وصدَّand turned away الغانياتthe beautiful women البيضthe fair-skinned عنّيfrom me
وصدَّ الغانيات البيض عنّي
وماand not أنemphatic particle كانwas ذلكthat عنout of تقاليaversion to me
وما أن كان ذلك عن تقالي
And the fair-skinned beauties turned away from me,
Roses turned from me, though not from coyness
and that was not out of aversion to me.
I saw white hairs sprouting on my cheek
رأينthey saw الشيبgray hair رباضsettled علىupon لداتيmy age-mates
رأين الشيب رباض على لداتي
وأفسدand marred ماwhat علىupon me منof الجمالbeauty
وأفسد ما على من الجمال
They saw gray hair settled upon my age-mates,
Ruining what beauty once lay on my face
and it had marred what beauty I possessed.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.