نَعَمْ هَذِهِ الدَّارُ الَّتي أَنْتَ تَطْلُبُ

نَعَمْ هَذِهِ الدَّارُ الَّتي أَنْتَ تَطْلُبُ

إِلَى أَيْنَ عَنْهَا يَالَكَ الخَيْرُ تَذْهَبُ

إِلَى أَيْنَ عَنْهَا يَالَكَ الخَيْرُ تَذْهَبُ

Yes, this is the dwelling that you seek.

Where are you going, away from it—may good be yours?

أَعَنْ دَارِ لَيْلَى بَعْدَ مَا بَانَ بَانُهَا

أَعَنْ دَارِ لَيْلَى بَعْدَ مَا بَانَ بَانُهَا

وَفَاحَ شَذَا أَنْفَاسِهَا تَتَحَجَّبُ

وَفَاحَ شَذَا أَنْفَاسِهَا تَتَحَجَّبُ

From Layla’s dwelling, after its bān trees have appeared,

and the fragrance of her breaths has wafted—do you veil yourself?

لَقَدْ سَمَحَتْ رُوحِي بُقْربِ مَزَارِهَا

لَقَدْ سَمَحَتْ رُوحِي بُقْربِ مَزَارِهَا

بفُرْقَةِ جِسْمٍ لَمْ تَزَلْ فِيهِ تَرْغَبُ

بفُرْقَةِ جِسْمٍ لَمْ تَزَلْ فِيهِ تَرْغَبُ

Indeed, my soul, to draw near her place of visitation, has gladly consented

to part with a body it has never ceased to desire.

وَهَلْ كَانَتِ الأَجْسَادُ إِلاَّ مَطِيَّنَا

وَهَلْ كَانَتِ الأَجْسَادُ إِلاَّ مَطِيَّنَا

تُقَرِّبُهَا مَعْنىً لَهَا حِينَ تَقْرَبُ

تُقَرِّبُهَا مَعْنىً لَهَا حِينَ تَقْرَبُ

And were bodies anything but our mounts,

bringing the soul near to her in spirit as they draw near?

نَعَمْ ذَلِكَ المَعْنَى الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ بِهِ

نَعَمْ ذَلِكَ المَعْنَى الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ بِهِ

بُدُورُ سَنَاهَا بَعْدمَا عَنْكَ تَغْرِبُ

بُدُورُ سَنَاهَا بَعْدمَا عَنْكَ تَغْرِبُ

Yes, that is the meaning through which shone

the full moons of her radiance, after setting beyond your sight.

وَلاَحتْ وَهَلْ يَوْماً تَوَارَتْ وَإِنَّمَا

وَلاَحتْ وَهَلْ يَوْماً تَوَارَتْ وَإِنَّمَا

بِتَنْزِيهِهَا عَنْ ذَاكَ طَرْفِي يُكَذِّبُ

بِتَنْزِيهِهَا عَنْ ذَاكَ طَرْفِي يُكَذِّبُ

And they appeared—were they ever hidden? Rather,

my gaze denies that, declaring her beyond such things.