1. Her hands were dyed a bright red hue
Yet the whiteness lost no radiance, but rather gained
١. خضَبَتْ يديْها لون فاحِمها فما
نقص البياضُ ملاحةً بل زادا
2. Why do you deny the dyeing of my grey hair
When I see you turn white to black?
٢. ما بال شيبي تُنكرينَ خِضابَه
وأراك صابغةَ البياضِ سوادا
3. She said: “Your weeping is in my hands,
I changed its color only in mourning for you.”
٣. قالت نجيعُك في يديَّ وإنَّما
بدّلتُه أسفاً عليك حِدادا