ماwhat لِلمُدامِwith the wine تُديرُهاyou pass it round عَيناكِyour two eyes
ما لِلمُدامِ تُديرُها عَيناكِ
فَيَميلُso sway فيin سُكرِthe intoxication of الصِباyouth عِطفاكِyour two sides
فَيَميلُ في سُكرِ الصِبا عِطفاكِ
What is it with the wine your eyes pass round,
What makes your eyes turn to the wine glass
that your sides sway in youth's intoxication?
As your tenderness leans tipsily in youth’s intoxication
هَلّاwhy not مَزَجتِyou mixed لِعاشِقيكِfor your lovers سُلافَهاits purest wine
هَلّا مَزَجتِ لِعاشِقيكِ سُلافَها
بِبَرودِwith the coolness of ظَلمِكِyour teeth's moisture أَوor بِعَذبِwith the sweetness of لَماكِyour dusky lips
بِبَرودِ ظَلمِكِ أَو بِعَذبِ لَماكِ
Why not mix its purest wine for your lovers
Why not mix its drink for your lovers
with the cool moisture of your teeth, or the sweetness of your dusky lips?
With the coolness of your injustice or the sweetness of your glance
بَلrather ماwhat عَلَيكِharm to you وَقَدand already مَحضتُI devoted purely لَكِto you الهَوىlove
بَل ما عَلَيكِ وَقَد مَحضتُ لَكِ الهَوى
فيin أَنthat أَفوزَI win بِحُظوَةِthe favor of المِسواكِthe tooth-cleaning twig
في أَن أَفوزَ بِحُظوَةِ المِسواكِ
Rather, what harm would it do you, when I have given you undivided love,
But I have no claim over you, having declared my love
if I won the favor enjoyed by your tooth-cleaning twig?
Hoping to gain favour through pleasing you
ناهيكِenough for you ظُلماًas injustice أَنthat أَضَرَّafflicted بِيَme الصَدىthirst
ناهيكِ ظُلماً أَن أَضَرَّ بِيَ الصَدى
بَرحاًsorely وَنالَand attained البُرءَrecovery عودُa twig of أَراكِarak
بَرحاً وَنالَ البُرءَ عودُ أَراكِ
It is injustice enough that thirst has afflicted me
It was unfair that the echo hurt me
sorely, while an arak twig has found a cure.
While the innocent pole won your affection
واهاًah! لِعَطفِكِfor your tenderness وَالزَمانُand time كَأَنَّماas though
واهاً لِعَطفِكِ وَالزَمانُ كَأَنَّما
صُبِغَتwas colored غَضارَتُهُits freshness بِبُردِby the mantle of صِباكِyour youth
صُبِغَت غَضارَتُهُ بِبُردِ صِباكِ
Ah, for your tenderness! Time seemed as though
Alas for your tenderness, time itself
its freshness had been colored by your youth's mantle.
Seems clad in the green of your youth
وَاللَيلُand the night مَهماhowever طالَgrew long قَصَّرَshortened طولَهُits length
وَاللَيلُ مَهما طالَ قَصَّرَ طولَهُ
هاتيgive here وَقَدand already غَفَلَbecame heedless الرَقيبُthe watcher وَهاكِand take this
هاتي وَقَد غَفَلَ الرَقيبُ وَهاكِ
And the night, however long, was shortened by
However long the night, it shortens its length
‘Give me,’ while the watcher was heedless, and ‘Take this.’
Come to me while the guardian is inattentive, here you are
وَلَطالَماand how often اِعتَلَّfell ill النَسيمُthe breeze فَخِلتُهُso I imagined it
وَلَطالَما اِعتَلَّ النَسيمُ فَخِلتُهُ
شَكوايَmy lament رَقَّتgrew tender فَاِقتَضَتso called for شَكواكِyour lament
شَكوايَ رَقَّت فَاِقتَضَت شَكواكِ
And how often the breeze fell sick, so I thought it
Often has the breeze confided in me, so my own complaints
my lament grown tender, calling forth your lament.
Moved you, requiring your complaints
إِنif تَألَفيyou grow accustomed to سِنَةَthe drowsiness of النَؤومِthe heavy sleeper خَلِيَّةًcarefree
إِن تَألَفي سِنَةَ النَؤومِ خَلِيَّةً
فَلَطالَماthen how often نافَرتِyou drove away فِيَّfor my sake كَراكِyour sleep
فَلَطالَما نافَرتِ فِيَّ كَراكِ
If, carefree, you grow fond of a heavy sleeper's drowsiness,
If you befriend slumber in the home of sleepiness
you have so often driven your sleep away for my sake.
Then long have you been averse to me
أَوor تَحتَبيyou bind your knees بِالهَجرِwith estrangement فيin ناديthe assembly of القِلىhatred
أَو تَحتَبي بِالهَجرِ في نادي القِلى
فَلَكَمthen how often حَلَلتُI loosened إِلىtoward الوِصالِreunion حُباكِyour knee-bindings
فَلَكَم حَلَلتُ إِلى الوِصالِ حُباكِ
Or if you bind your knees with estrangement in hatred's assembly,
Or if you hide in the companionship of the few
how often I have loosened your bindings for reunion.
Then how often have I made lawful the way to be near you
أَمّاas for مُنىthe wishes of نَفسيmy soul فَأَنتِthen you are جَميعُهاall of them
أَمّا مُنى نَفسي فَأَنتِ جَميعُها
ياoh لَيتَنيif only I أَصبَحتُbecame بَعضَsome of مُناكِyour wishes
يا لَيتَني أَصبَحتُ بَعضَ مُناكِ
As for my soul's desires, you are all of them;
As for my soul’s wish, it is all you
if only I could become one of your desires!
Would that I were part of your wishes
يَدنوdraws near بِوَصلِكِwith union with you حينَwhen شَطَّgrew distant مَزارُهُits meeting-place
يَدنو بِوَصلِكِ حينَ شَطَّ مَزارُهُ
وَهمٌa vision أَكادُI almost بِهِthrough it أُقَبِّلُkiss فاكِyour mouth
وَهمٌ أَكادُ بِهِ أُقَبِّلُ فاكِ
Union with you is brought near when its meeting-place lies far away,
When the anxiety of his visit draws near
by a vision through which I almost kiss your mouth.
A concern with which I could kiss your mouth
وَلَئِنand even if تَجَنَّبتِyou avoided الرَشادَright guidance بِغَدرَةٍthrough betrayal
وَلَئِن تَجَنَّبتِ الرَشادَ بِغَدرَةٍ
لَمdid not يَهوِplunge بيme فيinto الغَيِّerror غَيرُother than هَواكِlove for you
لَم يَهوِ بي في الغَيِّ غَيرُ هَواكِ
And though you forsook right guidance in an act of betrayal,
If you avoid my guidance out of betrayal
nothing plunged me into error but my love for you.
None but you do I love in error
لِلجَهورِيِّfor al-Jahwari أَبيAbu (father of) الوَليدِal-Walid خَلائِقٌvirtues
لِلجَهورِيِّ أَبي الوَليدِ خَلائِقٌ
كَالرَوضِlike a garden أَضحَكَهُmade it laugh الغَمامُthe clouds الباكيweeping
كَالرَوضِ أَضحَكَهُ الغَمامُ الباكي
Al-Jahwari, Abu al-Walid, has virtues
The Caliph Abu Al-Walid has excellent qualities
like a garden made to laugh by the weeping clouds.
Like a garden made joyous by the weeping clouds
مَلِكٌa king يَسوسُgoverns الدَهرَtime مِنهُfrom him مُهَذَّبٌrefined
مَلِكٌ يَسوسُ الدَهرَ مِنهُ مُهَذَّبٌ
تَدبيرُهُhis governance لِلمُلكِfor kingship خَيرُthe best مِلاكِmainstay
تَدبيرُهُ لِلمُلكِ خَيرُ مِلاكِ
In him is a refined king who governs time;
A king who rules time, refined in his rule
his governance is kingship's surest support.
His governance of the kingdom is excellent rule
جارىraced أَباهُhis father بَعدَماafter فاتَoutstripped المَدىthe farthest goal
جارى أَباهُ بَعدَما فاتَ المَدى
فَتَلاهُthen followed him بَينَbetween الفَوتِbeing outdistanced وَالإِدراكِand catching up
فَتَلاهُ بَينَ الفَوتِ وَالإِدراكِ
He raced his father, who had already outrun the farthest goal,
He followed his father after he missed the opportunity
and followed him, between being outdistanced and catching up.
So he succeeded between loss and attainment
شَمسُthe sun of النَهارِthe day وَبَدرُهُand his full moon وَنُجومُهُand his stars
شَمسُ النَهارِ وَبَدرُهُ وَنُجومُهُ
أَبناؤُهُhis sons مِنamong فَرقَدٍFarqad وَسِماكِand Simak
أَبناؤُهُ مِن فَرقَدٍ وَسِماكِ
The sun of day, his full moon, and his stars
The sun of daytime, its full moon and stars
are his sons, stars like Farqad and Simak.
Are his sons, some manifest, some concealed
يَستَوضِحُseek illumination السارونَnight travelers زُهرَbright كَواكِبٍstars
يَستَوضِحُ السارونَ زُهرَ كَواكِبٍ
مِنهُمamong them تُنيرُilluminate غَياهِبَthe depths of الأَحلاكِutter darkness
مِنهُم تُنيرُ غَياهِبَ الأَحلاكِ
Night travelers seek light from bright stars
The happy ones seek out the flowers of stars
among them, lighting the depths of utter darkness.
Among them are those who illuminate the darkest shadows
بُشراكِglad tidings for you ياO دُنياworld وَبُشراناand glad tidings for us مَعاًtogether
بُشراكِ يا دُنيا وَبُشرانا مَعاً
هَذاthis الوَزيرُvizier أَبوAbu (father of) الوَليدِal-Walid فَتاكِyour young champion
هَذا الوَزيرُ أَبو الوَليدِ فَتاكِ
Glad tidings for you, O world, and for us together!
Good tidings to you, O world, and good tidings to us together
This vizier, Abu al-Walid, is your young champion.
This minister Abu Al-Walid is decisive
تُلفىis found السِيادَةُlordship ثَمَّthere إِنif أَضلَلتِهاyou lose it
تُلفى السِيادَةُ ثَمَّ إِن أَضلَلتِها
وَمَتىand whenever فَقَدتِyou lose السَروَnobility فَهوَthen it is هُناكِthere
وَمَتى فَقَدتِ السَروَ فَهوَ هُناكِ
Lordship is found there, should you lose it,
Sovereignty is attained, then if you lose it
and whenever you lose nobility, it is there.
Whenever you lose the cypress tree, there it is
وَإِذاand if سَمِعتِyou hear بِواحِدٍof one جُمِعَتwere gathered لَهُfor him
وَإِذا سَمِعتِ بِواحِدٍ جُمِعَت لَهُ
فِرَقُscattered varieties of المَحاسِنِvirtues فيamong الأَنامِhumankind فَذاكِthen that is he
فِرَقُ المَحاسِنِ في الأَنامِ فَذاكِ
And if you hear of one for whom were gathered
And when you hear of one in whom
the virtues scattered among mankind, that is he.
All the virtues among people are gathered, that is him
صَمصامُa keen sword of بادِرَةٍsudden wrath وَطَودُand a mountain of سَكينَةٍserenity
صَمصامُ بادِرَةٍ وَطَودُ سَكينَةٍ
وَجَوادُand a steed for غاياتٍgoals وَجِذلُand a tree-stump for حِكاكِscratching
وَجَوادُ غاياتٍ وَجِذلُ حِكاكِ
A keen sword in sudden wrath, a mountain of serenity,
A piercing sword, a lofty pillar,
a steed for every goal, a stump to rub against.
A generous hand, a ripper of injustice
طَلقٌcheerful يُفَنَّدُis reproached فيfor السَماحِgenerosity وَجاهِلٌand ignorant is
طَلقٌ يُفَنَّدُ في السَماحِ وَجاهِلٌ
مَنwhoever يَستَشِفَّtries to gauge النارَthe fire بِالمِحراكِwith a poker
مَن يَستَشِفَّ النارَ بِالمِحراكِ
Cheerful, reproached for his generosity; and a fool is
Frank, open-handed, and ignorant is he
whoever tries to gauge fire with a poker.
Who attempts to extract fire with churning
صَنَعُskilled الضَميرِin thought إِذاwhen أَجالَhe moved بِمُهرَقٍacross a writing sheet
صَنَعُ الضَميرِ إِذا أَجالَ بِمُهرَقٍ
يُمناهُhis right hand فيin مَهَلٍleisure وَفيand in إيشاكِhaste
يُمناهُ في مَهَلٍ وَفي إيشاكِ
A master of thought: when across a writing sheet he moves
The making of conscience, when postponing the subjugated
his right hand, leisurely or in haste,
He gives it respite, hastening or delaying
نَظَمَhe strung البَلاغَةَeloquence فيin خِلالِthe spaces between سُطورِهِhis lines
نَظَمَ البَلاغَةَ في خِلالِ سُطورِهِ
نَظمَlike stringing اللَآليpearls التومِpearl-beads فيon الأَسلاكِthreads
نَظمَ اللَآلي التومِ في الأَسلاكِ
he strings eloquence among his written lines
He threaded eloquence in the lines of his writings
as pearl-beads are strung on threads.
Like threading pearls on a necklace
نادىcalled to مَساعِيَهُhis endeavors الزَمانُtime مُنافِساًas a rival
نادى مَساعِيَهُ الزَمانُ مُنافِساً
أَحرَزتِyou won كُلَّevery فَضيلَةٍvirtue فَكَفاكِso enough for you
أَحرَزتِ كُلَّ فَضيلَةٍ فَكَفاكِ
Time, as a rival, called to his endeavors:
Time challenged his efforts, saying
‘You have won every virtue: enough for you!’
“You have attained every virtue, so enough!”
ماnot الوَردُthe rose فيin مَجناهُits gathering-place سامَرَهُkept it company by night النَدىthe dew
ما الوَردُ في مَجناهُ سامَرَهُ النَدى
مُتَحَلِّياًadorned إِلّاexcept بِبَعضِwith some of حُلاكِyour ornaments
مُتَحَلِّياً إِلّا بِبَعضِ حُلاكِ
The rose in its gathering-place, with dew for its nightly companion,
The roses in their bed, sprinkled by dew
wears no adornment but some of your ornaments.
Are not adorned except by some of your splendor
كَلّاno indeed وَلاand neither المِسكُmusk النَمومُtale-bearing أَريجُهُits fragrance
كَلّا وَلا المِسكُ النَمومُ أَريجُهُ
مُتَعَطِّراًperfumed إِلّاexcept بِوَسمِwith the imprint of ثَناكِyour praise
مُتَعَطِّراً إِلّا بِوَسمِ ثَناكِ
No, nor is musk, whose fragrance tells tales,
Likewise, musk is not fragrant in its aroma
perfumed save with the imprint of your praise.
Except with a trace of your name
اللَهوُdelight ذِكرُكِyour remembrance لاnot غِناءُthe song of مُرَجِّعٍa trilling singer
اللَهوُ ذِكرُكِ لا غِناءُ مُرَجِّعٍ
يَفتَنُّvaries his art فيin الإِطلاقِrelease وَالإِمساكِand restraint
يَفتَنُّ في الإِطلاقِ وَالإِمساكِ
Delight is in your remembrance, not the song of a trilling singer
The only delight is the mention of you, not the singing of one repeated,
who varies his art between letting notes flow and holding them back.
Tempting in licence or restraint
طارَتflew إِلَيكِtoward you بِأَولِيائِكِcarrying your friends هِزَّةٌa thrill
طارَت إِلَيكِ بِأَولِيائِكِ هِزَّةٌ
تَهفوflutter لَهاat it أَسَفاًin grief قُلوبُthe hearts of عِداكِyour enemies
تَهفو لَها أَسَفاً قُلوبُ عِداكِ
A thrill bore your friends flying toward you,
A tremor came over your loyal friends
at which your enemies' hearts flutter with grief.
That melted the hearts of your enemies in sorrow
ياO أَيُّهاyou القَمَرُmoon الَّذيwhich لِسَنائِهِbefore its glory
يا أَيُّها القَمَرُ الَّذي لِسَنائِهِ
وَسَناهُand its radiance تَعنوbow السَبعُthe seven فيin الأَفلاكِthe celestial spheres
وَسَناهُ تَعنو السَبعُ في الأَفلاكِ
O moon, before whose glory
O you moon whose brilliance
and radiance the seven in their spheres bow!
Is envied by the orbiting celestial spheres
فَرَحُthe joy of الرِياسَةِleadership إِذwhen مَلَكتَyou took control of عِنانَهاits reins
فَرَحُ الرِياسَةِ إِذ مَلَكتَ عِنانَها
فَرَحُthe joy of العَروسِthe bride بِصِحَّةِat the validity of الإِملاكِthe marriage contract
فَرَحُ العَروسِ بِصِحَّةِ الإِملاكِ
Leadership's joy when you took hold of its reins
Rejoice in leadership, now that you hold its reins
is a bride's joy in a valid marriage bond.
Like the joy of the bride in the validity of marriage
مَنwhoever قالَsaid إِنَّكَthat you لَستَare not أَوحَدَpeerless فيin النُهىintellect
مَن قالَ إِنَّكَ لَستَ أَوحَدَ في النُهى
وَالصالِحاتِand good deeds فَدانَthen has professed بِالإِشراكِpolytheism
وَالصالِحاتِ فَدانَ بِالإِشراكِ
Whoever says you are not peerless in intellect
Whoever says you are not alone in virtue
and good deeds has embraced polytheism.
And righteous deeds has fallen into polytheism
قَلِّدنِيَadorn my neck with الرَأيَregard الجَميلَgracious فَإِنَّهُfor indeed it
قَلِّدنِيَ الرَأيَ الجَميلَ فَإِنَّهُ
حَسبيsuffices me لِيَومَيfor the two days of زينَةٍfinery وَعِراكِand battle
حَسبي لِيَومَي زينَةٍ وَعِراكِ
Adorn my neck with your gracious regard, for it
Appoint me to the good opinion, for it
suffices me for both the day of finery and the day of battle.
Is enough for my day, beauty and struggle
وَإِذاand if تَحَدَّثَتِspeak الحَوادِثُcalamities بِالرَناby gazing
وَإِذا تَحَدَّثَتِ الحَوادِثُ بِالرَنا
شَزراًaskance إِلَيَّat me فَقُلthen say لَهاto them إِيّاكِbeware!
شَزراً إِلَيَّ فَقُل لَها إِيّاكِ
And if calamities speak by gazing
And when events speak slander to me
askance at me, tell them, ‘Beware!’
Say to them, “Away with you!”
هُوَhe فيin ضَمانِthe protection of العَزمِresolve يَعبِسُscowls وَجهُهُits face
هُوَ في ضَمانِ العَزمِ يَعبِسُ وَجهُهُ
لِلخَطبِat calamity وَالخُلُقِand of a disposition النَديgenerous الضَحّاكِlaughing
لِلخَطبِ وَالخُلُقِ النَدي الضَحّاكِ
He is in the care of resolve whose face scowls
His face frowns with determination at calamities and ill manners
at calamity, and of a generous, laughing nature.
The smiling, sociable, deadly serious one
وَأَحَمَّand many a dark دارِيٍّDari musk تَضاعَفَdoubled عِزُّهُits worth
وَأَحَمَّ دارِيٍّ تَضاعَفَ عِزُّهُ
لَمّاwhen أُهينَwas humbled بِمِسحَقٍby a grinder وَمَداكِand a crushing-stone
لَمّا أُهينَ بِمِسحَقٍ وَمَداكِ
And many a dark Dari musk has doubled its worth
The honor of Darī‘, which increased,
when humbled by a grinder and a crushing-stone.
When it was disgraced by despicable and prolonged siege
وَالدَجنُand clouded gloom لِلشَمسِfor the sun المُنيرَةِradiant حاجِبٌa veil
وَالدَجنُ لِلشَمسِ المُنيرَةِ حاجِبٌ
وَالجَفنُand the scabbard مَثوىthe abode of الصارِمِthe keen sword الفَتّاكِdeadly
وَالجَفنُ مَثوى الصارِمِ الفَتّاكِ
And clouded gloom is a veil for the radiant sun,
To the shining sun, sleep is a screen
and the scabbard is the abode of the deadly blade.
And the eyelid is home to the deadly keen glance
هَنَأَتكَmay it gladden you صِحَّتُكَyour health الَّتيwhich لَوif أَنَّهاit were
هَنَأَتكَ صِحَّتُكَ الَّتي لَو أَنَّها
شَخصٌa person أُحاوِرُهُI converse with him لَقُلتُI would surely say هَناكِjoy to you!
شَخصٌ أُحاوِرُهُ لَقُلتُ هَناكِ
May your health gladden you; if it were
Your health, which if it were
a person I could converse with, I would say, ‘Joy to you!’
A person I conversed with, I would say to it, “Congratulations!”
دامَتmay endure حَياتُكَyour life ماas long as اِستُدِمتَyou are wished to endure فَلَمand not تَزَلcease
دامَت حَياتُكَ ما اِستُدِمتَ فَلَم تَزَل
تَحياlive anew بِكَthrough you الأَخطارُnoble ranks بَعدَafter هَلاكِruin
تَحيا بِكَ الأَخطارُ بَعدَ هَلاكِ
May your life endure as long as your continuance is wished, and may there ever be
May your life last for as long as you continue
new life through you for noble ranks after their ruin.
And so you live on after death through your achievements
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.