رَأَينَ الغَواني الشَيبَ لاحَ بِعارِضي

فَأَعرَضنَ عَنّي بِالخُدودِ النَواضِرِ

The flirts saw the gray hair appear on my temple

So they turned away from me with bright, rosy cheeks

وَكُنَّ إِذا أَبصَرنَني أَو سَمِعنَني

سَعَينَ فَرَقَّعنَ الكُوى بِالمَحاجِرِ

And whenever they caught sight of me or heard me

They hurried to block their paths with rocks

فَإِن جَمَحَت عَنّي نَواظِرُ أَعيُنٍ

رَمينَ بَأَحداقِ المَها وَالجَآذِرِ

So if the gazes of eyes frown at me

They pelt me with the arrows of blames and insults

فَإِنِّيَ مِن قَومٍ كَريمٍ نِجارُهُم

لِأَقدامِهِم صيغَت رُؤوسُ المَنابِرِ

But I am from a noble people whose glory

Has reached the highest summits and most lofty peaks