ما تَخَضَّبَت لِاِختِيالِ مُريداً

أَن أُعيدَ الشَبابُ بِالتَخضيبِ

I did not dye my hair to strut in pride, intending

to bring youth back through dyeing;

غَيرَ أَنّي أَرى الشَيبُ نَذيرا

وَنَعياً لِلمَوتِ عَمّا قَريبِ

yet I see gray hair as a warning,

and an announcement of death soon to come.

وَلِكَوني أَعافَ شَيباً بِزَوجي

وَهيَ بِالطَبعِ لا تُحِبُّ مَشيبي

And because I cannot abide gray hair in my wife,

while she, naturally, does not like my gray hair,

وَبَديهي ما اِرتاحَ لِلمَوتِ إِن

سانٌ وَلا وُدُّ نَفرَةٍ مِن حَبيبِ

it is self-evident that no hu—

—man welcomes death or desires estrangement from a beloved.