أَيَّهَاO you الشامِتُthe gloater المُعَيِّرُthe taunter بالشَيْfor gray hair (word continues)
أَيَّهَا الشامِتُ المُعَيِّرُ بالشَيْ
بِ(completes 'gray hair') أَقِلَّنَdo lessen بِالشَبابِof youth افْتِخارَاboasting
بِ أَقِلَّنَ بِالشَبابِ افْتِخارَا
O you who gloat and taunt me for gray hair,
O you who reproach me for growing old,
boast less of youth.
And boast of your youth arrogantly,
قَدْindeed لَبِسْتُI have worn الشَبابَyouth غَضّاًfresh طَرِيَّاtender
قَدْ لَبِسْتُ الشَبابَ غَضّاً طَرِيَّا
فَوَجَدْتُand so I found الشَبابَyouth ثَوْباًa garment مُعارَاborrowed
فَوَجَدْتُ الشَبابَ ثَوْباً مُعارَا
I have worn youth, fresh and tender,
I wore the garb of youth when it was fresh,
and found youth to be a borrowed garment.
And found youth's robe a borrowed one.
Sol 6.1