شغلَ الكبار من الرعيَّة فكرهم

في شأنهم فكبارنا كصغارنا

The affairs of the leaders preoccupy the minds of the people

Concerning their own matters, so our elders are like our young

ألرفق موسى الزمان بنا فقد

حلقت ذقون صغارنا وكبارنا

If only this era would show compassion to us, for indeed

The beards of our young and old have become white