أَيا قَبرَ لَيلى لَو شَهِدناكَ أَعوَلَت

أَيا قَبرَ لَيلى لَو شَهِدناكَ أَعوَلَت

عَلَيكَ نِساءٌ مِن فَصيحٍ وَمِن عَجَم

عَلَيكَ نِساءٌ مِن فَصيحٍ وَمِن عَجَم

O Layla's grave, had we been present before you, wailing would have risen

O grave of Layla, had we witnessed you, women would have wailed over you,

Over you from women, Arab and non-Arab alike.

Eloquent and foreigners alike,

وَيا قَبرَ لَيلى أَكرِمَنَّ مَحَلَّها

وَيا قَبرَ لَيلى أَكرِمَنَّ مَحَلَّها

يَكُن لَكَ ما عِشنا عَلَينا بِها نِعَم

يَكُن لَكَ ما عِشنا عَلَينا بِها نِعَم

And O Layla's grave, be sure to honor her resting place;

O grave of Layla, honor her resting place,

As long as we live, we shall owe you gratitude for your kindness to her.

Repay her for the blessings we enjoyed thanks to her,

وَيا قَبرَ لَيلى إِنَّ لَيلى غَريبَةٌ

وَيا قَبرَ لَيلى إِنَّ لَيلى غَريبَةٌ

بِأَرضِكَ لا خالٌ لَدَيها وَلا اِبنُ عَم

بِأَرضِكَ لا خالٌ لَدَيها وَلا اِبنُ عَم

And O Layla's grave, Layla is indeed a stranger

O grave of Layla, Layla is a stranger in your land,

In your land, with no maternal uncle beside her, nor a paternal cousin.

No uncle or cousin beside her,

وَيا قَبرَ لَيلى ما تَضَمَّنتَ قَبلَها

وَيا قَبرَ لَيلى ما تَضَمَّنتَ قَبلَها

شَبيهاً لِلَيلى ذا عَفافٍ وَذا كَرَم

شَبيهاً لِلَيلى ذا عَفافٍ وَذا كَرَم

And O Layla's grave, before her you never held

O grave of Layla, none as chaste and noble as Layla

Anyone like Layla, endowed with chastity and generosity.

Have you enveloped before her,

وَيا قَبرَ لَيلى غابَتِ اليَومَ أُمُّها

وَيا قَبرَ لَيلى غابَتِ اليَومَ أُمُّها

وَخالَتُها وَالحافِظونَ لَها الذِمَم

وَخالَتُها وَالحافِظونَ لَها الذِمَم

And O Layla's grave, today her mother is absent,

O grave of Layla, today her mother and aunt are gone

And so are her maternal aunt and those who keep their pledges to her.

And those who protected her are gone,