يَقولونَ لي كَم عَهدُ عينِكَ بِالكَرى

فَقُلتُ لَهم مُذ غابَ بدرُ دَجاها

They ask me how long have your eyes been shedding tears

I told them ever since the full moon set into darkness

وَلو تَلتَقي عَينٌ عَلى غَير دَمعَةٍ

لَصارَمتُها حَتّى يُقالُ نَفاها

If an eye met another with no tear to shed

I would make it weep until it is said to be tired