ياO أيُّهاyou الشيخُthe old man الذيwho عمرهُhis age
يا أيُّها الشيخُ الذي عمرهُ
قدindeed زادَincreased عشراًby ten بعدَafter سبعيناseventy
قد زادَ عشراً بعدَ سبعينا
O you old man, whose age
O you old man whose age
Has exceeded seventy by ten years,
has passed seventy by ten,
سكرتَyou grew drunk منfrom كؤوسِcups خمرِwine الصباyouth
سكرتَ من كؤوسِ خمرِ الصبا
فحدَّكso it flogged you الدهرُTime ثمانيناeighty
فحدَّك الدهرُ ثمانينا
You grew drunk on cups of the wine of youth,
you got drunk on youth's wine cups
So Time flogged you with eighty lashes.
so time made you eighty.
ياah ليتهif only it زادَكgave you more منfrom بعدِafter ذاthis
يا ليته زادَك من بعدِ ذا
لأجلِbecause of تخليطكyour muddled conduct عِشريناtwenty
لأجلِ تخليطك عِشرينا
Ah, if only it had given you, after this,
If only it gave you after that
Twenty more for your muddled ways!
another twenty, for your mixing sake.
Sol 6.1