1. Greetings to her, greetings to her grace
Of whom I did not greet

2. I cast my passion at the harbors
To me, so she cast her staff away

3. She settled in my heart
None but her settled there

4. I knew Layla's madman
When I knew her love

5. This is Qays' suffering
These are the embers of her wrath

6. I could not conceal what was within me
Nor could I repel her

7. Nor heed the reproaches
Of one who blamed her in her absence

8. I have no beloved but her
No beloved but her have I