زَها جِسمُ لَيلى في الثِيابِ تَنَعُّماً

زَها جِسمُ لَيلى في الثِيابِ تَنَعُّماً

فَيا لَيتَني لَو كُنتُ بَعضَ بُرودِها

فَيا لَيتَني لَو كُنتُ بَعضَ بُرودِها

Layla’s body was resplendent in her garments, luxuriating in comfort.

Zaha body of Layla in clothes is luxury

And oh, if only I were one of her striped cloaks!

If only I was some of its coldness

أَفي النَومُ يا لَيلى رَأَيتُكِ أَم أَنا

أَفي النَومُ يا لَيلى رَأَيتُكِ أَم أَنا

رَأَيتُكِ يَقظاناً فَعِندي شُهودُها

رَأَيتُكِ يَقظاناً فَعِندي شُهودُها

Was it in sleep, O Layla, that I saw you, or did I

Is it in a dream, O Layla, I saw you, or was I

see you while awake? For I have witnesses to it.

Awake when I saw you, so I have proof

ضَمَمتُكِ حَتّى قُلتُ ناري قَدِ اِنطَفَت

ضَمَمتُكِ حَتّى قُلتُ ناري قَدِ اِنطَفَت

فَلَم تُطفَ نيراني وَزيدَ وَقودُها

فَلَم تُطفَ نيراني وَزيدَ وَقودُها

I embraced you until I said, “My fire has gone out.”

I hugged you until I said my fire went out

Yet my fires were not extinguished, and their fuel was increased.

But my fires did not go out, they increased their fuel