ما رمت منه القرب إلا أتي

بالصد من دون المنى واعترض

I did not aim at closeness, yet I came

With rejection, short of wishes, and turned aside.

وليس قصدي غير أجفانه

يا من رأى الأسهم عادت غرض

My only aim was her eyelids,

O she who saw arrows return without a target.