قالsaid الوشاةُthe slanderers وقدand already بدتْappeared فيin مفرقيthe parting of my hair
قال الوشاةُ وقد بدتْ في مفرقي
للشيبof gray hair آياتُsigns تدلُpoint علىto الكبرold age
للشيب آياتُ تدلُ على الكبر
The slanderers said, as there appeared in the parting of my hair
The gossipers said, when signs of old age appeared on my temples,
Signs of gray hair that point to old age:
"Grey hair indicates your advanced age."
كمْhow long قدindeed التصابيyouthful dalliance والشبابand youth قدalready انقضىhas passed
كمْ قد التصابي والشباب قد انقضى
والشيبُand gray hair قدalready عمَّhas covered المفارقthe hair-partings وانتشرand spread
والشيبُ قد عمَّ المفارق وانتشر
“How long this youthful dalliance, when youth has already passed,
How time does pass! My youth has gone,
And gray hair has covered the partings and spread?”
And grey hair has covered my temples and spread.
فأجبتُهمso I answered them إنindeed التصابيyouthful dalliance للفتىfor the young man
فأجبتُهم إن التصابي للفتى
كالنّوْرlike blossoms أحلىsweetest ماwhen يكونit is معwith السحرthe hour before dawn
كالنّوْر أحلى ما يكون مع السحر
So I answered them: “For a young man, youthful dalliance
I answered them, "My grey hair makes a young man
Is like blossoms, sweetest in the hour before dawn.”
Even more handsome, like moonlight at dawn."
Sol 6.1