إِنَّ عُذّالي أَخبَروني فَقالوا

قَد سَرى الشّيب في عِذارِ الحَبيبِ

My censors told me they said:

Gray hair has spread in the beloved's excuse.

وَمِنَ العشقِ حيثُ شابَ عِذاراً

كَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَجهَهُ بِالمَشيبِ

And from passion whereby he excused youthfully,

God has honored his face with gray hair.