يا خاضِبَ الشَيبِ الَّذي

في كُلِّ ثالِثَةٍ يَعودُ

O dyer of the gray hair that

Returns every three days,

إِنَّ النُصولَ إِذا بَدا

فَكَأَنَّهُ شَيبٌ جَديدُ

When the new growth appears

It seems as if it were new grayness.

وَلَهُ بَديهَةُ رَوعَةٍ

مَكروهُها أَبَداً عَتيدُ

And it has an obvious splendor

That is never undesirable.

فَدَعِ المَشيبَ كَما أَرا

دَ فَلَن يَعودَ كَما تُريدُ

So leave the gray hair as I see fit

For it will not return as you wish.