ملكواthey held sway حتىuntil إذاwhen ملكواthey took possession
ملكوا حتى إذا ملكوا
أخذواthey took فوقmore than الذيwhat تركواthey left
أخذوا فوق الذي تركوا
They held sway until, once they had possession,
They ruled until when they ruled
they took more than they left behind.
They took more than what they left behind
ماno علىupon الأحبابthe beloveds إنif تلفتit perished
ما على الأحباب إن تلفت
مهجتيmy lifeblood فيin حبهمlove for them دركblame
مهجتي في حبهم درك
No blame rests on the beloveds if
It does not matter if loved ones turn away
my lifeblood perishes in love for them.
My soul's passion for them remains intact
عاقبونيthey punished me بالجفاwith estrangement ويديand my hand
عاقبوني بالجفا ويدي
بذيولto the hems of العفوpardon تمتسكclings
بذيول العفو تمتسك
They punished me with estrangement, while my hand
They punished me with aloofness yet my hand
clings to the hems of pardon.
Clung to the hem of forgiveness
هتكواthey tore سترthe veil of الوصالunion فواso, oh!
هتكوا ستر الوصال فوا
حرباanguish! منfrom عظمthe enormity of ماwhat هتكواthey tore
حربا من عظم ما هتكوا
They tore the veil of union—oh,
They tore the veil of union thus provoking
what anguish at the enormity of what they tore!
A war mightier than their violation
وطريقand the path of الحبlove واضحةٌis clear
وطريق الحب واضحةٌ
فلماذاso why غيرهاother than it سلكواthey followed
فلماذا غيرها سلكوا
And the path of love is clear,
The path of love is clear, so why
so why did they follow another?
Have they taken another way?
ثمthen عادواthey returned بالوصالwith union كماjust as
ثم عادوا بالوصال كما
عادreturned بدرBadr (full moon) الدولةal-Dawla (the realm) الملكthe king
عاد بدر الدولة الملك
Then they returned with union, just as
Then they returned to union like the full moon
Badr al-Dawla, the king, returned.
Returning in its cycle of wax and wane