ورب أعمى وجهه روضةٌ
تنزهى فيها كثير الديون
Many a blind man with a face
Is like a garden where those in debt
في خده وردٌ غنينا به
عن نرجسٍ ما فتحته العيون
Roam at ease; his cheeks are roses
That spare us narcissi not yet in bloom.
ورب أعمى وجهه روضةٌ
تنزهى فيها كثير الديون
Many a blind man with a face
Is like a garden where those in debt
في خده وردٌ غنينا به
عن نرجسٍ ما فتحته العيون
Roam at ease; his cheeks are roses
That spare us narcissi not yet in bloom.