قالوا العَمى مَنظَرٌ قَبيحٌ
قُلنا بِفَقدي لَكُم يَهونُ
They said, “Blindness is an ugly sight.”
We said, “Not seeing you makes it easier to bear.”
تَاللَهِ ما في البِلادِ شَيءٌ
تَأَسى عَلى فَقدِهِ العُيونُ
By God, there is nothing in the land
whose loss the eyes would mourn.
Sol 6.1