تَجَنَّبَتshe shunned لَيلىLayla حينَwhen لجّpressed relentlessly بِكَupon you الهَوىpassion
تَجَنَّبَت لَيلى حينَ لجّ بِكَ الهَوى
وَهَيهاتand far too late! كانَwas الحُبُّlove قَبلbefore التَجَنُّبthe shunning
وَهَيهات كانَ الحُبُّ قَبل التَجَنُّب
Layla shunned you when passion overwhelmed you.
And far too late—love had come before the shunning.
وَلمand did not أَرI see لَيلىLayla بَعدَafter مَوقِفa spell of standing ساعَةan hour
وَلم أَر لَيلى بَعدَ مَوقِف ساعَة
بِخَيفat the Khayf مُنىMina تَرميshe casts جِمارpebbles المُحَصَّبal-Muhassab
بِخَيف مُنى تَرمي جِمار المُحَصَّب
And I have not seen Layla since she stood for an hour
at the Khayf of Mina, casting the pebbles of al-Muhassab.
وَيُعبديand reveals (apparently وَيُبدي) الحصاthe pebbles مِنهاof her اِذاwhenever قَذَفَتshe cast بِهِwith it
وَيُعبدي الحصا مِنها اِذا قَذَفَت بِهِ
مِنfrom البُردِthe cloak اِطرافُthe tips البِنانthe fingers المُخَضَّبhenna-stained
مِن البُردِ اِطرافُ البِنان المُخَضَّب
And whenever she cast the pebbles, they revealed
from her cloak the tips of her henna-stained fingers.
وَاِصبَحتand I became مِنwith regard to لَيلىLayla الغداةthis morning كَناظِرlike one gazing
وَاِصبَحت مِن لَيلى الغداة كَناظِر
مِنfrom الصبحthe dawn فيin اِعقابِthe wake of نجمa star مغرِّبsetting in the west
مِن الصبح في اِعقابِ نجم مغرِّب
And this morning, as for Layla, I was like one gazing
at dawn in the wake of a setting star.
ابتrefused لَيلَهa night (apparently ليلة) بِالغَيلat al-Ghayl ياO امmother of (Umm) مالِكMalik
ابت لَيلَه بِالغَيل يا ام مالِك
لَكمfor you غيرother than حبlove صادِقsincere لَيسَis not يَكذِبit lies
لَكم غير حب صادِق لَيسَ يَكذِب
A night at al-Ghayl, O Umm Malik, refused
anything for you but sincere love that does not lie.
الاAh! اِنَّماonly غادَرتyou left behind ياO امmother of (Umm) مالِكMalik
الا اِنَّما غادَرت يا ام مالِك
صَدىa lifeless husk اينماwherever يَذهَبit goes بِهِwith it الريحthe wind يَذهبit goes
صَدى اينما يَذهَب بِهِ الريح يَذهب
Ah, you have left behind, O Umm Malik, only
a lifeless husk: wherever the wind takes it, it goes.
وَماand no مُغزِلa doe with a fawn ادماءpale-coated نامَslept غَزالهاher fawn
وَما مُغزِل ادماء نامَ غَزالها
بِاِسفَلat the lower edge of نَهيa pool ذيhaving غَرارunclear; perhaps arar flowers (عرار) وَحلبand hullab (a plant)
بِاِسفَل نَهي ذي غَرار وَحلب
And no pale doe whose fawn has fallen asleep
at the lower edge of a pool with [perhaps arar flowers] and hullab
بِاِحسنmore beautiful مِنthan لَيلىLayla وَلاnor امmother of فَرقَدa wild cow's calf
بِاِحسن مِن لَيلى وَلا ام فَرقَد
غَضيضَةdowncast طَرفgaze رعتهاI startled her وسطamid وَبربand [unclear; possibly ربرب, a herd]
غَضيضَة طَرف رعتها وسط وَبرب
is lovelier than Layla, nor a wild cow with a calf,
downcast-eyed, whom I startled amid [unclear text, perhaps a herd].
Translation model: Sol 6.1