كَلِفْتُ مُذْ مِيطَتْ عَنِّي التَّمَائِمُ وَنِيطَتْ بِيَ الْعَمَائِمُ
I have been captivated by it since the childhood amulets were removed from me and turbans were placed upon me.
Mīṭat means “were removed”; nīṭat means “were hung or placed.” Amulets mark childhood and turbans a later stage of life. Phonetic balance condenses an entire transition into one sentence.
Both verbs are passive. The narrator is the recipient of the change, not explicitly the person who removes or puts on the objects. Preserving the passive voice avoids inventing an actor.
Semantic distinction exercise
What is the grammatical form of the paired verbs?