أَياO مَنone who غَداhas become يُعنىis concerned بِحالِwith the state of خِضابِهِhis hair dye
أَيا مَن غَدا يُعنى بِحالِ خِضابِهِ
وَيَجمَعُand he gathers مِنfrom أَخلاقِهِhis character traits كُلَّevery مُظلِمِdark trait
وَيَجمَعُ مِن أَخلاقِهِ كُلَّ مُظلِمِ
O you who have become concerned with the state of your hair dye,
O you whose concerned with the dye of his beard
And gather every dark trait from your character—
And collects darkness into his character
إِلَيكَaway with you فَماfor … not تَحظىyou gain favor بِوَصلِwith the affection of مَليحَةٍa beautiful woman
إِلَيكَ فَما تَحظى بِوَصلِ مَليحَةٍ
إِذاif كُنتَyou are تَلقاهاyou meet her بِوَجهٍwith a face مُسَخَّمِsoot-blackened
إِذا كُنتَ تَلقاها بِوَجهٍ مُسَخَّمِ
Away with you, for you will not win a beautiful woman's affection
To you no beautiful companionship comes
If you meet her with a soot-blackened face.
If you meet it with a scowling face
وَهَبهُand suppose it أَتىhas come مِنهُfrom it شَبابٌyouth مُزَوَّرٌcounterfeit
وَهَبهُ أَتى مِنهُ شَبابٌ مُزَوَّرٌ
أَتَرضىwould you accept? شَباباًyouth تَشتَريهِyou buy it بِدَرهَمِfor a dirham
أَتَرضى شَباباً تَشتَريهِ بِدَرهَمِ
And suppose counterfeit youth has come of it—
And the youth you took was false and borrowed
Would you accept youth you buy for a dirham?
Can you be pleased with youth bought for a coin?
Sol 6.1