تَزَوَّدتُ مِن لَيلى بِتَكليمِ ساعَةٍ

تَزَوَّدتُ مِن لَيلى بِتَكليمِ ساعَةٍ

فَما زادَ إِلّا ضِعفَ ما بي كَلامُها

فَما زادَ إِلّا ضِعفَ ما بي كَلامُها

I took sustenance from Layla through an hour of conversation;

I took from Layla sweet words for an hour,

Yet her words only doubled what ailed me.

But her speech only increased my love and its power.