وَلَم أقطَع الوطواطَ بخُلاً بكُحْله

ولا أنا مَنْ يُعييه يوماً تَرَدُّدُ

I did not gouge out the bat's eyes out of stinginess over its kohl

Nor am I one who would ever tire it with harassment

ولكنّه ينبو عَن الشّمس طرفُه

وكيفَ به لي قُدْرَة وهو أرمَدُ

But its eyes avert themselves from the sun

So how could I have power over it when it is blind?