لاحظتُه فرمتْ قلبِي لواحِظُه

بأسْهُمٍ ما لها رِيشٌ سِوى الكحَلِ

I noticed him, so my heart was smitten by his glances

With arrows that have no feathers but kohl

فبان في مُهْجَتي آلامُ أَسهُمِهِ

وبان لونُ دمِي في خَدِّه الخَجِلِ

So the pain of his arrows appeared on my forehead

And the color of my blood appeared on his shy cheek

فَلَيتَهُ إذ سقانِي سُمَّ مُقْلتِه

صِرفاً سقانِي مُدامَ الَّلحْظِ بالقُبَلِ

If only when he gave me the poison of his glances

He would give me the wine of kisses instead

أَوليته صدَّ عن هَجْرِي ومَظْلمتِي

كمَا صَددتُ بقلبِي فيه عن عَذَلِ

If only he would refrain from my abandonment and darkness

As I have refrained with my heart from blaming him