مطربa singer شجانيstirred my sorrow
مطرب شجاني
بحسنwith the beauty of صوتهhis voice حرّكstirred الشجنsorrow
بحسن صوته حرّك الشجن
A singer stirred my sorrow;
My melodious singer
with the beauty of his voice, he awakened sorrow.
With his beautiful voice stirs melancholy
حرّكstirred الجنانthe heart
حرّك الجنان
وعالand took away منيfrom me لذّةthe pleasure of الوسنdrowsiness
وعال مني لذّة الوسن
He stirred my heart
Stirs delight
and robbed me of the pleasure of slumber.
And lifts from me the joy of intimacy
كمhow long أكونshall I be عانيa captive
كم أكون عاني
فيمنfor the one who سبانيcaptivated me وأنحلand emaciated البدنthe body
فيمن سباني وأنحل البدن
How long shall I remain captive
How much sorrow I bear
to the one who captivated me and wasted my body?
From those who reproached me and wasted my body
حبهlove for him برانيwore me thin
حبه براني
وبعدهand his absence قدindeed جدّدrenewed الحزنthe sorrow
وبعده قد جدّد الحزن
Love for him has worn me thin,
His love sustained me
and his absence has renewed my sorrow.
And after him grief was renewed
الجبينthe brow الأكملthe most perfect
الجبين الأكمل
داجيdark المعثكلthe clustered locks
داجي المعثكل
The most perfect brow,
The most perfect brow
dark, clustered locks—
Radiant, curled hair
ماnot كماهlike him أجملmore beautiful
ما كماه أجمل
قطever فيamong الحسانthe beauties
قط في الحسان
none is lovelier than he,
None more beautiful
ever, among the beauties.
Than him ever in beauty
باهيradiant المحياthe face ورديrose-colored الوجنthe cheeks
باهي المحيا وردي الوجن
حايزpossessing المعانيthe graces
حايز المعاني
Radiant of face, rosy of cheek,
Splendid of face, rosy of cheek
possessor of graces;
Possessor of meanings
البهكنيthe tender-bodied one قلبيmy heart إليهtoward him حنyearned
البهكني قلبي إليه حن
عذبsweet one كمhow long تهاجرwill you forsake
عذب كم تهاجر
the tender-bodied beauty—my heart yearns for him.
My heart inclines toward him in yearning
Sweet one, how long will you forsake
How sweet your estrangement is
منone who هوis بحبكwith love for you ممتلىfilled ملانbrimming
من هو بحبك ممتلى ملان
لنwill not يزالcease to be ساهرwakeful
لن يزال ساهر
one who is filled, brimming with love for you?
To one filled with love for you
He will remain wakeful
He will remain wakeful
فيin عشقكlove for you ياO حورىhouri الجنانParadise's gardens
في عشقك يا حورى الجنان
ياO أدعجdeep-dark-eyed النواظرthe eyes
يا أدعج النواظر
in love with you, O houri of Paradise.
In love for you, O maid of paradise
O you of deep-dark eyes,
O most languid of gazes
ياO جوذريwild-ox-calf-like one ياO حاليsweet اللسانof tongue
يا جوذري يا حالي اللسان
درّةpearl الغوانيof fair women
درّة الغواني
O you like a wild-ox calf, O sweet-tongued one,
O beloved of my tongue
pearl among fair women,
Pearl of passions
الفائقthe surpassing one الحاويthe possessor لكلّof every فنart
الفائق الحاوي لكلّ فن
غصنa bough بانof a bān tree قدهhis stature
غصن بان قده
surpassing all, encompassing every art.
Surpassing all in every art
His figure is a bān-tree bough,
A branch bent by his height
بدرa full moon تمّcomplete خدّهhis cheek
بدر تمّ خدّه
ليلa night داجيdark جعدهhis curls
ليل داجي جعده
his cheek a moon at its full,
A full moon his polished cheek
his curls a dark night.
Dark curled hair of night
ماno إليهto him ثانيequal
ما إليه ثاني
قدindeed عذّبtormented المفتونthe lovestruck one بالسهنwith the mien (uncertain meaning)
قد عذّب المفتون بالسهن
He has no equal;
None can match him
he has tormented the lovestruck with his mien.
Who tortures the lovesick with yearning
خمرهhis wine سقانيhe gave me to drink
خمره سقاني
حتىuntil هواهloved him القلبthe heart وافتتنand became enthralled
حتى هواه القلب وافتتن
He made me drink his wine,
His wine inebriated me
until my heart loved him and was enthralled.
Until I fell in love with him and was seduced
ياO عذولreproacher قصرdesist
يا عذول قصر
قلبيmy heart أبيdefiant لاnot يسمعheeds النصيحthe adviser
قلبي أبي لا يسمع النصيح
O reproacher, desist!
O fawn of a palace
My heart is defiant; it will not heed the adviser.
My heart refuses to heed advice
اتبعfollow واعذرand excuse
اتبع واعذر
دعنيlet me بمنwith the one whom حبيتI loved أستريحfind rest
دعني بمن حبيت أستريح
Follow, and excuse me;
Follow and forgive me
leave me to rest with the one I love.
Let me rest with my beloved
هلhave علمتyou known منكراa reproacher
هل علمت منكرا
يفيدhelps عاشقa lover أولهcrazed with love نصيحan adviser
يفيد عاشق أوله نصيح
Have you ever known a reproacher,
Do you know of any counsel
an adviser, to help a lover crazed with love?
That benefits a lover at the start?
كلّeveryone منwho لحانيreproached me
كلّ من لحاني
بلاهmay He afflict him ربّLord of العرشthe Throne بالمحنwith trials
بلاه ربّ العرش بالمحن
Whoever reproaches me—
All who blamed me
may the Lord of the Throne afflict him with trials.
Were afflicted by the Lord with trials
ياO أولىpossessors of العزائمfirm resolve
يا أولى العزائم
مجمعgathering place الغنائمof gains
مجمع الغنائم
O people of firm resolve,
O noblest of intentions
the storehouse of gains lies
Treasury of bounties
فيin اتباعfollowing دائمconstant
في اتباع دائم
سنةthe way of اليمانيthe Yemeni
سنة اليماني
in constantly following
In constant following
the Yemeni's way:
The way of the Trustworthy One
الهاشميthe Hashemite المصطفىthe chosen one الحسنthe beautiful
الهاشمي المصطفى الحسن
واضحclear البيانin expression
واضح البيان
the Hashemite, the chosen, the beautiful,
The Hashimite prophet of beauty
clear in expression.
Clear proof
ذكرهremembrance of him للقلبfor the heart يغسلwashes away الدرنthe grime
ذكره للقلب يغسل الدرن
Remembering him washes the grime from the heart.
Whose mention washes filth from the heart
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.