1. O you whose eye contains a scorpion
So it strikes all who pass by
١. يا مَن لَهُ في عَينِهِ عَقرَبُ
فَكُلُّ مَن مَرَّ بِها تَضرِبُ
2. And he who has a sun upon his cheek
Ever rising, never setting
٢. وَمَن لَهُ شَمسٌ عَلى خَدِّهِ
طالِعَةٌ بِالسَعدِ ما تَغرُبُ
3. O Bakr, whom I call my master
You have become a torment to me
٣. يا بَكرُ مَن سَمَّيتُهُ سَيِّدي
مَلُحتَ لي جِسماً فَما تَعذُبُ
4. Your bright face has turned away
And the easy, welcoming place is dead
٤. وَصارَ إِعراضاً بِشاشاتُكُم
وَماتَ ذاكَ السَهلُ وَالمَرحَبُ