يالَيلَةًO night لَستُI do not أَنسىforget طيبَهاits sweetness أَبَداًever
يالَيلَةً لَستُ أَنسى طيبَها أَبَداً
كَأَنَّas though كُلَّevery سُرورٍjoy حاضِرٌpresent فيهاin it
كَأَنَّ كُلَّ سُرورٍ حاضِرٌ فيها
O night, whose sweetness I shall never forget!
O night that I shall never forget your goodness ever
As though every joy were present in it.
As if all joy is present in you
باتَتshe spent the night وَبِتُّand I spent the night وَباتَand spent the night الزِقُّthe wineskin ثالِثَناour third companion
باتَت وَبِتُّ وَباتَ الزِقُّ ثالِثَنا
حَتّىuntil الصَباحِthe morning تُسَقّينيshe gives me drink وَأَسقيهاand I give her drink
حَتّى الصَباحِ تُسَقّيني وَأَسقيها
She and I spent the night, with the wineskin our third companion,
I spent the night, while the jug, our third companion, spent it with us
Until morning, she gave me wine to drink, and I gave her wine.
Until morning, pouring me drink and I pouring it drink
كَأَنَّas though سودَblack عَناقيدٍgrape clusters بِلِمَّتِهاamid her tresses
كَأَنَّ سودَ عَناقيدٍ بِلِمَّتِها
أَهدَتoffered سُلافَتَهاtheir choicest wine صِرفاًunmixed إِلىto فيهاher mouth
أَهدَت سُلافَتَها صِرفاً إِلى فيها
As though black grape clusters amid her tresses
As if clusters of black grapes in their ripeness
Had offered their choicest wine, unmixed, to her mouth.
Gave their wine unstintingly only to our mouths
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.