قالواthey said اِخضِبِdye الشَيبَthe gray hair فَقُلتُso I said اِقصِرواdesist
قالوا اِخضِبِ الشَيبَ فَقُلتُ اِقصِروا
فَإِنَّfor indeed قَصدَseeking الصِدقِtruthfulness مِنamong شيمَتيmy character traits
فَإِنَّ قَصدَ الصِدقِ مِن شيمَتي
They said, “Dye your gray hair!” So I said, “Desist!”
For seeking truthfulness is part of my nature.
فَكَيفَso how أَرضىI accept بَعدَafter ذاthis أَنَّنيthat I
فَكَيفَ أَرضى بَعدَ ذا أَنَّني
أَوَّلُthe first ماthat which أَكذِبُI lie فيin لِحيَتيmy beard
أَوَّلُ ما أَكذِبُ في لِحيَتي
So how, after this, could I accept that I
should tell my first lie in my beard?
Sol 6.1