أَشْفَارُ جَفْنِكَ لم تَزَلْ

أَشْفَارُ جَفْنِكَ لم تَزَلْ

عندي أَحَدَّ من الشِّفارِ

عندي أَحَدَّ من الشِّفارِ

The lashes of your eyelid have always been

Your eyelashes have always been

Sharper to me than blades.

Sharper to me than blades,

وسطاك يشهد يا علي

وسطاك يشهد يا علي

بأَن جفنك ذو الفقار

بأَن جفنك ذو الفقار

And your onslaught bears witness, O Ali,

And your waist testifies, O Ali,

That your eyelid is Dhu al-Fiqar.

That your eyelids have backbone