1. قالَ العَذولُ قَد اِعتَدَيتَ بِنَظرَةٍ

    قَد خَمَشَت وَردَ الخُدودِ النادي

    The reprover said, “You have transgressed with a glance

    That scratched the dewy roses of the cheeks.”

  2. قُلتُ اِكتَشِف قَلبي وَوَقعَ سِهامِهِ

    وَاِعذُر فَإِنَّ اللَحظَ كانَ البادي

    I said, “Examine my heart and the impact of its arrows,

    And pardon me, for the glance was the first to strike.”