أَفنىconsumed الشَبابَyouth الَّذيwhich فارَقتُI parted with بَهجَتَهُits radiance
أَفنى الشَبابَ الَّذي فارَقتُ بَهجَتَهُ
كَرُّrecurring passage الجَديدَينِthe two ever-renewed ones: day and night مِنof آتٍone coming وَمُنطلِقِand one departing
كَرُّ الجَديدَينِ مِن آتٍ وَمُنطلِقِ
The youth whose radiance I have left behind was consumed
The youth whose radiance I have lost was consumed
by the ceaseless turning of the two renewers—one arriving, one departing.
By the recurring passage of day and night, one coming and one departing.
لَمdid not يَترُكاthey both leave ليَfor me فيduring طولِthe long duration اِختِلافِهِماtheir alternation
لَم يَترُكا ليَ في طولِ اِختِلافِهِما
شَيئاًanything أَخافُI fear عَليهِfor it لَذعَةَthe sting الحَدَقِeyes
شَيئاً أَخافُ عَليهِ لَذعَةَ الحَدَقِ
Through all their long alternation, they have left me
Through their long alternation, they have left me
nothing for which I fear the sting of envious eyes.
Nothing for which I fear the sting of eyes.
قَدindeed كُنتُI was أَرتاعُI take fright لِلبَيضاءَat a white hair أَنظُرُهاI see it
قَد كُنتُ أَرتاعُ لِلبَيضاءَ أَنظُرُها
فيin شَعرِthe hair رَأسيmy head وَقَدand already أَيقَنتُI became certain بِالبَلقِof black-and-white mottling
في شَعرِ رَأسي وَقَد أَيقَنتُ بِالبَلقِ
Once I would start in alarm at a white hair I glimpsed
I used to take fright at a white hair I saw
among the hair of my head, though I knew the grizzling must come.
In the hair on my head, already certain of its mingled black and white.
وَالآنand now حينَwhen خَضَبتُI dyed الرأسَthe head فارَقَنيhas left me
وَالآن حينَ خَضَبتُ الرأسَ فارَقَني
ماwhat كُنتُI was أَلتَذُّI take pleasure مِنin عَيشيmy life وَمِنand in خُلُقيmy temperament
ما كُنتُ أَلتَذُّ مِن عَيشي وَمِن خُلُقي
And now, when I have dyed my head, there has left me
And now that I have dyed my hair, I have lost
all I once took pleasure in—both in my life and in my disposition.
What I once enjoyed in my life and my temperament.
