لمّاwhen رأتshe saw شعريmy hair تنيّرgrew bright لونُهُits color
لمّا رأت شعري تنيّر لونُهُ
ورأتهُand she saw it مُحتَجَباَconcealed وراءbehind حجابa veil
ورأتهُ مُحتَجَباَ وراء حجاب
When she saw my hair, its color grown bright,
and saw it concealed behind a veil,
قالتshe said خنَبتَyou dyed it (probable intended reading) فقلتُso I said ثَيبيmy gray hair (probable intended reading) إنمّاonly
قالت خنَبتَ فقلتُ ثَيبي إنمّا
لبسَput on الحِدادَmourning clothes علىfor ذَهابِthe passing of شبابيmy youth
لبسَ الحِدادَ على ذَهابِ شبابي
she said, “You've dyed it!” I replied, “My gray hair has only
put on mourning for the passing of my youth.”
Sol 6.1