فلو كُنتُ مَعذوراً بأن أطلُب الصِّبا

لَقَد حَمَلَت مِنِّي إِليكِ رَسُولُ

If I were excused for longing for youth

My messenger would certainly have conveyed it to you

ولكِنَّما ذُو الشَيبِ يُبلى بِأَنَّهُ

إذا شابَ لَم يُجعَل عَلَيهِ قَبُولُ

But he with grey hair is rejected for being so

For when he was young, he was not accepted