يَا خَاضِبَ الشَّيْبِ وَالأَيَّامُ تُظْهِرُهُ

يَا خَاضِبَ الشَّيْبِ وَالأَيَّامُ تُظْهِرُهُ

هَذَا شَبَابٌ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ مَصْنُوعُ

هَذَا شَبَابٌ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ مَصْنُوعُ

O you who dye gray hair while the days reveal it,

O you who reproach grey hair though days reveal it,

This youth, by the life of God, is artificial.

This is youth, by God's life, that is fabricated!

أَذْكَرْتَنِي قَوْلَ ذِي لُبِّ وَتَجْرِبَةٍ

أَذْكَرْتَنِي قَوْلَ ذِي لُبِّ وَتَجْرِبَةٍ

فِي مِثْلِهِ لَكَ تَأْدِيْبٌ وَتَقْرِيْعُ

فِي مِثْلِهِ لَكَ تَأْدِيْبٌ وَتَقْرِيْعُ

You reminded me of the saying of one with wisdom and experience:

You reminded me of the words of an experienced man -

In such a saying lie instruction and rebuke for you.

For the likes of you, there is chastening and rebuke.

إِنَّ الجَدِيْدَ إِذَا ما زِيْدَ فِي خَلَقِ

إِنَّ الجَدِيْدَ إِذَا ما زِيْدَ فِي خَلَقِ

تَبَيَّنَ النَّاسُ أَنَّ الثَّوْبَ مَرْقُوعُ

تَبَيَّنَ النَّاسُ أَنَّ الثَّوْبَ مَرْقُوعُ

Indeed, when new cloth is added to a worn-out garment,

When the new is added to creation,

People discern that the garment is patched.

People see that the garment is patched.