شابَturned gray رَأسيmy head وَلِداتيand my age-mates لَمdid not تَشِبturn gray
شابَ رَأسي وَلِداتي لَم تَشِب
بَعدَafter لَهوٍamusement وَشَبابٍand youth وَلَعِبand play
بَعدَ لَهوٍ وَشَبابٍ وَلَعِب
My head has turned gray, while my age-mates have not,
My hair has grayed while my children have not yet grown up
After amusement, youth, and play.
After frolicking, youthfulness and playing
شَيَّبَmade gray المَفرِقَthe hair-parting مِنّيof mine وَبَداand appeared
شَيَّبَ المَفرِقَ مِنّي وَبَدا
فيalong حِفافَيboth edges of لِحيَتيmy beard مِثلُlike العَطَبcotton
في حِفافَي لِحيَتي مِثلُ العَطَب
It has whitened the parting of my hair and appeared
My forehead has whitened and there appeared
Along both edges of my beard, like cotton.
In my cheekbone, a beard like thread
نَحنُwe قَومٌa people قَدindeed بَنىbuilt اللَهُGod لَناfor us
نَحنُ قَومٌ قَد بَنى اللَهُ لَنا
شَرَفاًhonor فَوقَabove بُيوتاتِthe noble houses of العَرَبthe Arabs
شَرَفاً فَوقَ بُيوتاتِ العَرَب
We are a people for whom God has indeed built
We are a people whom Allah has built for us
Honor above the noble houses of the Arabs,
Glory above the houses of Arabs
بِنَبِيِّthrough the Prophet of اللَهِGod وَاِبنَيand the two sons of عَمِّهِhis paternal uncle
بِنَبِيِّ اللَهِ وَاِبنَي عَمِّهِ
وَبِعَبّاسِand through Abbas بنِson of عَبدِAbd (servant of) المُطَّلِبal-Muttalib
وَبِعَبّاسِ بنِ عَبدِ المُطَّلِب
Through God's Prophet and the two sons of his uncle,
With the Prophet of Allah and his cousin
And through Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
And with Al-‘Abbas, son of ‘Abd al-Muttalib
Sol 6.1