وشبابُ المرءِ عاريةٌ

وشبابُ المرءِ عاريةٌ

تقتضي يوماً فترتجَعُ

تقتضي يوماً فترتجَعُ

And a man’s youth is but a loan—

And a person's youth is a loan,

one day called in, then taken back.

Called in one day and then reclaimed.