1. When parting drew near between the beloved and I, they shared
The rope of love between them into pieces torn,

2. Layla wept copious tears that hastened our parting
While the pain of separation remains and does not depart

3. Oh my heart, woe to you, neither in well-being do I live
Nor in days gone by, returning back no more

4. Whenever a loved one appears with whom I’m incompatible
And who care not that their absence makes me sore

5. You’ve attached me to defiant passion so my heart
Is shattered by separation into fragments strewn