1. Religion is this day, a day of loyalty
How many blessings upon the dead from the living

2. If the full reward cannot be given
Perhaps in remembrance is some reward

3. O dweller of the desert, alone within it
Lonely in estrangement and seclusion

4. Were you before accustomed to its tranquility
And saw your place in the remote wasteland

5. So you came while the whole world is a mirage
Telling the tale of love in the desert

6. And described Qays in his severe affliction
Thirsty seeking a drop of water

7. Thirsty when the water was Layla alone
Too proud for him, she did not quench his thirst

8. Wandering in daydreams, imagining
The shadows of that delightful paradise

9. When he slept it was her gentle self, and when awake
Her sweet, refreshing face

10. Oh hearts, for a story that remains
Since ancient times, renewed in fame

11. The story of the sad specter and a picture that
No grieving heart adorned with blood forgets

12. The story of life, and how many an Adam
Among us has tears for Eve

13. Each has a Qays, when night falls
He removes his mantle and frets in the wilderness

14. When day breaks he folds his cloak
Hiding his anguish, feigning happiness

15. The world knows not what's in his heart
Of agony, bitterness and misery

16. Each has a Layla, and he who finds her not
His life is futile, mere vanity

17. Each has a Layla, in whose love he sees
The secret of life and all of being

18. And sees all wishes in the flames of passion for her
And sees joy even in utter misery

19. The universe is her kindness, life is her
Affection, eternity the day we meet

20. Oh hearts, for a mournful tale
That relives only when we weep

21. It immortalized life and added charm
To what the Prince of Poets clothed it in

22. It immortalized life and added charm
By the excellence of its imagery and recital

23. By Zainab's artistry and her flag
The beauty of youth and model of the brilliant