So Thou be sweet...

فليتك تحلو والحياة مريرة            وليتك ترضى والأنام غضاب

وليت الذي بيني وبينك عامر              وبيني وبين العالمين خراب

إذا صح منك الود فالكل هين             وكل الذي فوق التراب تراب

So Thou be sweet, let life run bitterly;

So Thou be pleased, let men be wroth with me;

So all things flourish between me and Thee,

Let all between me and the world in ruins be.

-Abu Firas al-Hamdani

Full translation:

As long as you’re sweet, let life be bitter

As long as you’re pleased, let all men be wroth

As long as there’s a bond between me and you

Let all between me and the worlds be in ruins

If truly you love me, then all things are easy

And let all that’s over the dust, be dust