1. Oh, he whose tears do not dry
And whom the pain he endures does not subdue

2. He who stays awake with the stars until they set
And watches for them again until they rise

3. He sighs sigh after sigh
Until, ascending, they almost split his ribs

4. If he remembers Layla, his longing appears
And if the caravan turns from her, his anguish increases

5. And if he sees the Hijazi lightning, it increases
His love, madness, and the burning of his passion

6. I am the passionate lover of Layla, the smitten one
My ideal, though the breeze that blows startles him