وَلَقَد نَظَرت دَمي عَلى خَدّ الَّذي

وَلَقَد نَظَرت دَمي عَلى خَدّ الَّذي

أَجرى دَمي مِن مُقلَتيهِ بِأَسهُمِ

أَجرى دَمي مِن مُقلَتيهِ بِأَسهُمِ

And indeed I saw my blood upon the cheek of him

And indeed I saw my blood upon the cheek of the one

who made my blood flow with arrows from his eyes.

Who made my blood flow with arrows from his eyes.

فَسَأَلتهُ لِما لا يَسيل فَقال لي

فَسَأَلتهُ لِما لا يَسيل فَقال لي

مِن عادة الكافور إِمساك الدَمِ

مِن عادة الكافور إِمساك الدَمِ

So I asked him why it did not flow. He said to me,

So I asked him why it did not flow, and he said to me:

“It is camphor’s wont to staunch the blood.”

“It is camphor’s habit to stanch blood.”