1. قد ساءني أن بُزَّ تِرْبي قناعَهُ

    وأضْحى قناعي حالكَ اللّون داجيا

    It grieved me that my age-mate was stripped of his veil,

    while my own veil was jet-black in hue, deeply dark.

  2. وقد كنتُ أهوى أن أفضَّل دونه

    بكل لباسٍ يستميلُ الغَوانيا

    And I had wished to be preferred to him

    in every garment that attracts beautiful women.

  3. فلما علاهُ الشيب أيقنتُ أنه

    عَناني ولكن باسم غيري دعانيا

    So when gray hair covered him, I knew for certain that it

    meant me, but called me by another's name.