أقول لِلَّهْوِ والصَّهباء قد مَنَعتْ

صَفْواً على رَغْمِ أنْفٍ للخَلِيعِ عَفَا

I say to frivolity and youthfulness you have denied

Purity despite the spite of a despicable one being pardoned

أغاب إبْلِيسُ مِن هذا المُصابِ لنا

ما ذاك إلاَّ لِطُولِ العمر قد خَرِفَا

The devil has been absent from this affliction of ours

That is only because he grew senile with old age