نُجومُstars مَشيبٍgray hair فيin ذَلامِdarkness شَبيبَةٍyouth
نُجومُ مَشيبٍ في ذَلامِ شَبيبَةٍ
وَماand what حُسنُbeauty لَيلٍa night لَيسَis not فيهِin it نُجومُstars
وَما حُسنُ لَيلٍ لَيسَ فيهِ نُجومُ
Stars of gray hair amid the darkness of my youth—
Stars of gray hair in the darkness of youth—
And what beauty is there in a night with no stars?
And what beauty is there in a night without stars?