لوif طلعsprouted العارضthe cheek-whiskers فيon خدهhis cheek
لو طلع العارض في خده
كانwould be غراميmy passion نزهةَa delight السامعِthe listener
كان غرامي نزهةَ السامعِ
If whiskers sprouted on his cheek,
If the beloved showed disdain on his cheek
My passion would be a delight to the listener.
My passion would be a delight to the critic
لكنbut عشقيmy love غابvanished سلطانهits power
لكن عشقي غاب سلطانه
وماand not يجيءcomes إلاexcept علىupon الطائعthe obedient
وما يجيء إلا على الطائع
But my love's power has vanished,
But my love is absent its sultan
And it comes only upon the obedient.
And comes only to the obedient
Sol 6.1