وَلَمَّاAnd when أَبىrefused إلاَّexcept جِماحاًwaywardness فُؤادُهُhis heart
وَلَمَّا أَبى إلاَّ جِماحاً فُؤادُهُ
وَلَمْand did not يَسْلُforget عَنْabout لَيْلَىLayla بِمَالٍthrough wealth ولاnor أَهْلِfamily
وَلَمْ يَسْلُ عَنْ لَيْلَى بِمَالٍ ولا أَهْلِ
And when his heart would do nothing but run wild,
and neither wealth nor family made him forget Layla,
تَسَلَّىhe sought solace بأُخرىin another woman غَيْرِهاother than her فإذاbut behold التيthe one who
تَسَلَّى بأُخرى غَيْرِها فإذا التي
تَسَلَّىhe sought solace بهاin her تُغْرىstirs longing بليلَىfor Layla ولاand does not تُسْليconsole
تَسَلَّى بها تُغْرى بليلَى ولا تُسْلي
he sought solace in another woman—but behold, the one
in whom he sought solace stirred his longing for Layla and did not console him.