بَداappeared شَيبُهُhis gray hair مِثلَlike النَهارِdaylight وَلَمand did not يَكُنbe
بَدا شَيبُهُ مِثلَ النَهارِ وَلَم يَكُن
يُشابِهُresemble فَجراًdawn أَوor نُجومَstars ظَلامِdarkness
يُشابِهُ فَجراً أَو نُجومَ ظَلامِ
His gray hair appeared like daylight, and did not
resemble dawn or stars in the darkness.
يُحَدِّثُهاhe tells her ماwhat لاnot تُريدُshe wants اِستِماعَهَhearing it
يُحَدِّثُها ما لا تُريدُ اِستِماعَهَ
وَلَمand did not يَبقَremain عِندَwith الشَيخِthe old man غَيرُother than كَلامِtalk
وَلَم يَبقَ عِندَ الشَيخِ غَيرُ كَلامِ
He tells her what she does not wish to hear,
and the old man has nothing left but talk.
تَقولُshe says لَهُto him فيin النَفسِthe mind غَيرَnot مُبينَةٍmaking it known
تَقولُ لَهُ في النَفسِ غَيرَ مُبينَةٍ
خُذِtake المَهرَthe dower مِنّيfrom me وَاِنصَرِفand depart بِسَلامِin peace
خُذِ المَهرَ مِنّي وَاِنصَرِف بِسَلامِ
She says to him inwardly, without making it known:
"Take the dower from me, and depart in peace."
تَوَدُّshe wishes لَوَif only اِنّthat اللَهَGod أَعطاهُgave him حَتفَهُhis death
تَوَدُّ لَوَ اِنّ اللَهَ أَعطاهُ حَتفَهُ
وَكَيفَand how لَهاfor her مِنfrom بَعدِهِafter him بِغُلامِwith a young man
وَكَيفَ لَها مِن بَعدِهِ بِغُلامِ
She wishes that God would grant him his death—
and how could she have a young man after him?
Sol 6.1