يَا خَاضِبَ الشَّيْبِ وَالأَيَّامُ تُظْهِرُهُ

هَذَا شَبَابٌ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ مَصْنُوعُ

O you who reproach grey hair though days reveal it,

This is youth, by God's life, that is fabricated!

أَذْكَرْتَنِي قَوْلَ ذِي لُبِّ وَتَجْرِبَةٍ

فِي مِثْلِهِ لَكَ تَأْدِيْبٌ وَتَقْرِيْعُ

You reminded me of the words of an experienced man -

For the likes of you, there is chastening and rebuke.

إِنَّ الجَدِيْدَ إِذَا ما زِيْدَ فِي خَلَقِ

تَبَيَّنَ النَّاسُ أَنَّ الثَّوْبَ مَرْقُوعُ

When the new is added to creation,

People see that the garment is patched.