فَقُلتُso I said إِمّاif تَرينيyou see me قَدalready تَخَوَّنَنيhas worn me away
فَقُلتُ إِمّا تَريني قَد تَخَوَّنَني
دَهرٌan age أَشَتُّharsh بِهَذاtoward these الناسِpeople مَقلوبُturned upside down
دَهرٌ أَشَتُّ بِهَذا الناسِ مَقلوبُ
So I said: If you see me already worn away
By an age harsh toward these people, turned upside down—
قَدalready رَوَّجَhas spread الشَيبُgray hair فيin رأسيmy head غَريبَتَهُits alien presence
قَد رَوَّجَ الشَيبُ في رأسي غَريبَتَهُ
فَمالَهُand it has no عَنfrom شَواةِthe skin of الرّأسِthe head تَغريبُbanishment
فَمالَهُ عَن شَواةِ الرّأسِ تَغريبُ
Gray hair has spread its alien presence through my head,
And there is no banishing it from the scalp—
فَقَدyet once أُجِرُّI let trail فُؤاديmy heart فَضلَthe slack of مِقوَدِهِits rein
فَقَد أُجِرُّ فُؤادي فَضلَ مِقوَدِهِ
وَتَتَّقيand would fear عَبرَتيmy tears البيضُthe fair-skinned women الرَعابيبُthe soft, shapely ones
وَتَتَّقي عَبرَتي البيضُ الرَعابيبُ
Yet once I let my heart trail the slack of its rein,
And fair, soft-bodied women feared my tears.
Translation model: Sol 6.1