1. The women said, "We are not his confidantes,
So that we may know what he hides, and know what he reveals."
١. وَقالَ نِساءٌ لَسنَ لي بِنَواصِحِن
لِيَعلَمنَ ما أُخفي وَيَعلَمنَ ما أُبدي
2. Have I loved Layla with all your love's toil?
By the life of Layla's father! You have gone beyond toil!
٢. أَأَحبَبتُ لَيلى جِهدَ حُبِّكِ كُلَّهُ
لِعَمرِ أَبي لَيلى وَزِدتَ عَلى الجَهدِ
3. In addition to that, what would erase my sin for her,
And erase the motives of her love, her sin for me.
٣. عَلى ذاكَ ما يَمحو لِيَ الذَنبَ عِندَها
وَتَمحو دَواعي حُبِّها ذَنبَها عِندي
4. Lo! The nearness of the abode is of no use,
And the heart that desires you is far from you.
٤. أَلا إِنَّ قُربَ الدارِ لَيسَ بِنافِعٍ
وَقَلبُ الَّذي تَهواهُ مِنكَ عَلى البُعدِ