1. بِحُبِّكِ يا لَيلى قَدَ اَصبَحتُ شُهرَةً

    وَكُلٌّ بِما أَلقاهُ عِندَكِ يَفهَمُ

    Through my love for you, O Layla, I have become a byword.

    And everyone understands what I suffer at your hands.

  2. صَريعٌ مِنَ الحُبِّ المُبَرِّحِ وَالجَوى

    وَأَيُّ فَتىً مِن لَوعَةِ البَينِ يَسلَمُ

    I am laid low by tormenting love and burning grief.

    And what young man escapes the anguish of separation?

  3. وَماهِيَ إِلّا حَسرَةٌ بَعدَ نَظرَةٍ

    أَثارَت لَهيباً في الحَشاشَةِ يُضرَمُ

    And it is nothing but heartache after a glance

    That stirred a flame, kindled in my very soul.

  4. فَلا تَقتُليني بِالصُدودِ وَبِالقِلى

    وَمِثلُكِ يا لَيلى يَرِقُّ وَيَرحَمُ

    So do not kill me with rejection and hatred.

    And one like you, O Layla, feels tenderness and shows mercy.

  5. فَوَ اللَهِ إِنّي فيكِ عانٍ وَعاشِقُ

    أَذوبُ غَراماً فيكِ وَالحُبَّ أَكتُمُ

    So, by God, I am your captive and your lover.

    I melt with passion for you, and conceal my love,

  6. مَخافَةَ واشٍ أَو رَقيبٍ وَحاسِدٍ

    يُحَدِّثُ ما لا كانَتِ الناسُ تَعلَمُ

    For fear of a talebearer, or a watcher and an envier,

    Who reveals what people did not know.