1. خُلِقنا لأَمرٍ لَو عَلِمنا حَقيقةً

    له ما أَحبَّ المرءُ لَيلى وَلا لُبنى

    We were created for a purpose; if we knew the truth

    of it, no man would love Layla or Lubna.

  2. وَلكن جَهِلنا فاستراحَت نُفُوسُنا

    وما تلكَ إِلا راحةٌ تَعقبُ الحُزنا

    But we did not know, so our souls found rest;

    yet that is only a respite followed by sorrow.