لَهفي عَلى وُرقِ الشَباب

لَهفي عَلى وُرقِ الشَباب

وَغُصونِهِ الخُضرِ الرِطاب

وَغُصونِهِ الخُضرِ الرِطاب

Alas for the leaves of youth,

My longing for the leaves of youth,

And its green, tender branches.

And its moist, green branches,

ذَهَبَ الشَبابُ وَبانَ عَنـ

ذَهَبَ الشَبابُ وَبانَ عَنـ

ـني غَيرَ مُنتَظَرِ الإِياب

ـني غَيرَ مُنتَظَرِ الإِياب

Youth has gone and parted from

Youth has gone, and departed from me,

Me, with no return expected.

Not to return unexpectedly.

فَلَأَبكِيَنَّ عَلى الشَبا

فَلَأَبكِيَنَّ عَلى الشَبا

بِ وَطيبِ أَيّامِ التَصاب

بِ وَطيبِ أَيّامِ التَصاب

So I shall surely weep for youth

I will cry for youth,

And the sweetness of days of youthful play.

And the goodness of days past,

وَلَأَبكِيَنَّ مِنَ البِلى

وَلَأَبكِيَنَّ مِنَ البِلى

وَلَأَبكِيَنَّ مِنَ الخِضاب

وَلَأَبكِيَنَّ مِنَ الخِضاب

And I shall surely weep over decay,

I will cry from old age,

And I shall surely weep over hair dye.

And from the dyeing (of hair).

إِنّي لَآمُلُ أَن أُخَلـ

إِنّي لَآمُلُ أَن أُخَلـ

ـلى وَالمَنِيَّةُ في طِلاب

ـلى وَالمَنِيَّةُ في طِلاب

Indeed, I do hope to be spared,

I do hope to meet (my end)

While death is in pursuit.

While death seeks me out.