لَوَif أَنَّthat لَكَyours الدُنياthe world وَماand whatever عُدِلَتwas equated بِهِwith it
لَوَ أَنَّ لَكَ الدُنيا وَما عُدِلَت بِهِ
سِواهاother than it وَلَيلىand Layla بائِنٌseparated عَنكَfrom you بَينُهاher separation
سِواها وَلَيلى بائِنٌ عَنكَ بَينُها
If the world were yours, and whatever was reckoned its equal
If all the world and more, were yours to keep
besides it, while Layla's separation kept her far from you,
Yet Layla turned away, no love to reap
لَكُنتَyou would indeed be إِلىtoward لَيلىLayla فَقيراًneedy وَإِنَّماand only
لَكُنتَ إِلى لَيلى فَقيراً وَإِنَّما
يَقودُleads إِلَيهاtoward her وُدَّlove نَفسِكَyour soul حينُهاits doom
يَقودُ إِلَيها وُدَّ نَفسِكَ حينُها
you would still be poor for want of Layla; and only
To Layla you'd still pine, and always yearn
your soul's doom leads its love toward her.
For only her, your soul does truly burn
Sol 6.1