1. شَاموا اِحمِرارَ عُيونِهِ إِذْ شامَني

    سَأَلوا أَذَا رَمدٌ سؤالَ توهُّمِ

    They saw the redness of his eyes when he saw me.

    They asked, conjecturing, “Is this inflammation of the eyes?”

  2. فَأَجَبتهم جرح الفُؤاد بِسَيفِها

    فَاِحمَرَّ لَمّا أَنْ تَلَوَّث مِن دَمي

    So I answered them: “He wounded my heart with his eyes’ sword,

    And it reddened when it became stained with my blood.”