أَشْفَارُ جَفْنِكَ لم تَزَلْ
عندي أَحَدَّ من الشِّفارِ
Your eyelashes have always been
Sharper to me than blades,
وسطاك يشهد يا علي
بأَن جفنك ذو الفقار
And your waist testifies, O Ali,
That your eyelids have backbone
أَشْفَارُ جَفْنِكَ لم تَزَلْ
عندي أَحَدَّ من الشِّفارِ
Your eyelashes have always been
Sharper to me than blades,
وسطاك يشهد يا علي
بأَن جفنك ذو الفقار
And your waist testifies, O Ali,
That your eyelids have backbone