أياO حسنbeauty of أعمىa blind man لمdid not يجدfeel حدthe sharpness of طرفهhis gaze
أيا حسن أعمى لم يجد حد طرفه
محبa lover غداbecame سكرانdrunk فيهon him وماand did not صحاsober up
محب غدا سكران فيه وما صحا
O beauty of a blind man, the sharpness of whose gaze has not been felt
by a lover who grew drunk on him and never sobered.
إذاwhenever طارtook flight قلبٌa heart باتspent the night يرعىgrazing on خدودهhis cheeks
إذا طار قلبٌ بات يرعى خدوده
غداwas by morning آمناًsafe منfrom مقلتيهhis two eyes الجوارحاthe birds of prey
غدا آمناً من مقلتيه الجوارحا
Whenever a heart takes flight and spends the night grazing on his cheeks,
it wakes safe from his two eyes, those birds of prey.