لَقَد حَوَت عَينُهُ كحلاً عَلى كحل

فَقالَ لمّا سَبى العُشّاقَ بِالمُقَلِ

His eyes contained kohl upon kohl,

So when he enslaved lovers with a glance, he said:

سَوادُ أَعيُنِهم كَحلي اِكتَحَلت بِهِ

وَمن قُلوبهمِ حبّاتها كَحُلي

The blackness of their eyes is my kohl with which I adorned myself,

And the pieces of their hearts are my kohl.