful than

    gray hair that mantles a mature man's head.

  2. وَكَأَنَّهُ فيهِ النُجومُ إِذا

    جَدَّ المَسيرُ بِها عَلى مَهلِ

    And on him it is like the stars when

    their journey presses them onward at a leisurely pace.

  3. لا تَبكِيَنَّ عَلى الشَبابِ إِذا

    يَبكي الجَهولُ عَلَيهِ لِلجَهلِ

    Never weep for youth when

    the ignorant man weeps for it out of ignorance.

  4. وَاشكُر لِشَيبِكَ حُسنَ صُحبَتِهِ

    فَلَقَد كَساكَ جَلالَه الفَضل

    And thank your gray hair for its good companionship,

    for virtue has indeed clothed you in its majesty.