وَإِنّا لَنَخشى الشَيبَ لا لِبَياضِهِ

وَلَكِن لِما بَعدَ المَشيبِ يَكونُ

Though we dread old age, it is not for whiteness

But for what comes after gray hair.

وَيُحزُنُنا أَلّا نَراهُ فَأَمرُهُ

يَعِزُّ عَلَينا تارَةً وَيَهونُ

It saddens us not to foresee what will come,

For at times it is hard and at times easier.