جرىcoursed الحبlove منيfrom me مجرىthe course of النفسbreath
جرى الحب مني مجرى النفس
وأعطيتand I gave عينيmy eye عنانthe reins of الفرسthe horse
وأعطيت عيني عنان الفرس
Love coursed through me as breath does.
Love flowed from me like breath
And I gave my eye the horse’s reins.
And I gave my eyes free rein like a horse
وليسand is not سيدa lord لمnot يزلcease نافراًshying away
وليس سيد لم يزل نافراً
وربماand sometimes جادwas generous ليto me فيin الخلسstolen moments
وربما جاد لي في الخلس
And no lord has remained aloof.
No master remains unopposed for long
And sometimes he was generous to me in stolen moments.
Though at times he is mild in private
فقتلهso he killed him طالباًseeking راحةrelief
فقتله طالباً راحة
فزادso it increased ألياًunclear in context بقلبيin my heart البيسunclear as written
فزاد ألياً بقلبي البيس
So he killed him, seeking relief.
So I killed love seeking peace
So it increased [unclear] in my [unclear] heart.
But it only increased the pain in my anguished heart
وكانand was فؤاديmy heart كنبتlike vegetation هشيمdry and crumbling
وكان فؤادي كنبت هشيم
يبسdried out رمىcast فيهinto it رامa thrower قبسa firebrand
يبس رمى فيه رام قبس
And my heart was like brittle vegetation,
My heart was like dried up brush
Dried out, into which a thrower cast a firebrand.
Withered when he lit a spark
وياand O جوهرjewel of الصينChina سحقاًaway with you فقدfor indeed
ويا جوهر الصين سحقاً فقد
غنيتI became content بياwith … (remainder unclear) قونهunclear as written الاندلسal-Andalus
غنيت بيا قونه الاندلس
And O jewel of China, away with you! For indeed
Oh gem of China, crushed
I have become content with [unclear wording] of al-Andalus.
I sang of you, oh Cordoba of Andalusia