صبوتI yielded to youthful passion وهلand is it عارa disgrace علىfor الحرthe noble man إنif صباhe falls in love
صبوت وهل عار على الحر إن صبا
وقيدand was led بعشرin the decade of الأربعينforty إلىtoward الصباyouthful passion
وقيد بعشر الأربعين إلى الصبا
I yielded to youthful passion—is it a disgrace for a noble man if he loves,
and is led, in the decade of forty, toward youthful passion?
وليسand it is not بشيبgray hair ماwhat ترونyou all see وإنماbut rather
وليس بشيب ما ترون وإنما
كميتthe bay steed الصباyouth مماfrom what جرىit ran عادit became أشهباgray
كميت الصبا مما جرى عاد أشهبا
What you see is not gray hair; rather,
the bay steed of youth has turned gray from all its running.