1. I yearn for Layla, thinking myself
Generous to Layla, and others are her generosity.

2. So I've resolved to depart from her abode,
With a speck in my soul from Layla that does not diminish.

3. If she prefers those of her land with love
Over an emigrant from her land, we do not blame her.

4. And it is not equal, one who is not seen but as a blemish,
And one who dwells with her, she does not dismiss.