1. Sawdah turned away when she saw
my head bald and wrinkles on my skin.
١. نَفَرَت سَودَةُ مِنّي أَن رَأَت
صَلعَ الرَّأسِ وَفي الجِلدِ وَضَح
2. I said: "O Sawdah, this is He who
takes away grief and anxiety from us.
٢. قُلتُ يا سَودَةُ هَذا وَالَّذي
يُرِجُ الكُربَةَ عَنّا وَالكَلَح
3. It is the adornment of a man's face, as
the eyelids are adorned by kohl."
٣. هُوَ زَينُ الوَجهِ لِلمَرءِ كَما
زَيَّنَ الطَرفَ تَحاسينُ القُزَح