1. I knocked on the door of the noble Layla
And uncovered her veil and robe from her

2. And drew her into my embrace, kissing her
When she lowered her veil for me

3. A mare is no disgrace if she struts proudly
When she freely casts off her garments

4. So she did not prevent her passionate lover
Nor did she deny him the rewards of boldness

5. Kissing and embracing are no sin or shame
For the zealous, nor any fault to reproach her

6. Every worshipper may kiss her among mankind
And color his cheeks with the dye of hers

7. A girl who has remained throughout time as lovely
As the nights of youth left her still in her prime

8. She has the awe of the great with no need to kiss her
All who behold her are filled with reverence for her

9. Her gaze brought no one sadness unless it wept
And no thought stirred her heart to answer it

10. Lovers are bewildered by her beauty
When she casts off all but it from her mantle

11. The splendor of her beauty serves her as adornment
As if jewelry would only detract were it added

12. She has no need for the garb of beauty
Though the cloud of grace has shrouded her in mystery

13. All who speak of her yearn for her
And long to embrace her for her reward

14. When sinners come to her with their sins
Their heavy burdens of guilt float away like dust

15. I rode the steed of elegy to reach her
Urging it on with my praise or lineage

16. In a land where not even the wolf was safe
As it feared for itself from her stillness

17. No path leads to her but sunbeams
That have softened their fire in homage to her

18. You would think that to her meadows
Came the draft cattle of the Pleiades for watering

19. You can see rising signs of her bounty
And hands outstretched for her gifts draw back empty

20. As if the heavens lay quietly napping
Having cast their veils down upon her

21. As if the scrolls of fate for mankind
Challenge the edges of her tablets

22. You hear the jinn making music in her darkness
Having filled her valleys with their echoing song