قالت البيض حين شبت تغزل

وترحَّل عن ودّنا بسلام

The eggs said, when they hatched, spinning rhymes,

And bid our affection farewell in peace:

ما رأينا المشيب إلا كبلح

أبيض بارد قليل المقام

We have not known gray hair except as unripe dates -

White, cold, and brief in stay.