قالوا تحبُّ السوادَ قلتُ لهم

أحبُّهُ في الشعورِ والحدقِ

They said you love black, I said to them

I love it in hair and eyes

قالوا وتهوى البياضَ قلتُ لهمْ

في الوجهِ والمعصمينِ والعنقِ

They said you are fond of white, I said to them

In the face, wrists and neck