قالhe said لِمَنto the one who يَحلِقهُis shaving him
قال لِمَن يَحلِقهُ
وَشعرُهُand his hair مُختَلِطُmixed
وَشعرُهُ مُختَلِطُ
He said to the man shaving him,
with his hair a mix of colors:
بِاللَهِby God قُلtell ماwhat لَونُهُits color
بِاللَهِ قُل ما لَونُهُ
أَأَسوَدٌis it black? أَمor أَشمَطُstreaked with gray
أَأَسوَدٌ أَم أَشمَطُ
"By God, tell me, what color is it?
Is it black or streaked with gray?"
فَقالَthen he said رِفقاًtake it easy ياO فَتىyoung man
فَقالَ رِفقاً يا فَتى
بَينَbetween يَدَيكَyour hands يَسقُطُit falls
بَينَ يَدَيكَ يَسقُطُ
Then he replied, "Easy, young man—
it is falling right before you."
Sol 6.1