تقولُshe says وخالطنيand has mingled with me الشيبُgray hair هلْis there...?
تقولُ وخالطني الشيبُ هلْ
وصالٌunion فقلتُso I said اغربيgo away وابعديand keep your distance
وصالٌ فقلتُ اغربي وابعدي
She says, with gray mingled in my hair, 'Is there
union?' I said, 'Go away and keep your distance,
فقدْfor indeed صرتُI have become أبلقَpiebald قالتْshe said أجلْyes
فقدْ صرتُ أبلقَ قالتْ أجلْ
وأبلقُand a piebald one خيرٌbetter منthan الأسودِthe black one
وأبلقُ خيرٌ من الأسودِ
for I have become piebald.' She said, 'Yes,
and a piebald one is better than a black one.'