قاسَيتُI endured شِدَّةَthe harshness أَيّاميof my days فَماyet not ظَفَرَتgained
قاسَيتُ شِدَّةَ أَيّامي فَما ظَفَرَت
يَدايَmy two hands مِنهاfrom them بِصابٍwith bitter sap وَلاnor عَسَلِhoney
يَدايَ مِنها بِصابٍ وَلا عَسَلِ
I endured the harshness of my days, yet never did
My hands gain from them bitter sap or honey.
وَلاnor أُغَيِّرُI change شَيبيmy gray hair بِالخِضابِwith dye وَهَلand is there?
وَلا أُغَيِّرُ شَيبي بِالخِضابِ وَهَل
فيin العَقلِreason تَغييرُchanging شَيبِgray hair الرَأسِof the head بِالحيلِthrough tricks
في العَقلِ تَغييرُ شَيبِ الرَأسِ بِالحيلِ
Nor do I change my gray hair with dye; is there
Any sense in changing the head’s gray hair through tricks?
Sol 6.1