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فَإِنَّ أَمَّارَتيِ بِالسُّوءِ مَا اتَّعَظَتْ
مِنْ جَهْلِهَا بِنَذِيرِ الشَّيْبِ وَالهَرَمِ
Fa inna ammāratī bis sūʾi mat taʿaẓat
Min jahlihā bi nadhīrish shaybi wal harami
Because of its ignorance, my ill-commanding ego has paid no heed
To the warner of grey hair and approaching old age;