لَقَد سَأَلتُ أَبا لَيلى بِما حَمَلَت

لَقَد سَأَلتُ أَبا لَيلى بِما حَمَلَت

زَوامِلُ القَومِ مِن نُعمى أَبي دُلَفِ

زَوامِلُ القَومِ مِن نُعمى أَبي دُلَفِ

I have indeed implored Abu Layla by what was borne

I asked the father of Layla what dowry

by the people's pack camels from Abu Dulaf's bounty,

The tribe's camels carried of treasures from my father Dulaf.

أَلّا يُمَكِّنَ لُؤمَ المَطلِ مِن عِدَةٍ

أَلّا يُمَكِّنَ لُؤمَ المَطلِ مِن عِدَةٍ

فَإِنَّهُ خَلَفٌ يُزرى عَلى الخَلَفِ

فَإِنَّهُ خَلَفٌ يُزرى عَلى الخَلَفِ

not to let the baseness of delay take hold of a promise,

"Do not allow the coward enemy with any power,

for that is a breach of promise that disgraces the heir.

For he is a traitor that deserves only contempt."