1. وَأَحْوَلَ يُعْدِي القَلْبَ سُقْمُ جفُونِهِ

    فَتُضْحِي صَحِيحَاتُ القُلُوبِ بِهِ مَرْضَى

    And a cross-eyed one—the sickness of his eyelids infects the heart,

    so through him healthy hearts become sick.

  2. رَأَى الْحُسْنُ أَنَّ اللَّحْظَ مِنْهُ مُهَنَّدٌ

    فَحَرَّفَهُ كَيْمَا يَكُونُ لَهُ أَمْضَى

    Beauty saw that his glance was an Indian-forged sword,

    so turned it aside, that it might be keener for him.