فديتُI would sacrifice myself for عينيكyour two eyes وإنand even though كانتاthey both were
فديتُ عينيك وإن كانتا
لمnot تُبقِياleave (the two of them) منof جَسَديmy body شَيّاanything
لم تُبقِيا من جَسَدي شَيّا
I would give my life for your eyes, though they
have left nothing of my body
إِلّاexcept خيالاًa phantom لوif تأمَّلتَهyou examined it
إِلّا خيالاً لو تأمَّلتَه
فيin الشمسthe sun لمnot تُبصرyou see لهfor it فيّاa shadow
في الشمس لم تُبصر له فيّا
but a phantom—were you to examine it
in the sun, you would see no shadow of it.