وَلَمّا رَأَت وَجدي بِها وَتَبَيَّنَت

وَلَمّا رَأَت وَجدي بِها وَتَبَيَّنَت

صَبَابَةَ حَرّانِ الصَبابَةِ صادِ

صَبَابَةَ حَرّانِ الصَبابَةِ صادِ

And when she saw my passion for her and discerned

When she saw my love for her and realized

the yearning of one burning with love, athirst,

The madness of love's agony maddens me,

أَدَلَّت بصَبرٍ عِندَها وَجَلادَةٍ

أَدَلَّت بصَبرٍ عِندَها وَجَلادَةٍ

وَتَحسَبُ أَنَّ النَاسَ غَيرُ جِلادِ

وَتَحسَبُ أَنَّ النَاسَ غَيرُ جِلادِ

she vaunted the patience and fortitude she possessed,

She showed patience and composure,

and thought that other people lacked endurance.

Thinking people are not agonized like me.

فَيا عَزَّ صادي القَلبَ حتى يَوَدَّني

فَيا عَزَّ صادي القَلبَ حتى يَوَدَّني

فُؤادُكِ أَو رُدّي عَليَّ فُؤادي

فُؤادُكِ أَو رُدّي عَليَّ فُؤادي

So, O ʿAzza, coax the heart until I am loved

Oh you who pierces my heart, I wish

by your heart—or give my heart back to me.

Your heart would want me or give mine back to me.

وَما زِلتُ مِن لَيلى لَدُن أَن عَرَفتُها

وَما زِلتُ مِن لَيلى لَدُن أَن عَرَفتُها

لَكالَهائِمِ المُقصى بِكُلِّ مَذادِ

لَكالَهائِمِ المُقصى بِكُلِّ مَذادِ

And because of Layla, ever since I knew her, I have been

Since I first knew Layla I can't help

truly like a wanderer driven away by every rebuff.

But be like cattle herded to every slaughter.

وَإِنَّ الَّذي يَنوي مِنَ المَالِ أَهلُها

وَإِنَّ الَّذي يَنوي مِنَ المَالِ أَهلُها

أَوارِكُ لَمّا تَأتَلِف وَعَوا

أَوارِكُ لَمّا تَأتَلِف وَعَوا

And indeed, the livestock her people have in mind are

And he who intends to pay her family the bride price,

arāk-browsing camels, not yet gathered together, and ... [unclear ending].

I swear if they accept, disasters upon disasters await him.