1. I hoped that Layla would tend and feed me,
But she only cuts the necks of greedy men.
١. طَمِعتُ بِلَيلى أَن تَريعَ وَإِنَّما
تُقَطِّعُ أَعناقَ الرِجالِ المَطامِعُ
2. I approached Layla when we were alone,
Yet no veiled, upright witnesses were there for Layla.
٢. وَدايَنتُ لَيلى في خَلاءٍ وَلَم يَكُن
شُهودٌ عَلى لَيلى عُدولٌ مَقانِعُ