وَذادَت عَن هواهُ البيضِ بيضٌ

وَذادَت عَن هواهُ البيضِ بيضٌ

لَها في مَفرِق الرَأس اِنتِشار

لَها في مَفرِق الرَأس اِنتِشار

And white hairs drove fair women away from his love,

White color defended its passion white

Spreading across the parting of his head.

Spreading through the parting of the head

جَديدٌ وَاللَبيسُ أَعَزُّ مِنهُ

جَديدٌ وَاللَبيسُ أَعَزُّ مِنهُ

وَأَحرى أَن يُنافِسَهُ التجارُ

وَأَحرى أَن يُنافِسَهُ التجارُ

A new garment—yet the worn one is more precious than it,

New yet the old garment is more precious

And worthier of merchants vying for it.

And most fitting that merchants compete for it