1. ألا وَجَبَ الفِرَارُ عَنِ الجُلَيلاَ

    ولَو كانَت بِها سُعدَى ولَيلَى

    Indeed, one must flee al-Julayla,

    even if Su'da and Layla were there;

  2. فَلا مَاءٌ يُذَاقُ بِها نَهَاراً

    ولاَ فِيهَا يُذَاقُ المَاءُ لَيلا

    for no water is tasted there by day,

    nor is the water tasted there by night.