بَانَhas departed الشَّبابُyouth فماso there is no لَهُfor it مَردُودُreturn
بَانَ الشَّبابُ فما لَهُ مَردُودُ
وَعلَيَّand upon me مِنof سِمةthe mark الكَبيرِthe aged man شُهودُwitnesses
وَعلَيَّ مِن سِمة الكَبيرِ شُهودُ
Youth has departed, and there is no bringing it back.
And I bear signs that testify to old age:
شَيبٌgray hair بِرَأسيon my head واضِحvisible أُعقبتُهُI was given it in succession
شَيبٌ بِرَأسي واضِح أُعقبتُهُ
مِنfrom بَعدِafter آخَرَanother بَانَdeparted وَهوَwhile it was حَميدُpraiseworthy
مِن بَعدِ آخَرَ بَانَ وَهوَ حَميدُ
Visible gray hair upon my head, which I received
After another had departed, still esteemed.
وأَرَىand I see سَوادَblackness الرَّاسِthe head يَنقُصُهُdiminishes it الِبلَىdecay
وأَرَى سَوادَ الرَّاسِ يَنقُصُهُ الِبلَى
والشَّيبُand gray hair عَنbecause of طُولِthe length الَحياةِlife يَزيدُincreases
والشَّيبُ عَن طُولِ الَحياةِ يَزيدُ
And I see decay diminish the blackness of my hair,
And gray hair increases as life lengthens.
ولَقَدand indeed بَكيتُI wept عَلَىfor الشَّبابِyouth لَوif أَنَّهُthat it
ولَقَد بَكيتُ عَلَى الشَّبابِ لَو أَنَّهُ
كانَwas البُكاءُweeping بهِwith it عَلَيَّto me يعُودُreturns
كانَ البُكاءُ بهِ عَلَيَّ يعُودُ
And I would indeed have wept for youth, if
Weeping could have brought it back to me.
لَيسَis not الشَّبابُyouth وإنeven if جَزِعتَyou grieve بِراجِعٍreturning
لَيسَ الشَّبابُ وإن جَزِعتَ بِراجِعٍ
أَبداًever ولَيسَand there is no لَهُfor it عَلَيكَto you مُعيدُone who restores it
أَبداً ولَيسَ لَهُ عَلَيكَ مُعيدُ
Youth will not return, even if you grieve,
Ever; nor is there anyone to bring it back to you.
Translation model: Sol 6.1