قَالُواthey said بِمُقلتِهِin his eye احمرارٌredness شانَهاmarred it
قَالُوا بِمُقلتِهِ احمرارٌ شانَها
هَيْهاتfar from it عِنْديI have عِلْمُknowledge of ماwhat لَمْdid not تَعلمواyou (plural) know
هَيْهات عِنْدي عِلْمُ ما لَمْ تَعلموا
They said, “Redness in his eye has marred it.”
They said his glance was red, it enhanced him
Far from it! I know what you do not know.
Alas, I know what you do not know
لَمّاwhen أغارَhe raided عَلىupon القُلُوبِthe hearts بِلَحْظِهِwith his glance
لَمّا أغارَ عَلى القُلُوبِ بِلَحْظِهِ
أصْدَاrusted فِرَنْدَdamask pattern of حُسامِsword of مُقلَتِهِhis eye الدَّمُthe blood
أصْدَا فِرَنْدَ حُسامِ مُقلَتِهِ الدَّمُ
When he raided hearts with his glance,
When his glance raided hearts
blood rusted the damask pattern of his eye’s sword.
It rejected the polished sword of his glance, it was blood