غادَرَني سَهمُهُ أَعشى وَغادَرَهُ

سَهمُ اِبنِ أَحمَرَ يَشكو الرَأسَ وَالكَبِدا

His arrow left me blind, and left him

The arrow of Ibn Aḥmar complaining of head and liver

شُلَّت أَنامِلُ مَخشِيَّ فَلا جَبَرَت

وَلا اِستَعانَ بِضاحي كَفِّهِ أَبَدا

The fingers of Makhshiyya were paralyzed, so they could not heal

Nor get help from the palm of his hand, ever

أَهوى لَها مِشقَصاً حَشراً فَشَبرَقَها

وَكُنتُ أَدعو قَذاها الإِثمِدَ القَرِدا

I loved her intensely, so it lit her up

And I used to call her bright face the shining orb

أَعشو بِعَينٍ وَأُخرى قَد أَضَرَّ بِها

رَيبُ الزَمانِ فَأَمسى ضَوؤُها خَمَدا

I become blind in one eye, and the other

Was harmed by the shame of time, so its light dimmed