ومهفهفٍ أسيافُ مُقلتِهِ
أبداً تُريقُ من الجفون دَما
His unsheathed sword's blades
Will never make blood run from eyelids
عيناه فى قلبى تنازعتا
فسوادُهُ قد ظلَّ بينهما
His eyes in my heart competed
So their darkness remained between them
ومهفهفٍ أسيافُ مُقلتِهِ
أبداً تُريقُ من الجفون دَما
His unsheathed sword's blades
Will never make blood run from eyelids
عيناه فى قلبى تنازعتا
فسوادُهُ قد ظلَّ بينهما
His eyes in my heart competed
So their darkness remained between them