أَحببتُها في عُنفوانِ الصِّبَا

وقلتُ إنَّ الشيبَ يُسلِيني

In the prime of youth I loved her

And said that old age would console me.

فزادني شَيْبي جُنوناً بها

حتّى كأَنَّ الشيبَ يُغْرِيِني

But my old age has maddened me for her

As if old age were tempting me.

وكالشبابِ الشَّيبُ لا مِيزةٌ

بينهُما عندَ المجَانِينِ

There is no difference between youth and old age

For the insane.