1. My henna'd locks refused to hide my heart's grief
In them sorrow was found from my secret's concealment
١. قَد أَبى لي خِضابَ شَيبي فُؤاد
فِيه وَجدٌ بِكَتمِ سِرّي وَلُوعُ
2. It feared henna would cause curls to appear
And the curls of henna would spread my secret
٢. خافَ أَن يُحدِثَ الخِضابُ نُصُولاً
وَنُصولُ الخِضابِ سرٌّ يَذيعُ