سقوفroofs الدورthe houses فيin خربرتKharbart سودblack
سقوف الدور في خربرت سود
كستهاclothed them النارthe fire أثوابgarments الحدادof mourning
كستها النار أثواب الحداد
The roofs of the houses in Kharbart are black;
The roofs of homes are black with soot
fire clothed them in garments of mourning.
Fire has clothed them in mourning robes
فلاso do not تعجبmarvel إذاif ارتفعتthey rose عليناabove us
فلا تعجب إذا ارتفعت علينا
فللحظfor fortune has اعتناءan interest بالسوادin blackness
فللحظ اعتناء بالسواد
So do not marvel if they rise above us,
So do not be surprised if darkness rises upon us
for fortune takes an interest in blackness.
For sorrow cares for blackness
بياضthe whiteness العينof the eye يكسوهاclothes it جمالاin beauty
بياض العين يكسوها جمالا
وليسand there is no النورlight إلاexcept فيin السوادblackness
وليس النور إلا في السواد
The whiteness of the eye clothes it in beauty,
The whiteness of the eye adorns it with beauty
yet light is found only in blackness.
Yet light exists only within the dark
ونورand the light الشيبof gray hair مكروهdisliked وتهوىand love
ونور الشيب مكروه وتهوى
سوادthe blackness الشعرof hair أصنافkinds of العبادpeople
سواد الشعر أصناف العباد
And the light of gray hair is disliked, while loved is
The light of old age is hated, but
the blackness of hair by all kinds of people.
The blackness of hair is loved by all people
وطرسand the sheet الخطof writing ليسdoes not يفيدconvey علماknowledge
وطرس الخط ليس يفيد علما
وكلand all العلمknowledge فيin وشيthe tracery المدادof ink
وكل العلم في وشي المداد
And the writing sheet conveys no knowledge;
And the screeching of the pen grants no knowledge
and all knowledge lies in the tracery of ink.
All knowledge lies in the ink of the inkwell
Sol 6.1