لِلضَيفِ أَن يُقرى وَيُعرَفَ حَقُّهُ

وَالشَيبُ ضَيفُكَ فَاِقرِهِ بِخِضابِ

A guest deserves hospitality and respect

And gray hair is your guest, so host it with dye

وافى بِأَكذَب شاهِدٍ وَلَرُبَّما

وافى المَشيبُ بِشاهِدٍ كَذّابِ

It often corroborates the falsest witness

And gray hair corroborates the lying witness

فَاِفسَخ شهادَتَهُ عَلَيك بِخَضبِهِ

تَنفي الظُنونَ بِهِ عَنِ المُرتابِ

So deny its testimony against you with dye

Dispel doubts about it from the suspicious

فَإِذا دَنا وَقتُ المَشيبِ فَخَلِّهِ

وَالشَيبُ يذهَبُ فيهِ كُلَّ ذَهابِ

When the time of gray hair draws near, be done with it

As all gray hair goes away with it