لَإِن نَزَحَت دارٌ بِلَيلى لَرُبَّما

لَإِن نَزَحَت دارٌ بِلَيلى لَرُبَّما

غَنينا بِخَيرٍ وَالزَمانُ جَميعُ

غَنينا بِخَيرٍ وَالزَمانُ جَميعُ

Though Layla’s dwelling has grown distant, how often

Homes may depart with Layla, yet

We lived happily, when time held us together.

We could find better times again.

وَفي النَفسِ مِن شَوقي إِلَيكِ حَزازَةٌ

وَفي النَفسِ مِن شَوقي إِلَيكِ حَزازَةٌ

وَفي القَلبِ مِن وَجدي عَليكِ صُدوعُ

وَفي القَلبِ مِن وَجدي عَليكِ صُدوعُ

And in my soul is a gnawing pain from my longing for you,

My soul still longs for you,

And in my heart are rifts from my anguished love for you.

My heart still breaks for you.