سَلَبتْshe stole لَيْلىLayla مِّنيfrom me العَقْلاreason
سَلَبتْ لَيْلى مِّني العَقْلا
قلتُI said ياO ليلىLayla ارحميhave mercy القتلىthe slain
قلتُ يا ليلى ارحمي القتلى
Layla robbed me of reason.
Leila robbed me of my sanity
I said: O Layla, have mercy on the slain.
I said, oh Leila, have mercy on the slain
حُبُهاlove for her مكنونْhidden
حُبُها مكنونْ
فيin الحشىthe bosom مخزونْstored
في الحشى مخزونْ
Love for her lies hidden,
Her love lies hidden
Stored in the bosom.
In my heart, concealed
أيهاO you المفتونْthe captivated one
أيها المفتونْ
هِمْbe lost in love بهاwith her ذلاhumbly
هِمْ بها ذلا
O captivated one,
Oh you who are infatuated
Lose yourself in love for her, humbly.
Beware her allure
إِننيindeed I هائمْlost in love
إِنني هائمْ
ولهاand for her خادمْa servant
ولها خادمْ
Indeed, I am lost in love,
For I wander, crazed
And I am her servant.
And serve her
أيهاO you اللائمْthe reproacher
أيها اللائمْ
خَلِينيleave me be مهلاgently
خَلِيني مهلا
O reproacher,
Oh you who blame
Leave me be; be gentle.
Leave me be
لزمتُI stayed at الأعتابْthe thresholds
لزمتُ الأعتابْ
وطرقتand I knocked at البابْthe door
وطرقت البابْ
I stayed at the thresholds,
I clung to her doorsteps
And I knocked at the door.
And knocked at her door
قالتُshe said للبوابْto the doorkeeper
قالتُ للبوابْ
هلdo ترىyou see وصلاunion
هل ترى وصلا
She said to the doorkeeper:
I said to the gatekeeper
Do you foresee union?
Do you see any hope of reunion?
قالhe said ليto me ياO صاحْfriend
قال لي يا صاحْ
مهَرْهاher bridal dower الأرواحْsouls
مهَرْها الأرواحْ
He said to me: O friend,
He said, oh lover
Her bridal dower is souls.
The price is your soul
كمmany a محبٍlover راحْhas gone
كم محبٍ راحْ
يعشقُhe loves القتلىthe slain
يعشقُ القتلى
Many a lover has gone,
How many lovers perished
Loving the slain.
Pining for the slain
أيهاO you العاشِقْthe lover
أيها العاشِقْ
إِنif كنتyou are صادقْsincere
إِن كنت صادقْ
O lover,
Oh you who love
If you are sincere,
If you are true
للسوىfrom all else فارقْpart
للسوى فارقْ
تغتنمْyou will gain وصلاunion
تغتنمْ وصلا
Part from all else,
Leave all others
You will gain union.
And seize the moment of union