1. They blame me for loving Layla, but I
Will honor her above their blame and censure.

2. They said her love has weakened you, so leave her!
But it is not from their blaming, only her love, that I falter.

3. She is the sun appearing in a cloak of mist
Above sandy hills on the horizon.

4. She sways gently like swaying shadows, as though
She fears to stumble into sorrow on easy ground.

5. And she looks with the eyes of a gazelle whose kohl
Is enough, needing no other makeup.