1. She complained of a twinge in her eyelid from its burden
It rivals, beneath the eyelashes, the clinging of love

2. So she said, may Allah prolong the life of an unseemly guest
Whom they name beggar in the language of medicine

3. So I said to her, in sympathy for him, though he transgressed:
Yes, he is a beggar, but he is my heart

4. She said: What does he seek? I answered her:
A look that takes refuge from the pain of being stricken