1. I did not forget him with his bow in hand
Shooting a gazelle the same as him completely infatuated
١. لم أنسَهُ والقوسُ في يدِهِ
يرمي غَزالاً مثلَهُ فَرِقَا
2. And running opens above his cheeks
A rose filling its pink with sweat
٢. والركضُ يفتحُ فوقَ وجنتِهِ
ورْداً ويملأُ وردَهُ عَرَقَا
3. And he shot with two eyelids and a hand
Slaughtering the gazelle and a heart from passion
٣. ورمَى بسهمَيْ مقلةٍ ويَدٍ
نحرَ الغزالِ وقلبَ من عَشِقَا
4. By Allah, I do not know, and after they pierced
Whether he hit deliberately or as coincidence willed
٤. باللّهِ ما أدري وقد نَفَذا
أأصابَ عمداً أو كما اتَّفقَا