English
Don't Be Cruel
Don't be cruel; cruelty is not the way of one who steals hearts.
Don't leave me; I have no strength to bear the parting.
The fire of longing for you burns endlessly inside me,
and not for a single moment am I free of that flame.
To show devotion, then turn away and treat me harshly,
is not the path of a lover, nor the code of one who charms hearts.
Light up my eyes with the reflection of your face,
for my sight finds no brightness except in that face.
How could I ever dare to beg a kiss from you,
when I lack even the courage to be a beggar at your door?
The blessing of union with you can't be won by effort;
it's clear that such fortune comes only as a gift.
Obeyd, for those who truly love,
a night of union is no less than a day of being king.