أَلاIs there no اِصطِبارَpatience لِلَيلىfor Layla أَمor لَهاfor her جَلَدٌfortitude
أَلا اِصطِبارَ لِلَيلى أَم لَها جَلَدٌ
إِذاًthen أُلاقيI shall face الَّذيwhat لاقاهُfaced it أَمثاليothers like me
إِذاً أُلاقي الَّذي لاقاهُ أَمثالي
Is there no patience for Layla, or fortitude for her?
Shall I wait patiently for Layla or does she have endurance?
Then I shall face what others like me have faced.
If so, I will encounter what my equals have encountered.