قالَت وَتَردَّيتُ بِشَيبٍ يَزري

قالَت وَتَردَّيتُ بِشَيبٍ يَزري

أَلقاكَ مُنَكّساً لطرف القَبرِ

أَلقاكَ مُنَكّساً لطرف القَبرِ

She said, as I was cloaked in unbecoming gray hair:

She said, while I wavered with hoary old age

“I find you bowed toward the edge of the grave.”

I found you bowed at the edge of the grave

إِن نُكِّسَ ذا الشِطاطُ ما مِن نُكرِ

إِن نُكِّسَ ذا الشِطاطُ ما مِن نُكرِ

فالأَلويةُ البيضُ شِعارُ الكُفرِ

فالأَلويةُ البيضُ شِعارُ الكُفرِ

If this tall frame is bowed, there is nothing strange in that:

If this standard is overturned, it's no disgrace

For white banners are the emblem of unbelief.

For the white banners are the emblems of unbelief