لَحظ عَلى الفَتك بيني دائِماً أَبَداً

لَحظ عَلى الفَتك بيني دائِماً أَبَداً

ما بالُهُ مغربا في كَسرِهِ عمزه

ما بالُهُ مغربا في كَسرِهِ عمزه

A glance built upon slaughter, always and forever [uncertain reading].

He is always watching me with fierce intent

Why does it express its wink through its lowering? [Uncertain reading.]

Why does he tilt westward with his brokenness?

حار النَحاة بِاِعرابِ الجُفونِ وَما

حار النَحاة بِاِعرابِ الجُفونِ وَما

وَفي الكَسائي بِاِقتِناع وَلا حَمزه

وَفي الكَسائي بِاِقتِناع وَلا حَمزه

The grammarians were baffled by the parsing of eyelids, and neither

The grammarians were confused by the declension of eyelids

al-Kisa'i nor Hamza could offer a convincing explanation.

And Al-Kisa'i was not convinced, nor did he guess

يا بَدر سَل مِن أَخيكَ البَدرُ مُرحَمَة

يا بَدر سَل مِن أَخيكَ البَدرُ مُرحَمَة

وَاِحذَر اِذا جِئتَهُ مِن جِفنِهِ رِمزَه

وَاِحذَر اِذا جِئتَهُ مِن جِفنِهِ رِمزَه

O Badr, full moon, ask your brother, the full moon, for mercy.

O full moon, ask your brother the full moon for mercy

And when you come to him, beware the signal from his eyelid.

And beware if you come to him of the hint in his eyelid