وقحملَand he applied (apparent typo) الخضابَthe dye علىover المَشيبِgray hair لكيْso that
وقحملَ الخضابَ على المَشيبِ لكيْ
يُصْبيmight captivate الحسانَthe beautiful women بديعُthe splendor of حِلْيَتِهhis adornment
يُصْبي الحسانَ بديعُ حِلْيَتِه
And he laid dye over his gray hair so that
He dyed the gray hair with henna so that
The splendor of his adornment might captivate the beautiful women.
His beauty would shine through his fine adornment
ماhow كانwas أسعدَهُfortunate he was غداةَon the morning يُرىhe is seen
ما كان أسعدَهُ غداةَ يُرى
وضميرُهand his conscience كضميرِlike the hidden core of لِحْيتِهhis beard
وضميرُه كضميرِ لِحْيتِه
How fortunate he was on the morning he was seen,
He was never happier than on the morning when
With his conscience like the hidden core of his beard!
His conscience matched the color of his beard
Sol 6.1