إِنَّ عُذّالي أَخبَروني فَقالوا

إِنَّ عُذّالي أَخبَروني فَقالوا

قَد سَرى الشّيب في عِذارِ الحَبيبِ

قَد سَرى الشّيب في عِذارِ الحَبيبِ

Indeed, my reproachers told me, saying:

My censors told me they said:

Gray hair has crept through the beloved's sideburns.

Gray hair has spread in the beloved's excuse.

وَمِنَ العشقِ حيثُ شابَ عِذاراً

وَمِنَ العشقِ حيثُ شابَ عِذاراً

كَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَجهَهُ بِالمَشيبِ

كَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَجهَهُ بِالمَشيبِ

And out of love, now that his sideburns have grayed:

And from passion whereby he excused youthfully,

May God honor his face with gray hair.

God has honored his face with gray hair.