ونبئتand I was told ليلىLayla أرسلتshe sent بشفاعةٍwith an intercessory plea
ونبئت ليلى أرسلت بشفاعةٍ
إليto me فهلاso why not نفسself ليلىLayla شفيعهاher intercessor
إلي فهلا نفس ليلى شفيعها
And I was told that Layla sent an intercessory plea
to me; why was Layla herself not her own intercessor?
أأكرمis anyone dearer منthan ليلىLayla عليto me فتبتغيso she might seek
أأكرم من ليلى علي فتبتغي
بهthrough him الجاهinfluence أمor كنتI was امرأa man لاnot أطيعهاI obey her
به الجاه أم كنت امرأ لا أطيعها
Is anyone dearer to me than Layla, that she should seek
influence through him? Or was I a man who would not obey her?
Sol 6.1