رأتshe saw وضحاًa white patch فيin مفرقِthe parting of الرأسthe head راعهاit startled her
رأت وضحاً في مفرقِ الرأس راعها
شريحانِtwo streaks مبيضُّwhite بهupon it وبهيمُand jet-black
شريحانِ مبيضُّ به وبهيمُ
She saw a white patch at the parting of the hair, and it startled her.
She saw whiteness in the parting of the head that startled her
Two streaks upon it: one white, the other jet-black.
Two streaks shining white in the blackness
تفاريقُscattered patches of شيبٍgray hair فيamid السوادِthe blackness لوامعٌgleaming
تفاريقُ شيبٍ في السوادِ لوامعٌ
وماand what خيرgood ليلa night ليسis not فيهin it نجومُstars
وما خير ليل ليس فيه نجومُ
Scattered gray hairs gleam amid the blackness.
Strands of gray amid the dark, bright glimpses
And what good is a night with no stars in it?
And what good is a night sky without stars?