أمرI pass علىby الديارthe dwellings ديارthe dwellings of ليلىLayla
أمر على الديار ديار ليلى
بقلبwith a heart فيin جناحthe wing of الوجدlonging طاراflew
بقلب في جناح الوجد طارا
I pass by the dwellings, the dwellings of Layla,
With a heart that flew on the wing of longing.
فامكثso I linger فin (apparently intended) جوانبهاtheir precincts بشوقwith longing
فامكث ف جوانبها بشوق
أقبلI kiss ذاthis الجدارthe wall وذاand this الجداراthe wall
أقبل ذا الجدار وذا الجدارا
So I linger in their precincts, yearning,
Kissing this wall and that wall.
وماand not حبlove of الديارthe dwellings شغفنthey enthralled قلبيmy heart
وما حب الديار شغفن قلبي
ولاnor هبهنunclear; perhaps 'love for them' أججkindled فيin me ناراa fire
ولا هبهن أجج في نارا
And it was not love of the dwellings that enthralled my heart,
Nor did love for them [uncertain reading] kindle a fire in me,
ولاnor حسنthe beauty of الرسومthe traces أطارdrove away نوميmy sleep
ولا حسن الرسوم أطار نومي
ولكنbut حبlove of منthe one who سكنdwelt in الدياراthe dwellings
ولكن حب من سكن الديارا
Nor did the beauty of the traces drive away my sleep,
But love of the one who dwelt in those dwellings.