رأتshe saw شيبgray hair فوديmy temple سريعاًswiftly بداappeared
رأت شيب فودي سريعاً بدا
فأمستso she began تنهنهshe holds back دمعاًtears سريعاswift-flowing
فأمست تنهنه دمعاً سريعا
She saw gray hair at my temple appear so swiftly,
She saw my hair turning gray quickly
and began to hold back her swiftly flowing tears.
So she started crying tears quickly
وقالتand she said اوايلthe beginnings وخطstreaks الصديعthe dawn
وقالت اوايل وخط الصديع
وانand indeed الصديعthe dawn سيمحوwill erase الهزيعاthe night's span
وان الصديع سيمحو الهزيعا
She said, "The first streaks of dawn—
And said "Oh my!" and the gray line
and dawn will wipe away the night;
That gray will erase the young
ونوارand blossoms روضa garden احمblack الفروعthe branches
ونوار روض احم الفروع
وعنand from كثبnearness سيعمit will cover الفروعاthe branches
وعن كثب سيعم الفروعا
and blossoms in a garden with black branches—
And the blossoms of the meadow's garden wilted
and soon they will cover the branches;
And soon the branches will wilt
وأنوارand lights حكمةwisdom سرthe secret الشبابyouth
وأنوار حكمة سر الشباب
قضيit was decreed عليهfor it إلىuntil أنthat يذيعاit should become known
قضي عليه إلى أن يذيعا
and lights of wisdom—the secret of youth,
And the lights of the wisdom of youth's secret
fated, in time, to become known;
Were extinguished until dispersed
وانجمand stars ليلnight ولكننيand yet I اراقبI watch
وانجم ليل ولكنني اراقب
منهنamong them مرأىa sight شنيعاhideous
منهن مرأى شنيعا
and stars of night; yet I keep watch
And the stars of night, but I watch
for a hideous sight among them.
Among them a despicable sight
فماfor ... not تحسنlook beautiful الانجمthe stars الزاهراتthe radiant ones
فما تحسن الانجم الزاهرات
بغيرwithout بروجcelestial mansions سماءheaven طلوعاrising
بغير بروج سماء طلوعا
For radiant stars are not beautiful
The bright stars do not look nice
rising without the mansions of heaven.
Without the zodiac signs rising
وانand indeed لكلfor every مشيبgray hair قلىdisdain
وان لكل مشيب قلى
وانand indeed لكلfor every شبابyouth شفيعاan advocate
وان لكل شباب شفيعا
And every gray head meets disdain,
That every gray hair has a reason
and every youth has an advocate."
And every youth has an intercessor
وولتand she turned away تصعدshe heaves انفاسهاher sighs
وولت تصعد انفاسها
وتذكيand she kindles الضلوعthe ribs وتذرىand she scatters الدموعاthe tears
وتذكي الضلوع وتذرى الدموعا
And she turned away, heaving her sighs,
She began breathing her last breaths
setting the ribs aflame and scattering tears.
Igniting my ribs and shedding tears
وبتand I spent the night اودI long for ولوand even if طيفهاher phantom
وبت اود ولو طيفها
مزاراًa visit وتمنعand she denies حتىeven الهجوعاsleep
مزاراً وتمنع حتى الهجوعا
And I spent the night longing for even her phantom
I wished that even her ghost
to visit; yet she denies me even sleep.
Would be a shrine and prevent even hunger