تَراهُمyou see them يَنظُرونَthey look إِلىtoward المَعاليlofty honors
تَراهُم يَنظُرونَ إِلى المَعالي
كَماjust as نَظَرتlooked إِلىat الشيبِgray hair المِلاحُbeautiful women
كَما نَظَرت إِلى الشيبِ المِلاحُ
You see them looking toward lofty honors,
They look to the heights
As beautiful women look upon gray hair.
As I looked to the gray hair
يَحُدّونَthey sharpen العُيونَthe eyes إِلَيَّat me شَزراًaskance
يَحُدّونَ العُيونَ إِلَيَّ شَزراً
كَأَنَّas though فيin عُيونِهمtheir eyes السَماحُgenerosity
كَأَنَّ في عُيونِهم السَماحُ
They fix their eyes on me, glaring askance,
They squint their eyes sharply at me
As though generosity were in their eyes.
As if in their eyes lies forgiveness
Sol 6.1