1. بروحيَ تيّاهٌ يحلّل أدمعي

    وكيف يحلّ الماء أكثره دم

    My soul be ransom for a haughty one who deems my tears lawful!

    And how can water be lawful when most of it is blood?

  2. بكت مقلتي العبرى وأسياف جفنه

    من التيه في أغمادها تتبسم

    My tearful eye wept, while the swords of his eyelid

    Smiled in their sheaths out of pride.