قالَhe said ماwhy للسَّوادِwith black لُبُسكyour attire أضحَىhas become
قالَ ما للسَّوادِ لُبُسك أضحَى
وَهوَand it ماnot كانwas لُبسَكَyour attire المُعتَاداusual
وَهوَ ما كان لُبسَكَ المُعتَادا
He said, “Why has black become your attire,
When it was not your usual dress?”
قلتُI said دَعنِيleave me فماfor … not علمتَyou knew بِحالِيof my plight
قلتُ دَعنِي فما علمتَ بِحالِي
ماتَhas died حَظِّيmy fortune وقدand indeed لَبِستُI have donned السَّواداblack
ماتَ حَظِّي وقد لَبِستُ السَّوادا
I said, “Leave me be, for you do not know my plight.
My fortune has died, and I have donned black.”
Sol 6.1