وَمِمّا شَجاني أَنَّها يَومَ وَدّعت

تَوَلَّت وَماءُ العَينِ في العَينِ حائرُ

And what pained me was that the day she bid farewell

She turned away while tears welled up, confused, in her eyes

فَلَمّا أَعادَت مِن بَعيدٍ بِنَظرَةٍ

إِلَيّ اِلتفاتاً أَسلَمَته المَحاجرُ

Then when from afar she glanced back at me

With a furtive look, her lids bid those tears goodbye