1. إذا راح مشهورُ المحاسنِ أو غَدا

    يلين له لحظُ العيونِ الغوامِزِ

    When he whose charms are famed goes forth at evening or morning,

    the gaze of winking eyes softens for him.

  2. فمن لم تفز عيناه منه بنظرةٍ

    فليس بخيرٍ في الحياة بفائزِ

    So whoever's eyes have not won a glance from him

    has won no good in life.

  3. إذا ما انتضى سيفَ الملاحة طرفُهُ

    ونادى قلوبَ الناس هل من مُبارِزِ

    When his gaze unsheathes the sword of beauty,

    and calls to people's hearts, 'Is there a challenger?'

  4. عجزتُ وألقى السلمَ قلبي لطرفِهِ

    على أنه عن غيره غير عاجِزِ

    I am powerless, and my heart surrenders to his gaze,

    though it is not powerless against anyone else.