ياO منyou who تملّكbecame sovereign فيin هواهُlove for him بحسنهthrough his beauty
يا من تملّك في هواهُ بحسنه
وبغىand tyrannized وجرّدand unsheathed للقتالfor battle بواترkeen-edged swords
وبغى وجرّد للقتال بواتر
O you who, through your beauty, have become sovereign in the love you inspire,
O you who with your beauty reigns supreme,
And have tyrannized and unsheathed keen-edged swords for battle.
And with might and prowess girds for war and fight,
ينهىhe forbids ويأمرand he commands فيin هواهُlove for him بماaccording to what يشاhe wishes
ينهى ويأمر في هواهُ بما يشا
لاno مانعٌhindrance لأجلّto the greatest of ماwhat هوhe آمرcommands
لا مانعٌ لأجلّ ما هو آمر
He forbids and commands in the love he inspires, as he wishes;
Commands and forbids in your love as you please,
There is no hindrance to the greatest of his commands.
None can prevent what you order outright,
فكأنّماthus, as though هوhe فيin زواجرstern prohibitions أمرهhis command
فكأنّما هو في زواجر أمره
ملكٌa king علىupon دستthrone الخلافةthe caliphate قاهرoverpowering
ملكٌ على دست الخلافة قاهر
Thus it is as though, in the stern prohibitions of his command,
As though with your prohibitions you were king,
He were a mighty king upon the throne of the caliphate.
An overlord with absolute power and might,
ارحمhave mercy on صديthirst كبدa liver أضرّcaused harm بهاto it الأسىsorrow
ارحم صدي كبد أضرّ بها الأسى
منfrom طيبsweetness موردwellspring فيكyour mouth إذfor هوit عاطرfragrant
من طيب مورد فيك إذ هو عاطر
Have mercy on the thirst of a liver afflicted by sorrow,
Have mercy on a bosom torn by sorrow,
With the sweetness of your mouth’s wellspring, for it is fragrant.
Seeking comfort in your sweet, scented site,
واللهby God إنّيindeed I فيin هواكlove for you موحّدa monotheist
والله إنّي في هواك موحّد
بالحسنin beauty ماnot أناI مشركٌa polytheist أوor كافرan unbeliever
بالحسن ما أنا مشركٌ أو كافر
By God, in loving you I am a monotheist,
By God, in love of you I'm monotheist,
In beauty: I am neither a polytheist nor an unbeliever.
Loving your beauty, no idolater in sight.
Sol 6.1