إذا عَرُضَتْ لحيةٌ للفتى

وطالتْ وصارت إلى سُرَّتِهْ

When a young man grows a beard

That reaches down to his robe

فنُقصانُ عقلِ الفتى عندنا

بمقدار ما زاد في لحيتِهْ

Then in our view, the mind of the young man

Diminishes as his beard lengthens