أَتَتنيshe came to me تَجَنّىfalsely imputing عَلَيَّto me الذُنوبَthe sins
أَتَتني تَجَنّى عَلَيَّ الذُنوبَ
وَمالِيَand I have no ذَنبٌsin سِوىexcept الشَيبِgray hair صاراhad come to be
وَمالِيَ ذَنبٌ سِوى الشَيبِ صارا
She came to me, unjustly laying sins at my door,
She came to me, falsely accusing me of sins;
She reproached me, blaming me for sins,
though I had no sin save that my hair had turned gray.
yet I had no sin save that my hair had turned gray.
Yet I have no sin except for hoary hair.
وَماand not زادَنيadded to me الشَيبُgray hair إِلّاexcept نَوىseparation
وَما زادَني الشَيبُ إِلّا نَوى
وَإِلّاand only عَفافاًchastity وَإِلّاand only وَقاراdignity
وَإِلّا عَفافاً وَإِلّا وَقارا
Gray hair has added nothing to me but detachment,
And gray hair has brought me only separation,
And nothing has old age increased me in
and chastity, and dignity,
and only chastity, and only dignity,
Except wisdom, dignity, and self-control
وَإِلّاand only اِصطِباراًpatient endurance عَلىin the face of النائِباthe calamities (word continues)
وَإِلّا اِصطِباراً عَلى النائِبا
تِcompletion of 'calamities' وَالمَرءُand a man يَمنَعُprotects مَنwhoever قَدalready أَجاراhe sheltered
تِ وَالمَرءُ يَمنَعُ مَن قَد أَجارا
and patient endurance in the face of misfor-
and only patient endurance in the face of calamities;
And patience for vicissitudes of fate.
-tunes; a man protects whomever he has sheltered.
and a man protects whoever he has sheltered.
A man is spared who others have spared.
فَلاso do not تَعجَبيmarvel (addressing a woman) مِنat مَشوقٍone filled with longing صَحاbecame sober
فَلا تَعجَبي مِن مَشوقٍ صَحا
وَعَمَّمَهُand turbaned him الشَيبُgray hair مِنهُfrom itself خِماراa veil
وَعَمَّمَهُ الشَيبُ مِنهُ خِمارا
So do not marvel at a yearning lover who came to his senses,
So do not marvel at a yearning lover grown sober,
So do not be surprised at a wakeful man
and whom gray hair swathed in a veil of its own.
whom gray hair has turbaned with a veil of itself.
Whose hair old age has covered in a cowl.
Sol 6.1