أَياO مَفرِقيmy hair's parting هَلّاwhy not اِبيَضَضتَyou grew white عَلىover المَدىthe passage of time
أَيا مَفرِقي هَلّا اِبيَضَضتَ عَلى المَدى
فَماfor, not سَرَّنيpleased me أَنthat بِتَّyou remained أَسوَدَblack حالِكاpitch-dark
فَما سَرَّني أَن بِتَّ أَسوَدَ حالِكا
O parting of my hair, why have you not grown white with time?
O parting one, if only you had whitened over the expanse
For it did not please me that you remained pitch-black.
For I was not pleased that you remained dark in your state
قَبيحٌunseemly بِفَودِin the temple hair of الشَيخِthe old man تَشبيهُlikening لَونِهِits color
قَبيحٌ بِفَودِ الشَيخِ تَشبيهُ لَونِهِ
بِفَودِto the temple hair of الفَتىthe young man وَاللَهُand God يَعلَمُknows ذِلِكاthat
بِفَودِ الفَتى وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ ذِلِكا
It is unseemly for an old man's temple hair to resemble in color
Ugly is likening the cheek of an old man
a young man's temple hair—and God knows that.
To the cheek of a youth - and Allah knows that
فَبُعداًso, away with لِهَذاfor this الجِسمِthe body ياO روحُsoul مَسلَكاًas a path
فَبُعداً لِهَذا الجِسمِ يا روحُ مَسلَكاً
وَبُعداًand away with لِهَذيfor this الروحِthe soul ياO جِسمُbody سالِكاas a traveler
وَبُعداً لِهَذي الروحِ يا جِسمُ سالِكا
So away with this body, O soul, as a path,
So away with this body, O spirit of conduct
and away with this soul, O body, as a traveler!
And away with this spirit, O body walking
تَواصَلتُماyou two joined together فَاِستَحدَثَand thus brought forth الوَصلُthe union مِنكُماfrom you two
تَواصَلتُما فَاِستَحدَثَ الوَصلُ مِنكُما
عَجائِبَmarvels كانَتwere لِلرِجالِfor men مَهالِكاcauses of ruin
عَجائِبَ كانَت لِلرِجالِ مَهالِكا
You two joined together, and the union brought forth from you
You two were joined, so the joining brought about in you
marvels that were men's undoing.
Wondrous things that were destructive to men
Sol 6.1