طَرِبْتُ إلى المِرآةِ فروَّعَتْني

طوالِعُ شَيْبَتَيْنِ العَّتَابِي

I went to the mirror, and it reprimanded me

For the appearance of two gray hairs

فأمّا شَيْبَهٌ فَفَزِعَتْ منها

إلى المِقْرَاضِ عُجْباً بالتَّصَابِي

One of them made it recoil in horror

Towards henna, marveling at the contrast

وأما شَيْبَةٌ فَصَفَحْتُ عَنْها

لِتَشْهَدَ بالبَرَاةِ من الخِضَابِ

As for the other, I overlooked it

So it would testify to my natural hair color

فَيَا عَجَباً لِذلِكَ مِنْ مَشِيبٍ

أَقَمْتُ به الدَّليلَ على الشّبابِ

What a wonder that such graying is

For which I provided proof of youthfulness