قَالُوا اتّخِذه لُؤْلُؤاً كُحْلاً يُفيدُكَ في

قَالُوا اتّخِذه لُؤْلُؤاً كُحْلاً يُفيدُكَ في

ما أنتَ شَاكٍ لَنا مِن ظَاهِر البَصَرِ

ما أنتَ شَاكٍ لَنا مِن ظَاهِر البَصَرِ

They said, “Use pearl as kohl; it will help you with

They said: make it into perfect pearls that will benefit you in whatever vision you lack from us openly.

what you complain to us of concerning your outward sight.”

And it was said: take it without piercing so I said to them - this accords the weakness of the eye and its effect.

وَقِيلَ خُذْهُ بِلا ثَقْبٍ فَقُلتُ لَهُمْ

وَقِيلَ خُذْهُ بِلا ثَقْبٍ فَقُلتُ لَهُمْ

هذا يُوافِقُ ضَعْفَ العَيْنِ والأَثَرِ

هذا يُوافِقُ ضَعْفَ العَيْنِ والأَثَرِ

And it was said, “Take it unpierced”; so I told them,

“This accords with the weakness of the eye and the effect.”