1. إِنَّما ذَنبي إِلَيهِنَّ المَشيبُ

    فَمَتى يَعفونَ أَم كَيفَ أَتوبُ

    My only offense in their eyes is my gray hair.

    So when will they forgive me, or how can I repent?

  2. غابَ قاضٍ كانَ يَقضي بَينَنا

    وَمِنَ الغُيّابِ مَن لَيسَ يَؤوبُ

    A judge who used to judge between us has gone away;

    And among the absent is one who does not return.