أناI مثلماjust as شئتyou wished وشاءand wished دلالكyour coy charm
أنا مثلما شئت وشاء دلالك
فعلىso upon (apparently corrupt) قلgrew few عنabout المحبthe lover سؤالكyour inquiry
فعلى قل عن المحب سؤالك
I am as you wished, and as your coy charm desired.
As you wish and as your affection desires
So [why?] have your inquiries about the lover grown few?
About the lover, little is your questioning
أتراكhave you, I wonder قدalready ألقيتyou lent سمعاan ear للعدىto the foes
أتراك قد ألقيت سمعا للعدى
حاشاكfar be it from you أنthat يرضىapprove بذاكof that كمالكyour perfection
حاشاك أن يرضى بذاك كمالك
Have you, I wonder, lent an ear to the foes?
Do you think I would lend an ear to the enemy?
Far be it from you that your perfection should approve of that.
Far be it from you, for that flaws your perfection
فيin كلevery يومday للعذولfor the reproacher وشايةa slander
في كل يوم للعذول وشاية
لاmay not عاشlive عذunclear fragment إليto me (unclear here) ولاnor عذالكyour reproachers
لا عاش عذ إلي ولا عذالك
Every day the reproacher has some slander.
Each day the separations bring defamation
May neither [my reproachers?] nor your reproachers live!
Neither living in anguish, nor your anguish lasts
أمدىfor the whole span of? الحياةlife تجرّمaccusation of wrongdoing وتعتبand reproach
أمدى الحياة تجرّم وتعتب
فمتىthen when البراءةacquittal والرضىand contentment ووصالكand union with you
فمتى البراءة والرضى ووصالك
A whole lifetime of accusation and reproach?
Life accuses and condemns endlessly
When, then, will come acquittal, contentment, and union with you?
When will innocence, contentment and union come?
لكyours دولةa dominion ملكتit captured عقولminds ذويthose endowed with النهىreason
لك دولة ملكت عقول ذوي النهى
فليسمso may it rise ملككyour sovereignty وليعزand may it be exalted جمالكyour beauty
فليسم ملكك وليعز جمالك
Yours is a dominion that has captured the minds of the wise.
You have a kingdom that rules wise minds
So may your sovereignty soar, and your beauty be exalted.
May your rule be firm and your beauty exalted
لاnot ينتهيcomes to an end فيin العشقpassionate love بيfor me زمنtime كماjust as
لا ينتهي في العشق بي زمن كما
قدindeed فاتhas surpassed حسنthe beauty العالمينall creation مثالكyour likeness
قد فات حسن العالمين مثالك
My time in love knows no end, just as
No time limits love in me, as has passed
your likeness has surpassed the beauty of all creation.
The beauty of the two worlds you exemplified
لكyours طاعتيmy obedience فتحكميso rule وتأمريand command
لك طاعتي فتحكمي وتأمري
فلقدfor indeed أطيعI obey لماto whatever يشيرindicates خيالكyour phantom
فلقد أطيع لما يشير خيالك
My obedience is yours: so rule and command.
I obey you, so command me as you desire
For I obey whatever your phantom bids.
For I obey what your imagination indicates
انif كانwere عدلكyour justice يستبيحdeems lawful منيتيmy death
ان كان عدلك يستبيح منيتي
فلقدthen indeed رضيتI accepted بهاwith it ولستand I am not إخالكI think you
فلقد رضيت بها ولست إخالك
If your justice deems my death lawful,
If your justice makes lawful my craving
Then I have accepted it, though I do not think you [would permit it].
Then I accept it, and do not oppose you
أوشئتنيor you wished me سهماan arrow ياO (apparently corrupt) فئدةhearts (apparently corrupt) العدىthe foes
أوشئتني سهما يا فئدة العدى
كنتI would be المصيبthe unerring one وقدand already حكنهunclear verb + him/it نبالكyour arrows
كنت المصيب وقد حكنه نبالك
Or if you wished me an arrow [in the foes' hearts?],
If you want me as an arrow, O heart of the enemy
I would strike true, and your arrows had [unclear verb] it.
I would hit the target, flexed by your bow
أوor شئتنيyou wished me سحراa spell بالبابin minds (likely reading) الورىhumankind
أو شئتني سحرا بالباب الورى
جاريتI kept pace with ماwhat جرتهthey brought it about بيupon me افعالكyour actions
جاريت ما جرته بي افعالك
Or if you wished me a spell in the minds of humankind,
Or if you want me as a spell at the righteous door
I would keep pace with what your actions wrought upon me.
I would flow as your deeds have made me flow
أوor شئتنيyou wished me غصناa branch يحركهstirs it الهوىlove
أو شئتني غصنا يحركه الهوى
فلقدfor indeed أرىI see وكماand just as تحبyou like خلالكyour qualities
فلقد أرى وكما تحب خلالك
Or if you wished me a branch that love sets swaying,
Or if you want me as a branch stirred by passion
For I see your qualities—and just as you like.
Indeed I see as you wish in your manifestations
أوor رمتyou desired أنthat أدوI draw near (conjectural) فاطوعthen most obedient عابدa worshipper
أو رمت أن أدو فاطوع عابد
أوor شئتyou wished هجراestrangement قلتI would say جلexalted is جلالكyour majesty
أو شئت هجرا قلت جل جلالك
Or if you wished me to [draw near], I would be the most obedient worshipper;
Or if you want me to obey like a devout worshipper
Or if you wished estrangement, I would say, 'Exalted is your majesty!'
Or you want separation, I say "Glorious is He"