أُكني بِلَيلى عَن حَبيبي قاصِداً

صَوْنَ اِسمِهِ عَن ذِكرِهِ بِلِساني

I call my beloved Layla, intending

To protect his name from mentioning him with my tongue.

وَلِأَجلِ تَشكيكِ الوُشاةِ وَوَهْمِهِم

في عَينِ مَن أَسرَرْتُهُ بِجَناني

And because of the doubters' suspicion and delusion

In the eye of him whom I have confided in my soul.

وَلِأَجلِ أَنّي لا يَكونُ مُشاركي

قَطعاً بِمَعرِفَةِ المُهَفهَفِ ثاني

And so that I will not have a partner

In knowing my passionate lover.