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; it did not
resemble dawn or stars in the darkness.
يُحَدِّثُهاhe tells her ماwhat لاnot تُريدُshe wishes اِستِماعَهَto hear 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 النَفسِher heart غَيرَwithout مُبينَةٍrevealing it
تَقولُ لَهُ في النَفسِ غَيرَ مُبينَةٍ
خُذِtake المَهرَthe bridal dower مِنّيfrom me وَاِنصَرِفand depart بِسَلامِin peace
خُذِ المَهرَ مِنّي وَاِنصَرِف بِسَلامِ
She says to him in her heart, without revealing it:
“Take the bridal 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 بِغُلامِa young man
وَكَيفَ لَها مِن بَعدِهِ بِغُلامِ
She wishes God would bring about his death;
but how could she have a young man after him?
Sol 6.1