مَن شابَ قد ماتَ وهو حيٌّ

يَمشي على الأرضِ مشيَ هالكْ

He who grows grey has died whilst still alive,

He walks upon the earth with faltering steps.

لو كان عمرُ الفتى حساباً

لكانَ في شيبهِ فذلكْ

If a youth's age were but a sum of years,

Then aged men would never stoop like this.