لي مولى أقسى البرية قد قا

لي مولى أقسى البرية قد قا

سيت فيه الهموم والأشواقا

سيت فيه الهموم والأشواقا

I have a master, the cruellest of all creation; I have suf-

I have a beloved, the harshest of wilds

fered through him sorrows and longings.

In him I confide my worries and longings

قلت اذ لج في جفائي واحتج م

قلت اذ لج في جفائي واحتج م

عليه فساق نحوي السياقا

عليه فساق نحوي السياقا

I said, when he persisted in shunning me and objections were raised

I said, as he was harsh to me, and argued

against him, whereupon he drove the throes of death toward me:

Against him, so he led the course to me

ايهذا المليك رأيك في سو

ايهذا المليك رأيك في سو

ء امتلاكي فلن اروم الفراقا

ء امتلاكي فلن اروم الفراقا

O sovereign, give thought to your ill-

O this king, your view of my

treatment of me as your possession; I shall not seek separation.

Poor possession, I shall not seek separation