وَقائِلٍand a speaker لِيَto me قَولاًa saying
وَقائِلٍ لِيَ قَولاً
ماnot مِثلُهُits like ليto me يُقالُis said
ما مِثلُهُ لي يُقالُ
And someone spoke words to me,
whose like is not said to me:
لِمَwhy لَيسَnot تَخضِبُyou dye your hair قُلsay ليto me
لِمَ لَيسَ تَخضِبُ قُل لي
وَفيand in الخِطابَspeech جَمالُbeauty
وَفي الخِطابَ جَمالُ
“Tell me, why do you not dye your hair,
when there is beauty in speech?”
فَقُلتُso I said حَتّىso that تَرانيyou see me
فَقُلتُ حَتّى تَراني
وَليand I have شَبابٌyouth مُحالُimpossible
وَلي شَبابٌ مُحالُ
I replied, “So that you might see me
with an impossible youth?
أَخافُI fear أَنthat تَتَلَهّىmake sport
أَخافُ أَن تَتَلَهّى
بِيَof me النِساthe women وَالرِجالُand the men
بِيَ النِسا وَالرِجالُ
I fear they would make sport
of me—women and men.”
Sol 6.1