إِنَّ الأُمورَ إِذا الأَحداثُ دبّرها

دونَ الشُيوخ تَرى في بَعضِها خَللا

When events are handled without the elders' care

Indeed, when affairs are managed by the young

You'll see some flaw appear here and there

Without the elders, you will witness flaws therein;

إِنَّ الشَباب لَهُم في الأَمرِ معجلَةٌ

وَلِلشُيوخ أَناة تدفع الزللا

The youth are hasty when it comes to affairs

For the youth are possessed of haste in their dealings,

While elders have prudence that faults repairs

While elders have a deliberation that wards off error.