If you must swear an oath, swear by the good fortune of Zulaikha, who even won over and made the slave of Egypt's ruler her own.
The poet playfully remarks that if one must swear an oath by good fortune, it should be by the incredible destiny of Zulaikha. She set her heart on a mere slave owned by Egypt's ruler, but what a slave he was—the incomparably beautiful Prophet Yusuf himself. Beneath the witty tone lies a profound reflection on divine love, showing how true destiny can turn what appears to be a humble captive into the ultimate sovereign of the heart.
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