يُقُولونَ لَيلَى بِالمَغِيبِ أَمِينَةٌ

لَهُ وَهوَ راعٍ سِرَّهَا وَأَمِينُهَا

They say Layla is faithful to him

As he tends to her secret and is her confidant

فإِن تَكُ لَيلَى استَودَعَتنِى أَمَانَةً

فَلا وَأَبِى لَيلَى إِذن لا أَخُونُها

If Layla entrusted me with something

No, by Layla, I will not betray her trust

أَأَرضِى بلَيلَى الكاشِحينَ وَأَبتَغِى

كَرَامَةَ أَعدَائِى بِهَا وأُهِينُهَا

Shall I please those who slander Layla

And seek the honor of my enemies through her and disgrace her?

مَعَاذَةَ وَجهِ اللهِ أَن أُشمِتَ العِدَى

بِلَيلَى وَإِن لَم تَجزِنى مَا أَدِينُهَا

God forbid I give joy to the enemies

Over Layla, even if she didn't reward what I owe her

وَأُعرِضُ عَن أُمِّ البَخِيلِ وَاَتَّقِى

عُيُونَ العِدَى حَتّى كأَنّى أُهِينُها

And I turn away from the mother of the stingy one and be wary

Of the eyes of the enemies as if I disgraced her

وَفِي القَلبِ مِن أُمِّ البَخِيلِ ضَمانَةٌ

إِذا ذُكِرَت كادَ الحَنِينُ يُبِينُها

And in the heart there is a pledge from the mother of the stingy one

That when she is remembered, yearning almost reveals her

أَتَتَنَا بِرَيَّاهَا جَنُوبٌ مُرِبَّةٌ

لَها بَردُ أنفاسِ الرِّيَاحِ وَلِينُها

The gentle southern winds came to us

With the coolness of the winds' breaths and their softness

مِنَ المُشرَباتِ المُزنَ هَيفٌ كأنَّها

بِمِسكٍ وَوَردٍ وَهىَ لُدنٌ مُتُونُها

From the saturated clouds, drizzles as if they are

With musk, roses and their casks are refined

تَطَلَّعُ مِن غَورَينِ غَورَى تِهَامَةٍ

بِريحِ ذَكِىِّ المِسكِ فُضَّ حَطِينُها

She gazes from the deep valleys of Tihama

With the scent of pure musk overflowing her veils

يَحِنُّ لَها العَودُ الرَّذِىُّ صَبَابَةً

وَيَجرِى قَرَارَ المَاءِ خَصراً بُطُونُهَا

The supple branch sways for her

And the stream of water flows through her waist