قَدalready نَزَلsettled الشّيبُgray hair بِرَأسيupon my head وَقالْand said
قَد نَزَل الشّيبُ بِرَأسي وَقالْ
قُمْrise هَيِّئِprepare الزادَthe provisions وَشدَّand fasten الرّحالthe saddles
قُمْ هَيِّئِ الزادَ وَشدَّ الرّحال
Gray hair has settled upon my head and said:
“Rise, prepare provisions, and fasten the saddles.”
وَالشّيبُand gray hair شَمسٌa sun قَدalready تَبدَّتappeared وَهَلand is there
وَالشّيبُ شَمسٌ قَد تَبدَّت وَهَل
بَعدَafter طُلوعِthe rising of الشّمسِthe sun إِلّاanything but الزّوالdecline
بَعدَ طُلوعِ الشّمسِ إِلّا الزّوال
And gray hair is a sun that has appeared; and is there
after the sun’s rising anything but decline?
Sol 6.1