وand ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒthe sword ﻓﻲin الغمدthe sheath ﻻnot ﺗُﺨشَىare feared مضاربُهits blows
و السيف في الغمد لا تُخشَى مضاربُه
ﻭﺳﻴﻒand the sword of ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻚyour two eyes ﻓﻲin ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻟﻴﻦboth states ﺑﺘّﺎﺭُkeen-edged
وسيف عينيك في الحالين بتّارُ
And the sword in its sheath—its blows are not feared;
The sword in its sheath - its strikes are not feared
Yet the sword of your eyes is keen-edged in both states.
Yet the sword of your eyes in either case wounds me