قالواThey said الْتحىhe grew a beard ومَحاand erased الإلهُGod جَمالَهُhis beauty
قالوا الْتحى ومَحا الإلهُ جَمالَهُ
وكَساهُand clothed him ثوبَa robe of مذلّةٍhumiliation ومَحاقِand obliteration
وكَساهُ ثوبَ مذلّةٍ ومَحاقِ
They said: “He has grown a beard, and God has erased his beauty
They said he was shamed and God erased his beauty
and clothed him in a robe of humiliation and obliteration.”
And clothed him in a garment of disgrace and erasure
كتبَwrote الزمانُtime علىupon محاسِنِthe beauties of خَدِّهِhis cheek
كتبَ الزمانُ على محاسِنِ خَدِّهِ
هَذاthis جَزاءُthe recompense of مُعذِّبِthe tormentor of العُشّاقِthe lovers
هَذا جَزاءُ مُعذِّبِ العُشّاقِ
Time wrote upon the beauty of his cheek:
Time wrote on the apples of his cheek
“This is the recompense of the tormentor of lovers.”
This is the reward of the tormentor of lovers