تَداوَيتُ مِن لَيلى بِلَيلى مِنَ الهَوى

تَداوَيتُ مِن لَيلى بِلَيلى مِنَ الهَوى

كَما يَتَداوى شارِبُ الخَمرِ بِالخَمرِ

كَما يَتَداوى شارِبُ الخَمرِ بِالخَمرِ

I sought to cure my love for Layla with Layla,

I sought to cure myself of love for Layla through love for Layla,

As a wine drinker seeks to cure himself with wine.

Just as the drinker of wine seeks to cure himself with more wine.