قالواthey said جُنِنتَyou have gone mad علىover ليلىLayla فقلتso I said لهمto them
قالوا جُنِنتَ على ليلى فقلت لهم
الحبlove أيسَرُهُits mildest degree ماwhat بالمجانينin the mad
الحب أيسَرُهُ ما بالمجانين
They said, “You have gone mad over Layla,” so I told them:
They said you are obsessed with Layla, so I told them:
Love’s mildest degree is what afflicts the mad.
The simplest thing about love is insanity