إذاwhen قلتI said قدindeed أسرفتyou went too far فيin التيهconceit قالhe said لاdo not
إذا قلت قد أسرفت في التيه قال لا
تقلsay عنabout جماليmy beauty فيamong الورىmankind غيرother than ماwhat جرىhas occurred
تقل عن جمالي في الورى غير ما جرى
When I say, “You have gone too far in conceit,” he says, “Do not
If you say I've gone too far astray, then no,
say of my beauty among mankind anything but what has come to pass.
Don't speak of my beauty in this world except what has passed,
فأبيضfor the white of طرفيmy eye واقفٌstanding عندat حدهits limit
فأبيض طرفي واقفٌ عند حده
وأسودُand the black of شعريmy hair قدindeed تواضعhumbled itself للثرىto the earth
وأسودُ شعري قد تواضع للثرى
For the white of my eye stands within its bounds,
For my white locks stand still at their limit
and the black of my hair has bowed humbly to the earth.”
And my black hair has humbly bowed to the dust.