قال الحبيب وقد وصفت مشيبه

والناس قد وصفوه لما عذرا

The beloved said, when his white hair was described,

And people excused him when they described it:

قطف الرجال القول عند نباته

وقطفت أنت القول لما نورا

Men pluck words when they first sprout,

While you plucked words at their prime.