1. بَدا شَيبُهُ مِثلَ النَهارِ وَلَم يَكُن

    يُشابِهُ فَجراً أَو نُجومَ ظَلامِ

    His gray hair appeared like daylight, and did not

    resemble dawn or stars in the darkness.

  2. يُحَدِّثُها ما لا تُريدُ اِستِماعَهَ

    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.

  3. تَقولُ لَهُ في النَفسِ غَيرَ مُبينَةٍ

    خُذِ المَهرَ مِنّي وَاِنصَرِف بِسَلامِ

    She says to him inwardly, without making it known:

    "Take the dower from me, and depart in peace."

  4. تَوَدُّ لَوَ اِنّ اللَهَ أَعطاهُ حَتفَهُ

    وَكَيفَ لَها مِن بَعدِهِ بِغُلامِ

    She wishes that God would grant him his death—

    and how could she have a young man after him?