1. مرت الستين والشايب طفل

    توي أدرس في كتاتيب الحياه

    Sixty years have passed, and the old man is a child.

    I am only just learning in life's Qur'anic schools.

  2. مرت الستين مازال الجهل

    كل ما جيت استره يكشف غطاه

    Sixty years have passed, yet ignorance remains.

    Whenever I try to conceal it, it lifts its veil.

  3. مرت الستين فكري ما اشتعل

    كلمااشعل جذوته وقتي طفاه

    Sixty years have passed; my mind has not caught fire.

    Whenever I kindle its ember, my time puts it out.

  4. مرت الستين دربي ما كمل

    واقف في راسه أتأمل مداه

    Sixty years have passed; my path is still unfinished.

    I stand at its beginning, contemplating its reach.

  5. ألتفت والوقت يدفعني عجل

    ماانتهيت من امس وباكر ذا سناه

    I look back as time pushes me on in haste.

    I have not finished with yesterday, and here is tomorrow's light.

  6. كل يوم أقول في باكر أمل

    وان حضر باكر رجيت اللي وراه

    Every day I say there is hope in tomorrow.

    And when tomorrow arrives, I hope for what comes after it.

  7. أرفع الهقوات لو حظي نزل

    واقنص القاع الذي ما احد وطاه

    I raise my hopes even if my luck falls.

    And I hunt for ground that no one has trodden.

  8. المراجل ما بطلبتها خجل

    يخجل اللي يقدر الطيب وعصاه

    There is no shame in seeking noble deeds.

    The one who can do good yet defies it should feel shame.

  9. السنين اشعار والشاعر مثل

    يفهمه من شاف بالعقل وقراه

    The years are poems, and the poet is a parable.

    Whoever sees with the mind and reads him understands him.

  10. أكتب الايام في شعري غزل

    كل بيت عاش في عمري حياه

    I write the days into my verse as love poetry.

    Every verse has lived a life within my own.