وَقائلة ما لي أَرى الظَبي نافِراً

وَقائلة ما لي أَرى الظَبي نافِراً

فَقُلت لَها قَد خافَ وَقع المَكايدِ

فَقُلت لَها قَد خافَ وَقع المَكايدِ

And a woman asked, “Why do I see the gazelle fleeing?”

She asked, "Why do I see the deer take flight?"

So I said to her, “He feared the blow of cunning schemes.

I said, "He fears the cunning traps and snares."

بَدا وَعُيون العاشِقين كَأَنَّها

بَدا وَعُيون العاشِقين كَأَنَّها

عُيون شباك أَحدقت بِالمَصايدِ

عُيون شباك أَحدقت بِالمَصايدِ

He appeared, and the lovers’ eyes were like

And lovers' eyes appear as though they are

The eyes of nets encircling the traps.”

The eyes of fishnets, gazing for their catch.