1. Had I wept as a youth for Layla
I would have found solace before regret.
١. فَلَوْ قَبْلَ مَبْكَاهَا بَكَيْتُ صَبَابَةً
بِلَيْلَى شَفَيْتُ النَّفْسَ قَبْلَ التَّنَدمِ
2. But she wept before me, stirring my tears -
The reward goes to the one who acts first.
٢. ولكِنْ بَكَتْ قَبْلي فَهَاجَ لِيَ البُكَا
بُكَاهَا فَقُلْتُ الفَضْلُ لِلْمُتَقَدِّمِ