فَيا لَيتَ لَيلى وَافَقَت كُلَّ حَجَّةٍ

فَيا لَيتَ لَيلى وَافَقَت كُلَّ حَجَّةٍ

قَضاءً عَلى لَيلى وَأَنّي رَفيقُها

قَضاءً عَلى لَيلى وَأَنّي رَفيقُها

Oh, would that Layla attended every pilgrimage,

Oh, if only Layla would agree with every argument

as a duty laid upon Layla, and I were her companion.

To decide for Layla while I am her companion

فَتَجمَعَنا مِن نَخلَتَينِ ثَنِيَّةٌ

فَتَجمَعَنا مِن نَخلَتَينِ ثَنِيَّةٌ

يَغَصُّ بِأَعضادِ المَطِيِّ طَريقُها

يَغَصُّ بِأَعضادِ المَطِيِّ طَريقُها

Then a mountain pass from Nakhaltayn would bring us together,

So we could meet between two bent palm trees

its road choked with the shoulders of riding camels.

With a path crowded by the saddles of the riding camels

فَأَلقاكِ عِندَ الرُكنِ أَو جانِبَ الصَفا

فَأَلقاكِ عِندَ الرُكنِ أَو جانِبَ الصَفا

وَيَشغَلَ عَنّا أَهلَ مَكَّةَ سوقُها

وَيَشغَلَ عَنّا أَهلَ مَكَّةَ سوقُها

Then I would meet you at the Corner or beside al-Safa,

I would meet you at the corner or beside As-Safa

and its market would distract the people of Mecca from us.

And the market of Makkah would distract people from us

فَأُنشِدُها أَن تَجزِيَ الهَونَ وَالهَوى

فَأُنشِدُها أَن تَجزِيَ الهَونَ وَالهَوى

وَتَمنَحَ نَفساً طالَ مَطلاً حُقوقُها

وَتَمنَحَ نَفساً طالَ مَطلاً حُقوقُها

Then I would implore her to requite meekness and love,

I would recite to her to reward the affection and love

and grant a soul its long-deferred rights.

And grant a soul whose rights have long been denied