دناhe drew near فزادَand so increased اشتعالُthe blaze الشوقِlonging بالبَلَلِwith moisture
دنا فزادَ اشتعالُ الشوقِ بالبَلَلِ
كأنَّas though موردَهُits watering place فيat مَنبَعthe spring العلَلِailments
كأنَّ موردَهُ في مَنبَع العلَلِ
He drew near, and longing's blaze grew fiercer with moisture,
My yearning grew more intense with tears
As though its watering place lay at the spring of ailments.
As if its spring were in the source of maladies,
ولاand never رأيتُI saw ولاnor حُدِّثتُI was told عنof ظَمأٍthirst
ولا رأيتُ ولا حُدِّثتُ عن ظَمأٍ
أشدَّmost intense ماwhen كانَit was بعدafter العلِّthe second draught والنَّهلِand the first draught
أشدَّ ما كانَ بعد العلِّ والنَّهلِ
I have never seen, nor been told of, a thirst
I’ve neither seen nor heard of any thirst
Fiercest of all after the second draught and the first.
More severe than what comes after joy and quenching.
فماso what عَسىmight يَتَمناهُhe wishes for it العليلُthe ailing one بكُمbecause of you
فما عَسى يَتَمناهُ العليلُ بكُم
أرىI see المُعافاةَrecovery لاnot تُغنيavails عنِagainst العِلَلِailments
أرى المُعافاةَ لا تُغني عنِ العِلَلِ
What, then, might one made ill by you wish for?
What more can an invalid wish for with you?
I see that recovery is of no avail against ailments.
I see that health avails not against illness,
وقدand indeed تعوَّضَhe took in exchange بالشكوىin exchange for complaint وذلَّتِهاand its humiliation
وقد تعوَّضَ بالشكوى وذلَّتِها
صبراًpatience فعَوِّضهُso compensate him أنتَyou العذرَpardon بالعذَلِin place of blame
صبراً فعَوِّضهُ أنتَ العذرَ بالعذَلِ
And he has exchanged complaint and its humiliation
And that complaining and humiliation
For patience; you, then, give him pardon in place of blame.
Can compensate for patience, so replace excuses with grace,
أحببتَyou loved بنتَa daughter of نوىًseparation ليستdoes not تُفارِقُهاleave her
أحببتَ بنتَ نوىً ليست تُفارِقُها
وصالُهاunion with her أبداًalways تَوديعُbidding farewell مرتحِلِa departing traveler
وصالُها أبداً تَوديعُ مرتحِلِ
You loved a daughter of separation, which never leaves her;
You've fallen in love with the daughter of Nawā’
Union with her is always a departing traveler's farewell.
Whose company you shall never part from,
فليسَso does not يَبسِمُsmile عنrevealing مَعسولِهِits honeyed sweetness شَنَبٌcool, sweet teeth
فليسَ يَبسِمُ عن مَعسولِهِ شَنَبٌ
أوunless يكشرbares its teeth البَينُseparation عنrevealing مَذروبَةٍsharpened عصُلُcrooked fangs
أو يكشر البَينُ عن مَذروبَةٍ عصُلُ
No sweet-toothed mouth smiles to reveal its honeyed sweetness
No whiskered lion smiles at its sweetheart
Without separation baring keen, crooked fangs.
Nor does the camel bare its teeth to the nursing she-camel.
تنكَّرتshe objected أنَّthat جسميmy body غيرُnot مُنتَهكٍravaged
تنكَّرت أنَّ جسمي غيرُ مُنتَهكٍ
منby السقامِsickness وقَلبيand my heart غيرnot مختَبِلِderanged
من السقامِ وقَلبي غير مختَبِلِ
She objected that my body was not ravaged
I pretended my body wasn’t worn out by sickness
By sickness, and my heart was not deranged.
Nor my heart deranged.
فقلتُso I said إنif لَمnot أَكنI am فيin حبِّكمlove for you مَثلاًan example
فقلتُ إن لَم أَكن في حبِّكم مَثلاً
كَماas أمَرتُمyou commanded فإنِّيthen indeed I صاحبُthe author of المَثَلِthe proverb
كَما أمَرتُم فإنِّي صاحبُ المَثَلِ
So I said: 'If in loving you I am not an example,
So I said, “If I’m not like you wanted
As you commanded, I am at least the author of the proverb.'
Then I'm the subject of comparison.”
قالَتshe said فخُذthen take مثلَthe like of ماwhat أَعطَيتَyou gave وارضَand be content بهwith it
قالَت فخُذ مثلَ ما أَعطَيتَ وارضَ به
إنif قلتَyou say إنَّthat الهوىlove قولٌspeech بلاwithout عَمَلِaction
إن قلتَ إنَّ الهوى قولٌ بلا عَمَلِ
She said: 'Then take the like of what you gave, and be content with it,
She said, “Take what you give and be content with it
If you say that love is words without deeds.'
If you say that love is mere words without action.”
ياO حاكِماًjudge رصَدياًstar-watching فيin حكومتِهِhis judgment
يا حاكِماً رصَدياً في حكومتِهِ
هذاthis هُوit القَطعُthe severance لاnot ماwhat كنتَyou were تَحسُبُyou calculate ليfor me
هذا هُو القَطعُ لا ما كنتَ تَحسُبُ لي
O judge who watches the stars in judging,
O just ruler, regarding your rule—
This is the severance—not what you used to calculate for me.
This is the final word, not what you thought for me,
انظُرlook منَthrough القَمرِthe moon الأَرضيِّearthly كيفَhow تَرىyou see
انظُر منَ القَمرِ الأَرضيِّ كيفَ تَرى
حاليmy condition ودَعنيand spare me مِنfrom المرِّيخِMars أوor زُحَلِSaturn
حالي ودَعني مِن المرِّيخِ أو زُحَلِ
Look to the earthly moon to see how
Look from the earthly moon to see
I fare, and spare me Mars or Saturn.
My state, and leave me be, from Mars or Saturn!
وقَهوةٍand wine قامrose شهرُthe month الصومِfasting يَطرُدهاdrives it away
وقَهوةٍ قام شهرُ الصومِ يَطرُدها
عنfrom ملَّةٍa faith فانضَوَتso it sought refuge مِنهاfrom it إلىamong ملَلِfaiths
عن ملَّةٍ فانضَوَت مِنها إلى ملَلِ
And wine—the month of fasting rose to drive it
Coffee, when the month of fasting evicted it
From one faith, so it sought refuge from it among other faiths,
From a faith, so it sought refuge in heresies,
حتَّىuntil استَجارَتit sought protection بِشَوالٍwith Shawwal فأَنجدَهاso he aided it
حتَّى استَجارَت بِشَوالٍ فأَنجدَها
وكادَand he almost يعثرُstumbles شوالShawwal مِنfrom العجَلِhaste
وكادَ يعثرُ شوال مِن العجَلِ
Until it sought Shawwal's protection, and he came to its aid,
Until it sought protection in Shawwāl, so he gave it refuge,
And Shawwal almost stumbled in his haste.
And Shawwāl almost stumbled from haste.
تعلَّمَتit learned إذwhen رَأتنيit saw me قَبلَbefore فُرقَتِهاparting from it
تعلَّمَت إذ رَأتني قَبلَ فُرقَتِها
كيفَhow استَجرتُI sought refuge منfrom الأَيامthe days بابنِwith the son of عَليAli
كيفَ استَجرتُ من الأَيام بابنِ عَلي
It learned, when it saw me before our parting,
When it saw me before we parted
How I sought refuge from the days with Ibn Ali.
It learned how I sought refuge in the son of `Alī.
كُنbe عافِياًa seeker of bounty تَلقَyou will find منهin him كافِياًone who meets your needs وأقِمand settle
كُن عافِياً تَلقَ منه كافِياً وأقِم
جاراًas a neighbor يُقِمhe will establish لكَfor you عِزاًhonor غيرnot ذيpossessing مَيَلِa tilt
جاراً يُقِم لكَ عِزاً غير ذي مَيَلِ
Be a seeker of bounty: you will find all you need in him; and settle
Be well and you’ll receive enough from Him, and stay
As a neighbor: he will establish for you honor that never tilts.
A neighbor who brings you untiring glory.
وانظُرand look out لنَفسِكَfor yourself إِنif حاوَلتَyou attempt ثالِثَةًa third course
وانظُر لنَفسِكَ إِن حاوَلتَ ثالِثَةً
فليسَfor does not يبطلُcome to nothing فعلthe deed الفارِسthe horseman البَطلِthe valiant one
فليسَ يبطلُ فعل الفارِس البَطلِ
And look to your own safety if you attempt a third course,
And look out for yourself, if you try for a third—
For the valiant horseman's deed never fails.
A knight’s deed is never undone!
ياO مُغرَماًone enamored بِالمَعاليof lofty honors لاno سُلوَّrespite from love لهfor him
يا مُغرَماً بِالمَعالي لا سُلوَّ له
هذاthis وبينَكُماand between you two وصلٌunion بِلاwithout مَللِweariness
هذا وبينَكُما وصلٌ بِلا مَللِ
O lover of lofty honors, whose passion never fades,
O obsessed with the heights, ceaseless is his
All this, though you two are joined without weariness.
Bond with you, without boredom or weariness
تَهيمyou are love-maddened شَوقاًwith longing إذاwhen ماever سربَةٌa troop ذُكِرَتis mentioned
تَهيم شَوقاً إذا ما سربَةٌ ذُكِرَت
كأنَّماas though خَيلُهاits horses تَلقاكَmeet you بالخَوَلِwith servants
كأنَّما خَيلُها تَلقاكَ بالخَوَلِ
You are wild with longing whenever a troop is mentioned,
Wandering in yearning when a herd was mentioned
As though its horses met you with servants.
As if its horses bid you welcome with forelocks.
إِذاwhen اعتَقَلتَyou couch قَناةًa spear كانَwas لَهذَمُهاits keen head
إِذا اعتَقَلتَ قَناةً كانَ لَهذَمُها
عمَّنfrom whomever رَكبتَyou ride إِليهِtoward him غيرَnot مُعتقلِrestrained
عمَّن رَكبتَ إِليهِ غيرَ مُعتقلِ
When you couch a spear, its keen head is
If you capture a channel, then its destruction is due
Not held back from anyone you ride against.
To the one you rode out to, not the uninvolved.
وإنand if تزَحزَحَhe retreats عنfrom أرضٍground ثَبتَّyou stood firm بِهاon it
وإن تزَحزَحَ عن أرضٍ ثَبتَّ بِها
للدَّارِعَينagainst the two armored men ثَباتَsteadfastness الرَّسمِthe traces والطَّلَلِand the standing ruins
للدَّارِعَين ثَباتَ الرَّسمِ والطَّلَلِ
And if he retreats from ground where you stood firm
And if it moves from land it stayed rooted in
Against the two armored men, firm as traces and standing ruins,
Like the drawing and ruins of buildings.
لِمwhy تطردِdo you drive away السَّرحَthe grazing herds عَنهُمfrom them ثمَّthen تَطردُهُمyou drive them away
لِم تطردِ السَّرحَ عَنهُم ثمَّ تَطردُهُم
حتَّىuntil كأنَّكَas though you are راعيa herdsman of الخَيلhorses والإبِلِand camels
حتَّى كأنَّكَ راعي الخَيل والإبِلِ
Why drive the grazing herds away from them, then drive them off,
Why drive the beasts away and then drive them off
Until you seem a herdsman of horses and camels?
As if you’re the herder of horses and camels!
وماand not أرَىI see لكَfor you ممَّاof what أنتَyou كاسِبُهُacquiring it
وما أرَى لكَ ممَّا أنتَ كاسِبُهُ
شَيئاًanything سِوىexcept الحَمدِpraise مَشدوداًlashed علىonto الثقَلِthe baggage
شَيئاً سِوى الحَمدِ مَشدوداً على الثقَلِ
And of all that you acquire, I see for you
And I see nothing you’ve gained
Nothing but praise, lashed onto the baggage.
Besides neverending praise heaped upon burdens.
أرَىI see الهِباتthe gifts شَديداًintense ماindeed تزاحمهاtheir crowding
أرَى الهِبات شَديداً ما تزاحمها
فليسَso does not ينفذُpenetrate لحظُthe glance العَينِthe eye منthrough خلَلِa gap
فليسَ ينفذُ لحظُ العَينِ من خلَلِ
I see gifts crowded so tightly together
I see gifts pouring down so thick
That the eye's glance cannot pass through any gap.
The eye’s glimpse cannot penetrate their gaps,
فاحذَرso beware لنَفسِكَfor yourself مماamid that which أنتَyou وهبُهُits gift
فاحذَر لنَفسِكَ مما أنتَ وهبُهُ
منagainst غَلطَةٍa slip تدخلُputs الأفرادَindividuals فيinto الجُمَلِthe totals
من غَلطَةٍ تدخلُ الأفرادَ في الجُمَلِ
So guard yourself amid the bounty of which you are a gift,
So beware for yourself of what you’ve given away
Against a slip that puts individuals into the totals.
In an error that throws individuals into the masses.
إنif هَجَّرتblazes at noon شمسُthe sun عُدمٍpoverty ياO ابنَson of حَيدَرةٍHaydara
إن هَجَّرت شمسُ عُدمٍ يا ابنَ حَيدَرةٍ
فإنَّنيthen indeed I منfrom غَمامِthe clouds الجودِgenerosity فيin ظُلَلِshades
فإنَّني من غَمامِ الجودِ في ظُلَلِ
If poverty's sun blazes at noon, O Ibn Haydara,
If the sun of nonexistence deserts you O son of Ḥaydarah
Then I am in the shade of generosity's clouds.
I am but the clouds of generosity in shades,
لاno خيرَgood فيin الثوبِthe garment لاnot يُبليهِwears it out صاحِبُهُits owner
لا خيرَ في الثوبِ لا يُبليهِ صاحِبُهُ
إلاexcept الثيابَthe garments التيwhich أكسوكَI clothe you in منfrom حُلَليmy robes
إلا الثيابَ التي أكسوكَ من حُلَلي
There is no good in a garment its owner does not wear out,
No good in a garment its owner doesn't wear out
Except the garments I clothe you in from my robes,
Except the robes I clothe you in from my stores—
فإنَّهاfor indeed they زينَةُthe adornment الدُّنياthe world وزينتُهاand their beauty
فإنَّها زينَةُ الدُّنيا وزينتُها
فيin العُمرِlife باقِيهits remaining span لاnot أَيامهits days الأوَلِthe earliest
في العُمرِ باقِيه لا أَيامه الأوَلِ
For they are the world's adornment, and their beauty
For they are the ornament of Dunyā and her beauty
Lies in life's remaining span, not its earliest days.
For the remainder of life, not its first days!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.