أقول لظبي مر بي وهو راتع

أقول لظبي مر بي وهو راتع

أأنت أخو ليلى فقال يقال

أأنت أخو ليلى فقال يقال

I say to a gazelle that passed me, grazing freely:

I said to a gazelle passing by

"Are you Layla's brother?" He said, "So they say."

Are you Layla's brother? He said, It is said

فقلت وفي حكم الصبابة والهوى

فقلت وفي حكم الصبابة والهوى

يقال أخو ليلى فقال يقال

يقال أخو ليلى فقال يقال

Then I said, "And under the rule of yearning and love,

So I said, by the ruling of youth and passion

Is Layla's brother pardoned?" He said, "So they say."

It is said you are Layla's brother. He said, It is said

فقلت وفي ظل الاراكة والحمى

فقلت وفي ظل الاراكة والحمى

يقال ويستسقى فقال يقال

يقال ويستسقى فقال يقال

Then I said, "And in the arak tree's shade and the protected pasture,

So I said, in the shade of trees and fever

May one rest at noon and seek water?" He said, "So they say."

It is said, and I am asked for rain, he said, It is said