يَوَدُّ أَنَّ شَيبَهُ
إِذ جاءَ لا يَنصَرِفُ
He wishes when his hoary hair arrives
It would not go away
يَخلُفُ رَيعانُ الصِبا
وَالمَوتُ مِنهُ خَلِفُ
The prime of youth succeeds it
And death follows after
يَوَدُّ أَنَّ شَيبَهُ
إِذ جاءَ لا يَنصَرِفُ
He wishes when his hoary hair arrives
It would not go away
يَخلُفُ رَيعانُ الصِبا
وَالمَوتُ مِنهُ خَلِفُ
The prime of youth succeeds it
And death follows after