1. إِنَّ الفَتاةَ وَإِن بَدا لَكَ حُبُّها

    فَبِقَلبِها داءٌ عَلَيكَ دَفينُ

    Indeed, though a young woman's love may seem plain to you,

    an ill against you lies buried in her heart.

  2. وَإِذا اِدَّعَينَ هَوِيَّ الكَبيرِ فَإِنَّما

    هُوَ لِلكَبيرِ خَديعَةٌ وَقُرونُ

    And when they profess love for an old man, it is only

    deception and cuckold's horns for the old man.

  3. وَإِذا رَأَيتَ الشَيخَ يَهوى كاعِباً

    فَعَلَيهِ مِن دَرَكِ القُرونِ دُيونُ

    And when you see an old man enamored of a nubile maiden,

    he owes debts for the horns he incurs.