مُذْ رأَت عيني وقد رمَدتْ

لونَ خديهِ من الألمِ

Since my eyes saw, though now they're dimmed,

The pallor of his cheek, pain's mark,

رامَ يبكيها ورَقَّ لها

فاتقته من دمٍ بدمِ

He wept for her, his tears like dew,

She feared him, blood for blood a trade.