وَلَقَد نَزَعتُ عَنِ الغِوا

وَلَقَد نَزَعتُ عَنِ الغِوا

يَةِ لابِساً ثَوبَ الوَقارِ

يَةِ لابِساً ثَوبَ الوَقارِ

And indeed I turned away from waywardness,

I have indeed cast off the garb of youthful folly,

donning the robe of dignity,

Donning the raiment of dignity,

لَمّا تَبَلَّجَ فَجرُ فَودي

لَمّا تَبَلَّجَ فَجرُ فَودي

وَاِنجَلى لَيلُ العِذارِ

وَاِنجَلى لَيلُ العِذارِ

when the dawn of my temples shone forth

When the dawn of my cheeks grew bright,

and the night of my sideburns lifted,

And the night of hoariness was illumined.

عِلماً بِأَنَّ الشَيبَ يُظ

عِلماً بِأَنَّ الشَيبَ يُظ

هِرُ ما تَسَتَّرَ مِن عَواري

هِرُ ما تَسَتَّرَ مِن عَواري

knowing that gray hair reveals

Knowing well that gray hair reveals

what was hidden of my flaws.

Whatever faults hidden remain,

وَكَذا المُريبُ يَسيرُ لَي

وَكَذا المُريبُ يَسيرُ لَي

لَتَهُ وَيَكمَنُ بِالنَهارِ

لَتَهُ وَيَكمَنُ بِالنَهارِ

And likewise the suspect travels by night

So too the suspicious man makes his way by night

and hides by day.

And lies low in wait by day.