أَلا أَيُّها القَلبُ الَّذي لَجَّ هائِماً

أَلا أَيُّها القَلبُ الَّذي لَجَّ هائِماً

بِلَيلى وَليداً لَم تُقَطَّع تَمائِمُه

بِلَيلى وَليداً لَم تُقَطَّع تَمائِمُه

Hark, O heart, that has persisted, wandering love-mad

Ah, O heart that persisted, madly in love,

for Layla since infancy, before your amulets were cut away.

with Layla since infancy, before its amulets were cut off.

أَفِق قَد أَفاقَ العاشِقونَ وَقَد أَنى

أَفِق قَد أَفاقَ العاشِقونَ وَقَد أَنى

لَكَ اليَومَ أَن تَلقى طَبيباً تُلائِمُه

لَكَ اليَومَ أَن تَلقى طَبيباً تُلائِمُه

Come to your senses: lovers have recovered, and the time has come

Come to your senses! Lovers have come to theirs, and the time has come

for you today to find a healer who accords with you.

for you today to meet a physician with whom you are in accord.

فَما لَكَ مَسلوبُ العَزاءِ كَأَنَّما

فَما لَكَ مَسلوبُ العَزاءِ كَأَنَّما

تَرى نَأيَ لَيلى مَغرَماً أَنتَ غارِمُه

تَرى نَأيَ لَيلى مَغرَماً أَنتَ غارِمُه

What ails you, robbed of every solace, as though

What ails you, then, bereft of solace, as though

you deemed Layla’s distance a debt that you must pay?

you see Layla's distance as a debt you must pay?

أَجَدَّكَ لا تُنسيكَ لَيلى مُلِمَّةٌ

أَجَدَّكَ لا تُنسيكَ لَيلى مُلِمَّةٌ

تُلِمُّ وَلا عَهدٌ يَطولُ تَقادُمُه

تُلِمُّ وَلا عَهدٌ يَطولُ تَقادُمُه

Tell me truly: can no calamity make you forget Layla—

Truly, can no calamity make you forget Layla—

none that befalls, nor any age, however long its passing?

one that befalls you—nor any long lapse of time?