وَنُبّئتُ لَيلى أَرسلَت بِشَفاعَة

إِلَيّ فَهلّا نَفسُ لَيلى شَفيعُها

I told Layla had sent interceding

To me, so has Layla's soul been her intercessor?

أَأَكرَمُ من لَيلى عَلَيَّ فَتَبتَغي

بِه الجاهَ أَم كُنتُ اِمرأً لا أُطيعُها

Is one more generous to me than Layla that she

Seeks through him eminence, or was I a man who won't obey her?