أطلعنيrevealed to me الحبُّlove علىto غَيبهits hidden secrets
أطلعني الحبُّ على غَيبه
فصرتُso I became أدريI know اليومtoday ماwhat فيin غدِtomorrow
فصرتُ أدري اليوم ما في غدِ
Love revealed its hidden secrets to me,
Love revealed its secrets to me
so today I know what tomorrow holds.
So now I know what tomorrow holds
واللَّهِand by God ماnot عُورضتُI was challenged فيover مُهجَتيmy soul
واللَّهِ ما عُورضتُ في مُهجَتي
إِلاexcept لأنso that أرفَعI might lift عَنهاfrom it يَديmy hand
إِلا لأن أرفَع عَنها يَدي
By God, I was challenged over my soul
By God, I was not attacked in my resolve
only so that I might relinquish my hold on it
Except to lift my hand from it
للأهيَفto the slender one الأغيَدthe supple one والنَّفسُand the soul ماhow
للأهيَف الأغيَد والنَّفسُ ما
آلفَهاfond she is للأهيفِof the slender one الأغيَدِthe supple one
آلفَها للأهيفِ الأغيَدِ
to the slender, supple one—and the soul, how
For the most noble and pure soul is not
fond she is of the slender, supple one!
Used to the most noble and pure
يُعجبُهاit pleases her أنto تَرتَديshe wears حُسنَهhis beauty
يُعجبُها أن تَرتَدي حُسنَه
والحسنُand beauty قَدmay يَردَىperishes بهthrough it المُرتَديthe wearer
والحسنُ قَد يَردَى به المُرتَدي
She delights in wearing his beauty,
It pleases her to don beauty
yet beauty may bring its wearer to ruin.
Yet beauty can be spoiled by the wearer
طُوفانُthe flood of نُوحٍNoah طبَّقَcovered completely الأرضَthe earth لاnot
طُوفانُ نُوحٍ طبَّقَ الأرضَ لا
يَبرحُleaves منهاof it آخرَthe farthest part of المُسنَدِthe high ground
يَبرحُ منها آخرَ المُسنَدِ
Noah's flood engulfed the earth, not
Noah's deluge engulfed the earth without
leaving its remotest high ground untouched.
Leaving the last pillar
طافَswept عَليناover us فاستَوَيناso we settled علىupon آلthe (apparently a split article before Judi)
طافَ عَلينا فاستَوَينا على آل
جُوديِّJudi مِنfrom جُودِthe generosity of أبيfather of أحمدِAhmad
جُوديِّ مِن جُودِ أبي أحمدِ
It swept over us, and we came to rest upon the
It washed over us and we relied on the lineage
Judi of Abu Ahmad's bounty.
Of my generous father Ahmad
أبُوfather of العُلىglories إنif ذكرتthey are mentioned وابنهاand their son
أبُو العُلى إن ذكرت وابنها
ياO ذاpossessor of المكانَينِthe two stations مِنof السُّؤدُدِnobility
يا ذا المكانَينِ مِن السُّؤدُدِ
Father of glories, whenever mentioned, and their son—
Abu Al Ala, if I mention you and her
O holder of both stations of nobility!
O you of the two lofty places
غيَّرchanged مِنof حاليmy condition ومِنand of نِيَّتيmy intention
غيَّر مِن حالي ومِن نِيَّتي
فيtoward غَيرِهِanyone other than him كَمhow many a مُصلحٍmender مُفسِدِspoiler
في غَيرِهِ كَم مُصلحٍ مُفسِدِ
He changed my condition and my intentions
It changes my state and intention
toward others—how many a mender is a spoiler!
How many reformers corrupt in others
لَوif كانَwere منthe one whom أحبَبتُهI loved him بعضَsome of ماwhat
لَو كانَ من أحبَبتُه بعضَ ما
فيin يدِهِhis hand زارَhe visited بلاwithout مَوعِدِan appointment
في يدِهِ زارَ بلا مَوعِدِ
If the one I loved were among the things
If he I loved had some of what
in his hand, he would visit without an appointment.
Was in his hand, he would visit without appointment
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.