1. I bought with my goods an image of Layla though they refused,
I would have given my finest clothes and newborn calf.

2. So sellers of Layla's image, may you both perish,
And miss what every worshipper attains.

3. Had you been free men, you would not have sold,
An image of Layla in an auction of bidders.

4. And I would have freed you both, hoping for its reward,
And not desiring anything imperfect or excessive.

5. So your palms have not attained a generous woman,
And you have avoided the path of the stormy clouds.