عَينُ المِلاحِ مَن تَعشّقته

لَكِنّهُ لَم يُبدِ نَحوي اِلتِفاتْ

The sailor's eye whom I've fallen for

Yet he showed no attention towards me

عَينٌ بَدَت عاذِلَتي خَلفها

يا لَيتَها مِن غَيرِ عينٍ وَذات

An eye that seemed to blame me behind it

Oh, if only it were not an eye or being