وجميلِ الأخلاق غير جميلٍ
لا ضحوكٌ ولا عبوسُ الودادِ
And one of fine character, though not handsome,
A beautiful character is no beauty
Neither jovial nor sullen in affection.
Neither smiling nor frowning in friendship
أسودٌ شابَ شعرهُ فتراهُ
فحمةً تستشفُّ تحت رماد
Black, his hair has turned gray, so you see him
A young man with black hair looks
As a lump of coal discerned beneath ashes.
Like embers glowing under ashes
Sol 6.1