أَيا حُبَّ لَيلى داخِلاً مُتَوَلِّجاً

أَيا حُبَّ لَيلى داخِلاً مُتَوَلِّجاً

شُعوبَ الحَشا هَذا عَلَيَّ شَديدُ

شُعوبَ الحَشا هَذا عَلَيَّ شَديدُ

O love of Layla, entering and penetrating

O love of Layla that enters me intensely

The recesses of my heart—this is hard for me.

The madness of passion - this is too hard for me

أَيا حُبَّ لَيلى عافِني قَد قَتَلتَني

أَيا حُبَّ لَيلى عافِني قَد قَتَلتَني

فَكَيفَ تُعافيني وَأَنتَ تَزيدُ

فَكَيفَ تُعافيني وَأَنتَ تَزيدُ

O love of Layla, heal me; you have already killed me.

O love of Layla relieve me, you have killed me

How, then, can you heal me while you grow stronger?

So how can you relieve me when you make it worse?

وَيا حُبَّ لَيلى أَعطِني الحُكمَ وَاِحتَكِم

وَيا حُبَّ لَيلى أَعطِني الحُكمَ وَاِحتَكِم

عَلَيَّ فَما يُبغي عَلَيَّ شُهودُ

عَلَيَّ فَما يُبغي عَلَيَّ شُهودُ

And, O love of Layla, grant me judgment and pass judgment

And o love of Layla, give me justice and judge

Upon me, for no witnesses are needed against me.

Me, for no witnesses against me are needed

أَراكِ عَلى نيرَينِ وَالحُبُّ كُلُّهُ

أَراكِ عَلى نيرَينِ وَالحُبُّ كُلُّهُ

عَلى واحِدٍ يَبلى وَأَنتَ جَديدُ

عَلى واحِدٍ يَبلى وَأَنتَ جَديدُ

I see you woven with two threads, while all love

I see you go to two loves, while love

Is woven with one and wears out, yet you remain new.

For one fades, and you are ever new