1. Keep my greying hair, for I do not conceal
A wound with henna dye lest the wound heal.
ูก. ุฎูููู ุดูุจู ููุณุชู ุฃุฏูู
ููู ุฌูุฑูุญุงู
ุจุฎุถุงุจู ู
ูู ููููููุบูุฑู ุฌูุฑูุญู
2. And if you lose a day from life, alas!
You'll never make up for it, try as you will.
ูข. ูุฅุฐุง ู
ุง ุฎุณุฑุชู ููู
ุงู ู
ู ุงูุนู
ุฑ ููููุงุชู ุฃูู ููุฑูุฏู ุจุฑุจุญู
3. Grey hair's disgrace is hidden by dye's disgraceโ
Like stanching an open sore with an open sore.
ูฃ. ุนูููุจู ุดูููุจ ูุฌููู ุนูููุจู ุฎูุถูุงุจู
ุฅู ูุฐุง ูููุกู ููุฑูุญู ุจูููุฑูุญู
4. God's dye I do not try to hide with my hand,
Cloaking ugliness with ugliness.
ูค. ุตุจุบุฉู ุงููููู ูุณุชู ุฃูุณุชุฑ ู
ููุง
ุจูุฏู ูู ุงููุฐุงู ููุจุญุงู ุจูููุจุญู
5. What meanings in it! What exotic things
Between words said and their interpretation!
ูฅ. ูู
ู
ูุนูููู ู
ูู ูููู
ู
ูู ุบูุฑูุจู
ุจุงูููุงูู ู
ุง ุจูู ูููููู ูุดุฑุญู
6. And henna is like the night's darkness
Under which grey hair's dawn gleams.
ูฆ. ููุฃูู ุงูุฎุถุงุจู ุฏูููู
ูุฉู ูููู
ุชุญุชูุง ููู
ุดูุจู ุบูุฑููุฉู ุตุจุญู