I will do deeds that ’Antar did not.
“Yá dema ’eynee ’a-l-khudeyd men hallak:
Kal-lee bi-zeedak shok ’ala bo’ádi khillak.
Irham muteiyam yá gemeel mashghul-bak.
Taama ’oyoon ellee má yehebbak ya-smar.”
O tear of my eye! who drew thee forth over the cheek?
It saith, “Thy desire increaseth on account of thy true-love’s absence.”
Have mercy upon one enslaved, O beautiful! and intent upon thee:
Blinded be the eyes of him who loves thee not, O dark complexioned!
“Asmar wa-háwi-l-wardeteyni-l-beedi.