Sol 6.1

  1. جزعتْ أمامَةُ من مشيب الر

    رَأسِ إذ سفهتْ أُمامَهْ

    Umāmah was distressed by the graying of the

    head, when Umāmah acted foolishly.

  2. وتنكّرَتْ بعد الصُّدو

    دِ وقد ألَمَّ بنا لِمامَهْ

    And she grew estranged after turning

    away, when a passing touch had come upon us.

  3. واِستعبرتْ لمّا رأتْ

    في لِمَّتِي منه اِبتسامَهْ

    And she shed tears when she saw

    in my locks a smile of it.

  4. ورأَتْ على ظُلَمِ المفا

    رِقِ من تَوَضّحِهِ علامَهْ

    And she saw upon the darkness of the hair

    partings a sign of its bright whiteness.

  5. مثلُ الثّغامة لونُها

    لكنّها غيرُ الثّغامَهْ

    Its color is like the thaghāmah plant's,

    yet it is not the thaghāmah plant.

  6. وتظلَّمتْ منه على

    أنْ ليس تنفعها الظُّلامَهْ

    And she complained of it, although

    her complaint does her no good.

  7. وَلَقد أَقول لَها وكمْ

    من قائلٍ أَمِنَ المَلامَهْ

    And indeed I say to her—and how many

    speakers have been safe from blame—

  8. لا تُنكِرِي ثَمَرَ المشي

    ب فإنّه ثَمَرُ السَّلامَهْ

    Do not reject the fruit of gray

    hair, for it is the fruit of well-being.