شِعْريmy poetry كمجدكlike your glory منwhoever يرُمْهُseeks it مقصِّرُfalls short
شِعْري كمجدك من يرُمْهُ مقصِّرُ
وبحارُand the seas فكريof my thought مثلُlike جودكyour generosity تزخَرُsurge
وبحارُ فكري مثلُ جودك تزخَرُ
My poetry is like your glory: whoever seeks to reach it falls short.
My poetry, like your glory, whoever scorns it is remiss,
And the seas of my thought surge like your generosity.
And the oceans of my thoughts, like your generosity, teem.
لماwhen أعارتْهُlent it صفاتُكyour qualities بعضَهاsome of themselves
لما أعارتْهُ صفاتُك بعضَها
باهتْboasted بجوهرِكof your jewel النفيسِprecious الأعصرُthe ages
باهتْ بجوهرِك النفيسِ الأعصرُ
When your qualities lent it some of themselves,
When your attributes lent it some of them,
The ages boasted of your precious jewel.
It was dimmed by your precious, most refined essence.
وإذاand if رجِعْتَyou return الىto حقيقةِthe truth
وإذا رجِعْتَ الى حقيقةِ
يوماًone day فمنthen from عَلياكَyour lofty eminence ذاكَthat الجوهرُthe jewel
يوماً فمن عَلياكَ ذاكَ الجوهرُ
And if you return to the truth
And if you return one day to reality,
One day, that jewel comes from your lofty eminence.
Then who possesses that essence but you?
هلare…? أنتyou إلاanything but دوحةٌa spreading tree أغصانُهاits branches
هل أنت إلا دوحةٌ أغصانُها
شيءٌa thing عقيمٌbarren ذاthis one وهذاand this one مُثمِرُfruit-bearing
شيءٌ عقيمٌ ذا وهذا مُثمِرُ
Are you anything but a spreading tree whose branches—
Are you not but a painting whose branches
This one is barren, and that one bears fruit?
Are a barren thing, while this bears fruit?
فخراًglory لراحتكَto your palm الكريمةِgenerous إنّهاfor it
فخراً لراحتكَ الكريمةِ إنّها
نالreceived المُقِلُّthe poor نوالَهاits bounty والمُكْثِرُand the wealthy
نال المُقِلُّ نوالَها والمُكْثِرُ
Glory to your generous palm, for
Pride to your generous soul, for it
The poor and the wealthy alike have received its bounty.
The little gained its gifts, and the ample.
كالغيثِlike rain فوقabove البرّthe land ثَرّانٌcopious هَمىpoured down
كالغيثِ فوق البرّ ثَرّانٌ هَمى
منهfrom it ووسْطَand amid البحرِthe sea دُرٌّpearls أزهرُradiant
منه ووسْطَ البحرِ دُرٌّ أزهرُ
Like rain: over land, a copious downpour fell
Like rain above land, soft,
From it, and amid the sea, radiant pearls.
And amidst the sea, a gleaming pearl.
ماnot ضاعwas lost دِينٌa faith أنتyou حافظُguardian of شرعِهits religious law
ما ضاع دِينٌ أنت حافظُ شرعِه
كلاno indeed ولاnor أخنتْbrought ruin عليهupon it الأدْهُرُthe ages
كلا ولا أخنتْ عليه الأدْهُرُ
No faith has perished whose law you guard.
No faith is lost if you guard its law,
No indeed; nor have the ages brought ruin upon it.
Nay, nor has time betrayed it.
أشكوI complain إليكto you جمودَstagnation جاريّmy regular stipend الذيwhich
أشكو إليك جمودَ جاريّ الذي
ألفيتَهyou found it بالضدِّas the opposite مماof what يُذْكَرُis said
ألفيتَه بالضدِّ مما يُذْكَرُ
I complain to you of my stipend's stagnation, which
I complain to you of my companion's frigidity,
You found to be the opposite of what is said of it.
Whom you made contrary to what is remembered.
إنif عادَhas become منone of أحجارهاits stones فارجعْthen become لهfor it
إن عادَ من أحجارها فارجعْ له
موسىMoses ترىyou will see أنهارَهُits rivers تتفجّرُgush forth
موسى ترى أنهارَهُ تتفجّرُ
If it has become one of those stones, then be to it
If he returns from his stones, restore to him
Moses: you will see its rivers gush forth.
Moses, and you'll see his rivers gush forth.
أوor صارbecame منof بعضِsome الحديدِiron فكنْthen be لهfor it
أو صار من بعضِ الحديدِ فكنْ له
داودَDavid يُنْهىis restrained فيin يدَيهِhis two hands ويُؤمَرُand is commanded
داودَ يُنْهى في يدَيهِ ويُؤمَرُ
Or if it has become a piece of iron, then be to it
Or if he's made of some iron, be for him
David: in his hands it is restrained and commanded.
David, ordered by your hands and commanded.
إنيindeed I علىon سفرٍa journey وإنand even if أرحلْI depart فليthen I have
إني على سفرٍ وإن أرحلْ فلي
قلبٌa heart مَشوقٌyearning عنكfrom you لاnot يتأخّرُholds back
قلبٌ مَشوقٌ عنك لا يتأخّرُ
I am bound for a journey; even if I depart, I have
I am on a journey, and if I travel,
A yearning heart that will not stay away from you.
My heart still longs for you and does not lag.
أرجوI hope for نوالَكyour bounty لاmay not نوًىintended لكfor you غادرٌa traitor
أرجو نوالَك لا نوًى لك غادرٌ
بأساًharm فنالَand thus attained الفوزَsuccess فيماin what يُضْمِرُhe secretly harbors
بأساً فنالَ الفوزَ فيما يُضْمِرُ
I hope for your bounty; may no traitor intend you
I hope for your bestowal, no farewell to one who forsakes,
Harm and thus win success in what he secretly harbors.
For he attained success in what he desires.
واسلمand stay safe فمثلُكfor one like you منone who تُنيلُbestows بَنانَهُhis fingertips
واسلم فمثلُك من تُنيلُ بَنانَهُ
بِدَراًpurses of gold مُحجِّيهاtheir hoarder ومثليand one like me يَشكُرُgives thanks
بِدَراً مُحجِّيها ومثلي يَشكُرُ
And stay safe, for one like you has fingertips that bestow
And peace, the likes of you, when you bestow your favors
Purses of gold on their hoarder; and one like me gives thanks.
Are a full moon obscured, and I am thankful.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.