كانَ الشَّبابُ كَخِضاب قَد نَصَل

وَاِبتَزَّه الشَّيبُ محلّا فَنَزَل

Youth was like dyed hair well-combed

And old age pulled it out, replacing it

فَأزعج الشَّيبُ الشَّبابَ فَاِرتَحَل

إِزعاجُك العِيسَ بِحاءِ وَبِحَل

So old age disturbed youth and it departed

Your disturbance of joy with sadness and affliction

وَالشَّيب داء قاتِل وَإِن مَطَل

مُعَجِّل بِالمَوتِ من قبل الأَجَل

And old age is a killing disease even if prolonged

Hastening death before its time