قدindeed ساءنيgrieved me أنthat بُزَّwas stripped of تِرْبيmy age-mate قناعَهُhis veil
قد ساءني أن بُزَّ تِرْبي قناعَهُ
وأضْحىand was قناعيmy veil حالكَjet-black اللّونin color داجياdeeply dark
وأضْحى قناعي حالكَ اللّون داجيا
It grieved me that my age-mate was stripped of his veil,
I regret that my pure earth is now impure
while my own veil was jet-black in hue, deeply dark.
And my mask has become dark, gloomy in color
وقدand indeed كنتُI was أهوىwishing أنto أفضَّلbe preferred دونهrather than him
وقد كنتُ أهوى أن أفضَّل دونه
بكلin every لباسٍgarment يستميلُattracts الغَوانياbeautiful women
بكل لباسٍ يستميلُ الغَوانيا
And I had wished to be preferred to him
I used to prefer it over all other outfits
in every garment that attracts beautiful women.
That captivate the youths
فلماso when علاهُcovered him الشيبgray hair أيقنتُI became certain أنهthat it
فلما علاهُ الشيب أيقنتُ أنه
عَنانيmeant me ولكنbut باسمby the name of غيريsomeone other than me دعانياcalled me
عَناني ولكن باسم غيري دعانيا
So when gray hair covered him, I knew for certain that it
But when grayness prevailed over it
meant me, but called me by another's name.
I realized it overpowered me, though by another's name it called me
Sol 6.1