فكم دعوتكَ يا عيني ولم تجبْ

خابتْ سهامُ دعائي فيك لم تصبِ

How often I called you, O my eyes, and you did not answer,

The arrows of my prayers in you went astray, they did not hit their mark.

شُغلتَ عني بأمرٍ أنت تعرفه

ولا تظنَّ بنا شيئاً من الريب

You were preoccupied with something you know,

And do not think ill of us in any way.

رميت حب قبول في حبالتكم

فصدت والله يا عيني ولم تخب

I cast the bait of acceptance into your ropes,

But you turned away, by Allah O my eyes, and did not bite.

فاهنأ فديتك صياداً أظفرت بما

تريده من فتى من سادةٍ نجبِ

So congratulations, my dear, you have succeeded in catching

What you wanted from a noble and eminent young man.