قُومُوا إِلَى الدَّارِ مِن لَيلى نُحَيِّيهَا

قُومُوا إِلَى الدَّارِ مِن لَيلى نُحَيِّيهَا

نَعَم ونَسأَلَهُم عَن بَعضِ أهلِيهَا

نَعَم ونَسأَلَهُم عَن بَعضِ أهلِيهَا

Rise—come with me to Layla’s dwelling, and let us greet it.

Rise and go to Layla’s dwelling, so that we may greet it.

Yes, and let us ask it about some of its people.

Yes, and let us ask them about some of its inhabitants.

إنَّ السَّلاَمَة مِن سَعدَى حضارتِهَا

إنَّ السَّلاَمَة مِن سَعدَى حضارتِهَا

أَن لاَ تحل عَلَى حَالٍ بِوَادِيهَا

أَن لاَ تحل عَلَى حَالٍ بِوَادِيهَا

Indeed, safety from Su‘da, when she is near at hand,

Indeed, safety from Sa‘da’s settled life

lies in never alighting, under any circumstances, in her valley.

is never to alight in her valley, under any circumstances.