يَقولٌ الْمُعَنَّى لِلذَّكِيِّ الْمُحَقِّقِ

يَقولٌ الْمُعَنَّى لِلذَّكِيِّ الْمُحَقِّقِ

مَحَلُّ اخْتِيَارِي بَخْتِيَارٌ بِمَشْرِقِ

مَحَلُّ اخْتِيَارِي بَخْتِيَارٌ بِمَشْرِقِ

The tormented lover says to the astute, discerning man:

The tormented lover says to the astute, discerning mind:

My chosen one is Bakhtiyar, in the East.

"My chosen one is Bakhtiyar in the East;

فَلَوْ كَانَ لِي بَخْتٌ وَذَا نِصْفُهُ رَنَا

فَلَوْ كَانَ لِي بَخْتٌ وَذَا نِصْفُهُ رَنَا

إِلَيَّ بِعَيْنِ الْعَاشِقِ الْمُتَمَلِّقِ

إِلَيَّ بِعَيْنِ الْعَاشِقِ الْمُتَمَلِّقِ

For if I had luck—and this is half his name—he would gaze

If I possessed fortune (Bakht)—which is half of his name—he would have gazed

At me with the eye of a flattering lover.

Upon me with the tender eyes of a fawning lover.

وَلَوْ كَانَ لِي رَأْيٌ كَعَكْسِ الذِي بَقِي

وَلَوْ كَانَ لِي رَأْيٌ كَعَكْسِ الذِي بَقِي

هُدِيتُ فَلَمْ أُبْصِرْ جَمَالاً لِأَخْرَقِ

هُدِيتُ فَلَمْ أُبْصِرْ جَمَالاً لِأَخْرَقِ

And if I had judgment, like the reverse of what remained,

And if I possessed judgment (Ra'y)—the exact reverse of what remains (Yar)—

I would be guided and see no beauty in a fool.

I would have been guided, and seen no beauty in a fool."