1. They said: Pitch your tents in the meadow of Layla, and I said: Is there any meadow but hers for me to camp in?
They said: The valley where she dwells stretches eastward, and I said: Does any direction matter when she's not in the west?

2. They said: Retreat to the cave of slumber now, and I said: Without her, that cave brings no rest.
They said: Her tomb is there, I said: Though veiled from my sight, before my eyes it still appears.