رأيتُI saw خضابَhair dye المرءthe man عندat مشيبهhis graying
رأيتُ خضابَ المرء عند مشيبه
حِداداًmourning علىfor شرخthe prime الشبيبةof youth يُلْبَسُis worn
حِداداً على شرخ الشبيبة يُلْبَسُ
I saw a man's hair dye, when he grew gray,
I saw a man dye his hair when it turned gray
as mourning worn for the prime of youth.
Like mourning clothes worn over youth's ripped seam
وإلاand if not فماthen what يُغريtempts امرءاًa man بخضابهto his hair-dyeing
وإلا فما يُغري امرءاً بخضابه
أيطمعdoes he hope أنthat يَخفىgo undetected شَبابٌyouth مُدَلَّسُcounterfeit
أيطمع أن يَخفى شَبابٌ مُدَلَّسُ
And if not, then what tempts a man to dye his hair?
Else, why would a man bother to dye his hair
Does he hope that counterfeit youth will go undetected?
Hoping to conceal sneaked-in grayness, it would seem
وكيفand how بأنfor … to يَخفىstay hidden المشيبُgray hair لخاضبfor one who dyes his hair
وكيف بأن يَخفى المشيبُ لخاضب
وكلand every ثلاثthree صبْحُهits dawn يتنفّسُbreathes forth
وكل ثلاث صبْحُه يتنفّسُ
And how can gray hair stay hidden for one who dyes it,
How could the gray-haired hide that he has dyed
while every three nights its dawn breathes forth?
When every third morning his roots breathe free
وهبْهand grant that he يُوارِيconceals شَيْبَهhis gray hair أينwhere ماؤُهُhis youthful freshness
وهبْه يُوارِي شَيْبَه أين ماؤُهُ
وأينand where أديمٌskin للشبيبةof youth أملسُsmooth
وأين أديمٌ للشبيبة أملسُ
And grant that he conceals his gray hair—where is his youthful freshness?
Grant him water to hide his grayness, where is it
And where is the smooth skin of youth?
Where is the smooth-soft skin of youth to see
Sol 6.1