1. I wrote, and longing clings to my innermost heart,
And passion for you consumes me, memories stir.
ูก. ููุชูุจุชู ููุดูููู ูุง ูููุงุฑููู ู
ููุฌูุชู
ููููุฌุฏู ุจูููู
ู
ูุณุชูุญููู
ู ููุชูุฐููููุฑู
2. My heart is in Cordoba, my body in a village,
Far from loved ones and friends I dwell.
ูข. ุจูููุฑุทูุจูุฉู ูููุจู ููุฌูุณู
ู ุจูุจููุฏูุฉู
ููุฃููุชู ุจููุง ุนูู ุฃูููู ููุฏูู ููู
ูุนุดุฑู
3. May Allah water with clouds' downpour
Your abodes where dwell all my kin.
ูฃ. ุณููู ุงููููู ู
ูู ู
ูุฒูู ุงูุณูุญุงุจู ุซูุฑููุฉู
ุฏููุงุฑูููู
ุงููุงุชู ุญูููุช ููููู ุฌูุคุฐูุฑู
4. For love's sake, bestow peace on her for whom
I pine in passion till my dying day.
ูค. ุจูุญูููู ุงููููู ุฃููุฑู ุงูุณููุงู
ู ุนููู ุงูููุชู
ุฃูููู
ู ุจููุง ุนูุดูุงู ุฅููู ูููู
ู ู
ูุญุดูุฑู
5.
Though I'm absent, passion's ever present
ูฅ. ููุฆูู ุบูุจุชู ุนูููุง ููุงููููู ุบููุฑู ุบุงุฆูุจู
ู
ูููู
ู ุจููููุจู ุงููุงุฆูู
ู ุงูู
ูุชูููุทููุฑู
6. Abiding in my ardent, torn apart heart.
As though I never spent a night in her gown
ูฆ. ููุฃูู ููู
ุฃูุจูุช ูู ุซููุจููุง ุทููู ูููููุฉู
ุฅููู ุฃูู ุจูุฏุง ููุฌูู ุงูุตูุจุงุญู ุงูู
ููููููุฑู
7. Till dawn, radiant face, appeared.
ูง. ููุนุงูููุชู ุบูุตูุงู ูููู ุฑูู
ูุงูู ููุถููุฉู
ููููุจูููุชู ุซูุบุฑุงู ุฑููููู ุฑููู ุณููููุฑู
8. I embraced a branch hung with silver pomegranates,
And kissed lips sweet as sugared raisins.
ูจ. ุฃูุฃููุณู ูููุง ุฃููุณู ุนููุงูููู ุฎุงูููุงู
ููุถูู
ูู ููููููู ููุธู
ู ุฏูุฑูู ููุฌูููุฑู
9. Shall I forget our embrace, now empty?
And our union, reciting pearls and gems?
ูฉ. ูููุงุญูุฒููู ุฃูู ููุฑูููู ุงูุฏููุฑู ุจูููููุง
ููููุฏููุฑู ููุตูุงู ู
ูููู ุบููุฑู ู
ูููุฏููุฑู
10. Sadness fills me that fate did separate us
And disturbed a flawless union with you.
ูกู . ููููุฏ ุบูุฑููุฑูุช ูููุณู ุจูุญูุจูููู ุถููููุฉู
ููููู ุนูููู
ูุช ุนููุจู ุงููููู ููู
ุชูุบูุฑููุฑู
11. Deceived was my soul by love for you,
Had it known love's end, it neโer would have been deceived.
ูกูก. ุจููููุชู ููู
ุง ุฃูุบูู ุงูุจููุง ุนููุฏู ุตุญุจูุชู
ููุดูููู ุฅููู ุฑูู
ู ู
ููู ุงูุฅููุณู ุฃูุญููุฑู
12.
I wept, but weeping brought no solace
ูกูข. ุณููุงู
ู ุณููุงู
ู ุฃูููู ุฃูููู ู
ูููุฑููุฑู
ูููุง ุญุงู
ููุงู ุนูููู ุงูุฑูุณุงููุฉู ููุฑููุฑู
13. While longing for a gazelle of humankind.
Greetings repeated a thousand thousand times over,
ูกูฃ. ุฃููุง ูุง ููุณูู
ู ุงูุฑูุญู ุจููููุบ ุณููุงู
ููุง
ููุตูู ููููู ู
ุง ููููู ุงูุบูุฑูุจู ููุฎูุจููุฑู
14. O you who'll convey my message, do repeat!
ูกูค. ููููู ููุดูุนุงุนู ุงูุดูู
ุณู ุจููููุบ ุชูุญููููุชู
ุณูู
ูููููู ููุงููุฑูุฃูุง ุนููู ุขูู ุฌูุนููุฑู