1. Why does my heart yearn as my tears flow down
When the house of my beloved comes into view

2. Longing leaves remnants in my heart
That melt into tears at the mention of you

3. I wish I knew when the days would return
That passed in our union, now gone askew

4. Where is the night I enjoyed with Layla
With stars watching over us as we two

5. In a garden she told of her beauty
As a twig swayed when a breeze lightly blew

6. She tells it as her splendor grows evident
In the flower's bloom or bending bough's skew

7. For she has wondrous beauty and charm
Lovely figure, scent and sweetness too

8. A soft voice, kohl-lined eyes and slender waist
Delicate cheeks and lips of ruddy hue

9. With aloofness, rejection, and ardour for my heart
Its embers stoked within me, askew

10. He asked what wish I hoped to attain
I said without her I have no pursuit

11. He said leave her be and divert your heart
I said do lovers' hearts ever eschew?

12. He said turn it from passion an hour
I said in it the cosmos has no share

13. He said she has tortured you with estrangement and disdain
I said in it agony tastes sweet too

14. He said tenderness she withheld from you
I said gently, her tenderness will accrue

15. He said can mere visions please longing?
I said without them all is false and askew

16. He asked what was cruel to your heart from her
I said the arrow of her glance, its aim true

17. He asked has life been sweet since she left
I said without union, how can it be true?

18. He asked has your state changed from her distance
I said my state is tears and sad venue

19. He asked do tears ease the anguish
I said in my ribs from them burns rue

20. He asked what softened you after her vow
I said a body, tears, and love anew

21. My heart became enamored in her wrap
So my ribs twisting have skew

22. Whenever her morning sun startles it
With sunset my tears set on cue