يا صاحِبَيَّ اللَذَينِ اليَومَ قَد أَخَذا

يا صاحِبَيَّ اللَذَينِ اليَومَ قَد أَخَذا

في الحَبلِ شِبهاً لِلَيلى ثُمَّ غَلّاها

في الحَبلِ شِبهاً لِلَيلى ثُمَّ غَلّاها

O my two companions, who today have caught

O my two friends who today have taken

in the snare a likeness of Layla, then shackled her,

A rope and made on it a knot like Layla's,

إِنّي أَرى اليَومَ في أَعطافِ شاتِكُما

إِنّي أَرى اليَومَ في أَعطافِ شاتِكُما

مُشابِهاً أَشبَهَت لَيلى فَحُلّاها

مُشابِهاً أَشبَهَت لَيلى فَحُلّاها

indeed, today I see in the flanks of your gazelle

I see today around your shoulders,

a resemblance: she resembles Layla, so unbind her.

Resembling Layla's knot you have tied.

وَأَرشِداها إِلى خَضراءَ مُعشِبَةٍ

وَأَرشِداها إِلى خَضراءَ مُعشِبَةٍ

يَوماً وَإِن طَلَبَت إِلفاً فَدُلّاها

يَوماً وَإِن طَلَبَت إِلفاً فَدُلّاها

And guide her to a green, grassy meadow

And guide her to a verdant meadow,

one day; and if she seeks a mate, show her the way.

One day though she seeks solitude direct her,

وَأَورِداها غَديراً لا عَدِمتُكُما

وَأَورِداها غَديراً لا عَدِمتُكُما

مِن ماءِ مُزنٍ قَريبٍ عِندَ مَرعاها

مِن ماءِ مُزنٍ قَريبٍ عِندَ مَرعاها

And lead her to a pool—may I never lose you both—

And take her to a pool, may you never lack

of raincloud water, close by her pasture.

Water fresh from Muzn, near where her cattle graze.