أشعتI made known حبِّيَmy love فيamong القاصيthose far away وفيand among الدَّانيthose near
أشعت حبِّيَ في القاصي وفي الدَّاني
وفيand concerning عذوليَmy reprover قدindeed أطلقتI applied the name فدَّانيmy pair of plough-oxen
وفي عذوليَ قد أطلقت فدَّاني
I made my love known among those far away and those near.
My love shone in the far and near
And I dubbed my reprover 'my pair of plough-oxen.'
And in my tenderness I let loose my vines
ثارَhe charged إليَّat me بلومٍwith reproach لاnot يلائمنيsuiting me
ثارَ إليَّ بلومٍ لا يلائمني
فصحّso it became clear ليto me إنماnothing but فيin العقلthe mind ثورانtwo bulls
فصحّ لي إنما في العقل ثوران
He charged at me with reproach that did not suit me.
He rose against me with unwarranted blame
So I knew: his mind held nothing but two bulls.
So it was clear that his mind was in turmoil
ازْدادincreased فيfor حسنthe beauty of حبِّيmy beloved إنif عذلتyou reproached جوىburning longing
ازْداد في حسن حبِّي إن عذلت جوى
كأننيas though I were منfrom عليّAli يومa day of إحسانbenevolence
كأنني من عليّ يوم إحسان
My longing for my beloved's beauty grows if you reproach me,
If he finds fault with me, my love for him grows
As though I were a day of bounty from Ali.
As if I were indebted to him for a day of grace
قاضٍa judge لهfor him شاهدa witness إرثinheritance ومكتسبٍand acquired merit
قاضٍ له شاهد إرث ومكتسبٍ
فيin الفضلِexcellence ياO حبَّذاhow excellent قاضٍa judge وعدلانand two upright witnesses
في الفضلِ يا حبَّذا قاضٍ وعدلان
A judge with inheritance and achievement as witnesses
A judge for an inherited fortune and gains
To his excellence—how fine a judge and two upright witnesses!
How excellent a judge of grace and justice!
ياO قادماًone arriving وبليغand consummate in الجودgenerosity يقدمهprecedes him
يا قادماً وبليغ الجود يقدمه
فضلٌmerit وشهرهماand their month أيضاًalso ربيعانtwo Rabīʿs—two springs
فضلٌ وشهرهما أيضاً ربيعان
O newcomer, and consummate giver, preceded by
O you who come with abundant generosity that precedes you
Merit; their month, too, is two Rabīʿs—two springs.
Grace and renown, like two springs
فيconcerning الكسوةthe clothing اليومtoday إنif لمdid not ألقI meet مقدمهhis arrival
في الكسوة اليوم إن لم ألق مقدمه
فكمthen how often بأمثالهاwith its like فيin الجودgenerosity لاقانيhe met me
فكم بأمثالها في الجود لاقاني
As for today's clothing, if I did not greet his arrival,
If today I do not meet your arrival
How often, in his bounty, he has met me with its like!
How many the likes of it have met me in generosity
إنif كانَwas يحكيكresembles you إنسانa person بهwith him ملئتwas filled
إن كانَ يحكيك إنسان به ملئت
عينيmy eye فلاthen may not ملئتbe filled عينيmy eye بإنسانيwith my pupil
عيني فلا ملئت عيني بإنساني
If any man who resembles you has filled
If someone tells you that I have been filled
My eye, then may my eye never be filled with my own pupil.
With another - my eyes have been filled with no other man
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.