رَجُلٌ تَوَكَّلَ لي وَكَحَّلَني

فَدُهيتُ في عَيني وَفي عَيني

A man trusted in me and kohl'd my eyes

So I was dazzled in my eyes and my eyes

وَخَشيتُ تَنقُلُ نَقطَ كُحلَتِهِ

عَيَنَّ مِن عَينٍ غِلى غَينِ

And I feared his kohl drops would transfer

From an eye of one harboring rancor to an eye