مَلكَ الثلاثُ الآنساتُ عِنَاني
وحَلَلْنَ من قَلْبي بِكُلِّ مَكَانِ
The three charming maidens have taken hold of my reins,
and settled in every part of my heart.
ما لي تطاوِعُني البَرِيّةُ كُلُّها
وأُطِيعُهُنّ وهُنَّ في عِصْياني
How is it that all creation obeys me,
yet I obey them while they defy me?
ما ذاكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّ سُلْطان الهَوى
وَبِهِ عَزَزْنَ أعَزُّ من سُلْطاني
That is only because the power of love—
through which they grew mighty—is mightier than my own.
Sol 6.1