خليليّ جروح القلب شتى

خليليّ جروح القلب شتى

ووجدي زاد بي والعقل شتا

ووجدي زاد بي والعقل شتا

My two friends, the heart's wounds are manifold.

My friend, the heart's wounds are many

And my longing has grown within me, and my mind is scattered.

And my anguish increased along with reason

وصاف السقم في جسمي وشتا

وصاف السقم في جسمي وشتا

وليلى ما كفاها الهجر حتى

وليلى ما كفاها الهجر حتى

And sickness has summered in my body and wintered there.

Sickness spread through my body

And Layla was not content with estrangement; she even

And Layla was not satisfied with parting

إلى قاضي المحبة تشتكيني

إلى قاضي المحبة تشتكيني

complains against me to the judge of love.

She complained about me to the judge of love

I asked for her affection, but she refused

سألت وصالها فأبت وآلت

سألت وصالها فأبت وآلت

على أن لا تواصلني ومالت

على أن لا تواصلني ومالت

I asked for union with her, but she refused and swore

Insisting she would not unite with me and turned away

that she would not unite with me, and turned away.

She did not pity her longing lover

ولم ترحم متيميها وصالت

ولم ترحم متيميها وصالت

فقلت لها ارحمي يا ميّ قالت

فقلت لها ارحمي يا ميّ قالت

And she did not pity those enslaved by her love; she attacked.

So I said "Have mercy, my dear Layla"

So I said to her, "Have mercy, O Mayy!" She said:

She said "In love, my mother, have mercy on me"

وهل في الحب يا أمي ارحميني

وهل في الحب يا أمي ارحميني

"And is there room in love for 'O my mother, have mercy on me'?"