1. وَلَيلى ما كَفاها الهَجرُ حَتّى

    أَذاعَت بَعدَ كِتمانٍ شُجوني

    And Layla was not content with estrangement, but went so far as to

    Divulge my sorrows after they had been concealed.

  2. وَحين تَبينت آيات وَجدي

    أَباحَت في الهَوى عَرضي وَديق

    And when she discerned the signs of my passion,

    She made my honor fair game in love, and [unclear word].

  3. فَقُلتُ لَها اِرحَمي الاِمى قالَت

    جَننت وَفي الهَوى بَعضُ الجُنونِ

    So I said to her, “Have mercy on my pains.” She said,

    “You have gone mad—and in love there is some madness.

  4. وَهبنى كُنت أَمك كَيفَ أَحنو

    وَهَل في الحُبِّ يا أُمّي اِرحَميني

    And suppose I were your mother—how could I show tenderness?

    And is there room in love for ‘O mother, have mercy on me’?”