شَاموا اِحمِرارَ عُيونِهِ إِذْ شامَني

شَاموا اِحمِرارَ عُيونِهِ إِذْ شامَني

سَأَلوا أَذَا رَمدٌ سؤالَ توهُّمِ

سَأَلوا أَذَا رَمدٌ سؤالَ توهُّمِ

They saw the redness of his eyes when he saw me.

They noticed the redness in his eyes when he smelled me

They asked, conjecturing, “Is this inflammation of the eyes?”

They asked if it was an eye infection out of illusion

فَأَجَبتهم جرح الفُؤاد بِسَيفِها

فَأَجَبتهم جرح الفُؤاد بِسَيفِها

فَاِحمَرَّ لَمّا أَنْ تَلَوَّث مِن دَمي

فَاِحمَرَّ لَمّا أَنْ تَلَوَّث مِن دَمي

So I answered them: “He wounded my heart with his eyes’ sword,

So I answered them, the wound of my heart with her sword

And it reddened when it became stained with my blood.”

And it turned red when it was drenched with my blood