كَفّ عَنِّي واشٍ وأغضَى رقيبُ

كَفّ عَنِّي واشٍ وأغضَى رقيبُ

ونَهانِي عن التّصابِي المشيبُ

ونَهانِي عن التّصابِي المشيبُ

A talebearer left me alone, and a watcher averted his gaze;

Cease your watching over me, reproving spy,

And gray hair forbade me from youthful dalliance.

And chide me not about my silvered hair.