نكرتshe found strange نحولىmy gauntness وهوand it is منfrom فرطexcess of الاسىsorrow
نكرت نحولى وهو من فرط الاسى
لفراقat parting with اخوانbrothers علىto me كرامdear
لفراق اخوان على كرام
You found my gauntness strange; it comes from overwhelming grief,
She found my gauntness strange, though it comes from overwhelming sorrow
from parting with brothers dear to me.
At parting with brothers dear to me.
وتعجبتand she marveled للشيبat gray hair لاdo not تتعجبىmarvel
وتعجبت للشيب لا تتعجبى
هذاthis غبارdust of وقائعbattles of الايامthe days
هذا غبار وقائع الايام
And you marveled at my gray hair—do not marvel:
And she marveled at my gray hair—do not marvel!
this is the dust of time’s battles.
This is the dust of the days’ battles.
