يَقولونَ لَيلى بِالعِراقِ مَريضَةٌ

يَقولونَ لَيلى بِالعِراقِ مَريضَةٌ

فَأَقبَلتُ مِن مِصرٍ إِلَيها أَعودُها

فَأَقبَلتُ مِن مِصرٍ إِلَيها أَعودُها

They say Layla lies ill in Iraq;

They say Layla is ill in Iraq.

so I have come from Egypt to visit her.

So I came to her from Egypt to visit her in her illness.

فَوَاللَهِ ما أَدري إِذا أَنا جِئتُها

فَوَاللَهِ ما أَدري إِذا أَنا جِئتُها

أَأُبرِئُها مِن دائِها أَم أَزيدُها

أَأُبرِئُها مِن دائِها أَم أَزيدُها

By God, I do not know, when I reach her,

And by God, I do not know, when I come to her,

whether I shall cure her sickness—or make it worse.

whether I will cure her of her illness or make her worse.