ولماand when رأيتI saw الشيبgray hair لاحgleamed بياضهits whiteness
ولما رأيت الشيب لاح بياضه
بمفرقat the parting of رأسيmy head قلتI said للشيبto gray hair مرحباwelcome
بمفرق رأسي قلت للشيب مرحبا
And when I saw gray hair, its whiteness gleaming
When I saw the white of aging appear,
At the parting of my head, I said to gray hair, “Welcome!”
Shining on my parting hair, I greeted it saying: Welcome!
ولوand if خفتI feared أنيthat I أنthat كففتI withheld تحيتيmy greeting
ولو خفت أني أن كففت تحيتي
تنكبit turned away عنيfrom me رمتI wished أنthat يتنكباit should turn away
تنكب عني رمت أن يتنكبا
And if I feared that, were I to withhold my greeting,
Had I feared that by holding back my greeting,
It would turn away from me, I would wish it to turn away.
It would turn away, I would have thrown myself to be turned away.
ولكنbut إذاwhen ماemphatic particle حلit arrived كثرةin abundance فسامحتand then acquiesced
ولكن إذا ما حل كثرة فسامحت
بهto it النفسthe soul يوماًone day كانit would be للكرهof aversion أذهباmore effective at dispelling
به النفس يوماً كان للكره أذهبا
But when it comes in abundance and is accepted
But when the soul forgives something for frequenting it,
By the soul one day, that would better dispel aversion.
What was once hated becomes more beloved.
Sol 6.1