فتحتُI opened عيونَeyes المَهاthe oryx بالخضابwith hair dye
فتحتُ عيونَ المَها بالخضاب
ولمand did not تدرknow أنيthat I أرفوI mend الخلقthe worn-out cloth
ولم تدر أني أرفو الخلق
I opened the eyes of the oryx with hair dye,
And they did not know I was mending worn-out cloth.
فلماand when بداappeared الشيبُgray hair أضحىbecame العيونthe eyes
فلما بدا الشيبُ أضحى العيون
بنصلِwith an arrowhead فلاso no جفنeyelid إلاexcept انطبقclosed
بنصلِ فلا جفن إلا انطبق
And when gray hair appeared, the eyes were faced
With an arrowhead; not one eyelid failed to close.
فياعجباًso, how wondrous منat نصالِarrowheads النصولِthe fading of dye
فياعجباً من نصالِ النصولِ
غدوتُI became بهاwith them منamong رماةarchers الحدقthe eyes
غدوتُ بها من رماة الحدق
How wondrous, the arrowheads of fading dye!
With them I became one of those who shoot at eyes.
Sol 6.1