Like a leaf of pomegranate, a leaf of the plane,
I wander, adrift in the wind's domain.
Day and night, I search your path,
In my sins, my virtues, your presence hath.
Like a forgotten coin, in a childhood shirt I find,
You, my treasure, kept hidden, of all mankind.
I conceal you, my Laila, from every eye,
Pleading to God, for you from the sky.
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
Your longing was, yes, your longing remains,
You were all that was, yes, you are all that sustains.
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
Oh, my Laila, Laila, you, the first dream I embrace,
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
The prayers I offered, their effect we see,
Together we are, eternally.
No facade here, no worldly art,
Here, you're lovelier than any celestial heart.
In both worlds, none like you do I find,
In the end, we've won, our hearts entwined.
I conceal you, my Laila, from every eye,
Pleading to God, for you from the sky.
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
Your longing was, yes, your longing remains,
You were all that was, yes, you are all that sustains.
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
Oh, my Laila, Laila, you, the first dream I embrace,
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
The taste of youth, in dreams, my beloved's feast,
Your will be done, in your whims, my peace.
I close my eyes, turn day to night,
Stroking your tresses, in the fading light.
In love's embrace, from those words, sweet anger flows.
I conceal you, my Laila, from every eye,
Pleading to God, for you from the sky.
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
Your longing was, yes, your longing remains,
You were all that was, yes, you are all that sustains.
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
Oh, my Laila, Laila, you, the first dream I embrace,
Since when am I yours? Since when are you mine, Laila?
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