ومستنجدٍ بالحُزنِ دمعاً كأنهُ

على الخدِّ مما ليسَ يرقاهُ حائرُ

And seeking help in sorrow, tears as though

On the cheek not easing their confused flow

إذا ديمةٌ منهُ استقلت تهللت

أوائل أخرى ما لهنَّ أواخرُ

If some roll off, fresh ones begin, endless,

As though they have no end, still on they go

يرى مقلتيهِ الدمع حتى كأنَّهُ

لما انهلَّ من عينيهِ في الماءِ ناظرُ

He sees his eyelashes so tear-wet that they

Peer from his eyes into the water below

وينظرُ من تحتِ الدموعِ بمقلةٍ

رنا الشوقُ في إنسانها فهو ساحِرُ

And from below his tears he looks with an eye

Whose pupil passion has bewitched, a sorcerer