1. O hawk of the nest and nest of Dhariyah,
You have watered the valleys from a hawk above the nest

2. Show us that your feathers are still soft,
And that you are still stained with blood in hunting

3. Show us for we have long missed you,
In darkness not knowing if we travel or settle

4. I stood at Murran reciting to my she-camel,
And no ewes or young she-camels have been lost to me

5. I do not recite poetry except to a pretty one
With prominent cheeks and pleasant smile

6. Whose teeth are wide apart that if her saliva
Could cure the dead, they would rise from their graves

7. When Layla is mentioned, I become happy at her mention
As a sparrow stirred from the drizzle of rain

8. So all the people said when I recited it
Yes, and a group said by God we do not know

9. I was cured of love by Layla from love
As one who drinks wine is cured by wine

10. Indeed, Layla claimed I do not love her
Yes, by the ten nights, the even and the odd

11. Yes, by Him who none knows the unseen but Him
By His power ships sail in the sea

12. Yes, by Him who called His servant from Mount Sinai
And exalted the days of sacrifice and slaughter

13. Indeed, Layla was preferred over people like
The Night of Power was preferred over a thousand months.