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They say Layla is faithful to him

يقولون ليلى بالمغيب أمينة

1. They say Layla is faithful to him
As he tends to her secret and is her confidant

١. يُقُولونَ لَيلَى بِالمَغِيبِ أَمِينَةٌ
لَهُ وَهوَ راعٍ سِرَّهَا وَأَمِينُهَا

2. If Layla entrusted me with something
No, by Layla, I will not betray her trust

٢. فإِن تَكُ لَيلَى استَودَعَتنِى أَمَانَةً
فَلا وَأَبِى لَيلَى إِذن لا أَخُونُها

3. Shall I please those who slander Layla
And seek the honor of my enemies through her and disgrace her?

٣. أَأَرضِى بلَيلَى الكاشِحينَ وَأَبتَغِى
كَرَامَةَ أَعدَائِى بِهَا وأُهِينُهَا

4. God forbid I give joy to the enemies
Over Layla, even if she didn't reward what I owe her

٤. مَعَاذَةَ وَجهِ اللهِ أَن أُشمِتَ العِدَى
بِلَيلَى وَإِن لَم تَجزِنى مَا أَدِينُهَا

5. And I turn away from the mother of the stingy one and be wary
Of the eyes of the enemies as if I disgraced her

٥. وَأُعرِضُ عَن أُمِّ البَخِيلِ وَاَتَّقِى
عُيُونَ العِدَى حَتّى كأَنّى أُهِينُها

6. And in the heart there is a pledge from the mother of the stingy one
That when she is remembered, yearning almost reveals her

٦. وَفِي القَلبِ مِن أُمِّ البَخِيلِ ضَمانَةٌ
إِذا ذُكِرَت كادَ الحَنِينُ يُبِينُها

7. The gentle southern winds came to us
With the coolness of the winds' breaths and their softness

٧. أَتَتَنَا بِرَيَّاهَا جَنُوبٌ مُرِبَّةٌ
لَها بَردُ أنفاسِ الرِّيَاحِ وَلِينُها

8. From the saturated clouds, drizzles as if they are
With musk, roses and their casks are refined

٨. مِنَ المُشرَباتِ المُزنَ هَيفٌ كأنَّها
بِمِسكٍ وَوَردٍ وَهىَ لُدنٌ مُتُونُها

9. She gazes from the deep valleys of Tihama
With the scent of pure musk overflowing her veils

٩. تَطَلَّعُ مِن غَورَينِ غَورَى تِهَامَةٍ
بِريحِ ذَكِىِّ المِسكِ فُضَّ حَطِينُها

10. The supple branch sways for her
And the stream of water flows through her waist

١٠. يَحِنُّ لَها العَودُ الرَّذِىُّ صَبَابَةً
وَيَجرِى قَرَارَ المَاءِ خَصراً بُطُونُهَا