[Verse 1]
I remember Layla and the years gone by
And that time that had no fear of being carefree
And the days I watched as they went furtively by
Just like the shadow of a spear, when I was close to Layla
At Thadmine, the light of Layla’s camp
Reached as far as Al Ghada where we spurred our mounts on

[Chorus]
O Layla, so many things that are important in my eyes
I forget as soon as I come to you at night
O Layla, so many things that are important in my eyes
I forget as soon as I come to you at night

[Verse 2]
With a piercing eye, one of us cried out there, a star
That shines all alone in the black night, in the direction of the Yemen
I answered no, it’s the light of Layla
Which rises in the sky so I might see it too
Oh, if only we had never passed by that place
Or that the black night of Al Ghada had carried us away

[Chorus]
O Layla, so many things that are important in my eyes
I forget as soon as I come to you at night
O Layla, so many things that are important in my eyes
I forget as soon as I come to you at night