وَقَد كانَ لا يَصبو وَلَكِنَّ عَينَهُ

وَقَد كانَ لا يَصبو وَلَكِنَّ عَينَهُ

رَأَت مَنظَراً يُضني القُلوبَ فَرانَها

رَأَت مَنظَراً يُضني القُلوبَ فَرانَها

And he had not been given to passion, but his eye

Saw a sight that wears hearts down, and it overwhelmed them.