كانwas المشيبgray hair وكنتand I used to إنif
كان المشيب وكنت إن
خطبa calamity دهانىbefell me أزدريهI scorn it
خطب دهانى أزدريه
Gray hair was there, and I, if
When gray hairs appeared and I
a calamity befell me, would scorn it.
scorned the lovesick fool,
فأتىthen came المشيبgray hair وصرتand I began to
فأتى المشيب وصرت
أجتنبI shun النسيمَthe breeze وأتقيهand I guard against it
أجتنب النسيمَ وأتقيه
Then gray hair came, and I began
gray hairs now grace my pate,
to shun the breeze and guard against it.
and I shun the breeze, wary of its chill.
ياO ويحwoe to منone who إصباحهhis daybreak
يا ويح من إصباحه
سودblack النواصىthe forelocks والوجوهand the faces
سود النواصى والوجوه
Alas for one whose daybreak
Alas for the morning
is black of forelocks and faces!
that blackens temples and cheeks!
ماwhat يرتجىcan be hoped for إنif جنهenvelops him
ما يرتجى إن جنه
ليلa night يضلُّloses its way النجمthe star فيهin it
ليل يضلُّ النجم فيه
What can be hoped for, if he is shrouded
Can we hope that its night
by a night in which the star loses its way?
will lose its stars in darkness?
Sol 6.1