كَانَ بِعَيْنَيْنِ فَلمَّا طَغَى

كَانَ بِعَيْنَيْنِ فَلمَّا طَغَى

بِسِحْرِه رُدّ إِلَى عَيْنِ

بِسِحْرِه رُدّ إِلَى عَيْنِ

He had two eyes; then, when he went too far

With two eyes he once could see

with his magic, he was reduced to one eye.

But magic made him go back to one

وَذاكَ مِنْ لُطْفٍ بِعُشَّاقِهِ

وَذاكَ مِنْ لُطْفٍ بِعُشَّاقِهِ

مَا يَضْرِبُ اللَّه بِسَيْفَينِ

مَا يَضْرِبُ اللَّه بِسَيْفَينِ

And that was out of kindness to his lovers:

Yet God shows kindness to lovers true

God does not strike with two swords.

And never strikes with two swords in hand