1. وأكحل العينين أبصرتُه

    يُفصدُ والمبضعُ في الأنمل

    And I saw one with kohl-dark eyes,

    being bled, the lancet held between the fingers.

  2. فصحتُ إشفاقا عليه اتّئد

    وارفُق به يا فاصد الأكحل

    So I cried, out of concern for him, “Take your time,

    and be gentle with him, O bloodletter of the dark-eyed one!”