وَمِمّنand from whoever يشيبُgrows gray الدّهرُTime يَأخذُtakes ثَأرَهُits revenge
وَمِمّن يشيبُ الدّهرُ يَأخذُ ثَأرَهُ
يَقولُit says لَهُto him قَولاًa saying بِهِthrough it يَتَهَتَّكُit acts shamelessly
يَقولُ لَهُ قَولاً بِهِ يَتَهَتَّكُ
And from whoever grows gray, Time exacts its revenge,
And Time takes its revenge on whoever grows gray,
saying to him, in mockery:
Addressing him with words of brazen mockery:
عَلىupon ذَقنِكَyour chin الشّيبgray hair اِغتَدىhas become الآنَnow ضاحِكاًlaughing
عَلى ذَقنِكَ الشّيب اِغتَدى الآنَ ضاحِكاً
وَكانَand was عَلىupon ذَقنيmy chin شبابكَyour youth يَضحكُlaughing
وَكانَ عَلى ذَقني شبابكَ يَضحكُ
“Upon your chin, gray hair has now dawned, laughing,
Gray hair is now laughing upon your chin,
while once your youth laughed upon my chin.”
And your youth once laughed upon my chin.
