مرَّ بِنا في كفّه باشِقٌ

مرَّ بِنا في كفّه باشِقٌ

فِيه وفي الباشِقِ شئٌ عَجيبْ

فِيه وفي الباشِقِ شئٌ عَجيبْ

He passed by us with a sparrowhawk in his palm.

In his palm a falconer passed by

There is something wondrous in him and in the sparrowhawk.

In it and in the falconer something wondrous

ذاك يَصِيدُ الطَّيَرَ من حالِقٍ

ذاك يَصِيدُ الطَّيَرَ من حالِقٍ

وذا بعينيْه يصيدُ القُلُوبَ

وذا بعينيْه يصيدُ القُلُوبَ

That one hunts birds from on high,

One traps birds from the heights

and this one, with his eyes, hunts hearts.

While the other with his eyes ensnares hearts