عَجِبتُ بِإِزراءِ العَيِيِّ بِنَفسِهِ

وَصَمتِ الَّذي قَد كانَ بِالقَولِ أَعلَما

I marvel at the old man's self-deprecation

And the silence of one who was most eloquent

وَفي الصَمتِ سَترٌ لِلعَيِيِّ وَإِنَّما

صَحيفَةُ لُبِّ المَرءِ أَن يَتَكَلَّما

For in silence there is concealment for the aged

Yet speech reveals the inner heart of a man