ثقِيلُ رُوحٍ أنْكَرُوا وَطْأَهُ

ثقِيلُ رُوحٍ أنْكَرُوا وَطْأَهُ

نَرْجِسَ رَوضٍ حُفَّ بالسَّوْسَنِ

نَرْجِسَ رَوضٍ حُفَّ بالسَّوْسَنِ

A tiresome soul—they disapproved of his treading on

A heavy spirit they denied its weight

A garden’s narcissus, surrounded by irises.

A narcissus of a garden ringed with lilies

فقلتُ غُضُّوا الطَّرْفَ عن وَضْعِهِ

فقلتُ غُضُّوا الطَّرْفَ عن وَضْعِهِ

فإنَّه يَمْشِي على الأعْيُنِ

فإنَّه يَمْشِي على الأعْيُنِ

So I said, “Look away from where he sets his feet,

So I said: “Avert your eyes from where he treads”

For he walks upon eyes.”

For he walks upon the eyes