1. لطرفها وهو مصروف كموقعه

    في القلب حين يروع القلب موقعُهُ

    Her gaze, though turned away, has an effect like its impact

    on the heart, when its impact startles the heart.

  2. تصد بالطرف لا كالسهم تصرفه

    عني ولكنه كالسهم تنزعُهُ

    She averts her gaze—not like an arrow she turns aside

    from me, but like an arrow she pulls out.

  3. ونزعها السهم من قلبي كموقعه

    فيه وكل أليم المس موجِعُهُ

    And her pulling the arrow from my heart is like its impact

    within it; and whatever is painful to the touch causes it pain.