إذاwhen رَأَتْshe sees شَيْبيmy gray hair علىupon صَدْرِهاher breast
إذا رَأَتْ شَيْبي على صَدْرِها
أَذكرَهاit reminds her of القُطنَcotton ولَوْنَand the color of الكَفَنْthe shroud
أَذكرَها القُطنَ ولَوْنَ الكَفَنْ
When she sees my gray hair upon her breast,
it reminds her of cotton and the color of the shroud.
وَبينَand between فَخذَيْهاher thighs تَرىshe sees مَيْتاًa corpse
وَبينَ فَخذَيْها تَرى مَيْتاً
مُصَبّراًembalmed مِنfor مُدّةٍsome time ماnot اندَفَنْwas buried
مُصَبّراً مِن مُدّةٍ ما اندَفَنْ
And between her thighs she sees a corpse,
embalmed for some time, still unburied.
Sol 6.1