1. جرى الحب مني مجرى النفس

    وأعطيت عيني عنان الفرس

    Love coursed through me as breath does.

    And I gave my eye the horse’s reins.

  2. وليس سيد لم يزل نافراً

    وربما جاد لي في الخلس

    And no lord has remained aloof.

    And sometimes he was generous to me in stolen moments.

  3. فقتله طالباً راحة

    فزاد ألياً بقلبي البيس

    So he killed him, seeking relief.

    So it increased [unclear] in my [unclear] heart.

  4. وكان فؤادي كنبت هشيم

    يبس رمى فيه رام قبس

    And my heart was like brittle vegetation,

    Dried out, into which a thrower cast a firebrand.

  5. ويا جوهر الصين سحقاً فقد

    غنيت بيا قونه الاندلس

    And O jewel of China, away with you! For indeed

    I have become content with [unclear wording] of al-Andalus.