عوجاturn, you two صُدورَthe chests النَجائِبِthe noble riding-camels البُزَّلthe full-grown ones
عوجا صُدورَ النَجائِبِ البُزَّل
فَسائِلاthen ask, you two عَنabout قَطينَةِthe inhabitants المَنزِلthe dwelling
فَسائِلا عَن قَطينَةِ المَنزِل
Turn, you two, the chests of the noble, full-grown camels,
He wandered, searching the abodes of fair maidens,
Turn aside the chests of these sturdy mounts,
then ask after the dwelling's inhabitants.
Asking after the location of the dwelling,
And ask news of those who dwelt within this home.
ماwhat بالُهُits condition بِالصَعيدِon the open ground مُتَّرَكاًabandoned
ما بالُهُ بِالصَعيدِ مُتَّرَكاً
مَمحُوَّeffaced الأَعلىthe upper part مُغَربَلَsifted الأَسفَلthe lower part
مَمحُوَّ الأَعلى مُغَربَلَ الأَسفَل
Why does it lie abandoned on the open ground,
Why has he been left upon the plain?
What ails it, lying forsaken upon the high ground,
its upper part effaced, its lower part sifted,
Washed smooth above, rumpled below,
Its upper traces erased, its foundations sifted by wind?
لِمَرِّbecause of the passing حَنّانَةٍa moaning wind تُلِمُّvisits بِهِupon it
لِمَرِّ حَنّانَةٍ تُلِمُّ بِهِ
تَجنُبُblows from the south طَوراًat times وَتارَةًand at other times تُشمِلblows from the north
تَجنُبُ طَوراً وَتارَةً تُشمِل
by the passage of a moaning wind that visits it,
For the sake of a tender-hearted beloved who
Worn by the passing of a moaning gale that haunts it,
blowing from the south at times, from the north at others?
Sometimes draws near and other times withdraws.
Veering now from the south, and now from the north.
وَكُلُّand every رَبعٍhomestead يَخِفُّdwindles ساكِنُهُits resident population
وَكُلُّ رَبعٍ يَخِفُّ ساكِنُهُ
عَمّاafter قَليلٍa short while لاno بُدَّescape أَنthat يَمحَلit becomes barren
عَمّا قَليلٍ لا بُدَّ أَن يَمحَل
And every homestead whose inhabitants dwindle
And every quarter shrinks its inhabitants,
And every abode whose dwellers have departed in haste,
must before long become barren.
Little by little, until they must depart.
Must, ere long, become a barren waste.
سارَdeparted لَعَمريby my life عَنهُfrom it الأَحِبَّةُthe loved ones إِذwhen
سارَ لَعَمري عَنهُ الأَحِبَّةُ إِذ
سارواthey departed وَماand no عِندَناwith us لَهُمfor them مَعدَلsubstitute
ساروا وَما عِندَنا لَهُم مَعدَل
By my life, the loved ones left it when
Indeed my loved ones have departed from it
By my life, the loved ones journeyed from it when
they departed; we have no substitute for them.
When they left, though we had no substitute for them.
They departed, and for them we hold no substitute.
أَزمانَin the days إِذwhen نَغبِطُwe envy النَعيمَthe bliss بِهِin it
أَزمانَ إِذ نَغبِطُ النَعيمَ بِهِ
مِنof كُلِّevery فَنٍّkind كَأَنَّناas though we نَختِلwe use guile
مِن كُلِّ فَنٍّ كَأَنَّنا نَختِل
In days when we envied the bliss there,
Times when we reveled in bliss through it
In days when we envied the bliss found therein,
of every kind, as though we were using guile,
As though we created beauty in every art -
Snatching at every delight, as if stealing moments away.
فيin سَكرَةٍan intoxication لِلصِباof youth وَعَمياءَand blind folly لاnot
في سَكرَةٍ لِلصِبا وَعَمياءَ لا
نَسمَعُwe hear غَيرَother than الصَباthe east wind وَلاand not نَعقِلwe reason
نَسمَعُ غَيرَ الصَبا وَلا نَعقِل
in youth's intoxication and blind folly, not
In the intoxication of youth and blindness in which
In the intoxication of youth and its blind fervor,
hearing anything but the east wind, nor using our reason.
We heard nothing but youth and were not rational,
Hearing nothing but passion's call, heedless of reason.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِنجَلَتcleared عَمايَتُهُits blindness
حَتّى إِذا ما اِنجَلَت عَمايَتُهُ
رَوَّحتُI refreshed نَفسيmy soul وَالعاذِلُand the reprover المُعمِلexerting himself
رَوَّحتُ نَفسي وَالعاذِلُ المُعمِل
Until, when its blindness had cleared,
Until when its blindness was uncovered
Until, when its blinding fog finally lifted,
I refreshed my soul while the reprover labored.
I gave comfort to my soul, though the blamer blamed.
I gave respite to my soul, and to the weary critic.
وَالنَفسُand the soul ماas long as لَمnot تَكُنit is لِسَكرَتِهاtoward its intoxication
وَالنَفسُ ما لَم تَكُن لِسَكرَتِها
عاذِلَةًreproachful لَمnot تَرُحit turns إِلىto عُذَّلreprovers
عاذِلَةً لَم تَرُح إِلى عُذَّل
And unless the soul is, toward its own intoxication,
A soul that was not blaming during its intoxication
For the soul, if it be not its own admonisher
reproachful, it will not turn to reprovers.
Could find no comfort in one who blamed.
Against its folly, finds no peace in the blame of others.
وَمَهمَهٍand a trackless wilderness جِزتُهُI crossed it مُخاطَرَةًtaking a risk
وَمَهمَهٍ جِزتُهُ مُخاطَرَةً
بِصَحصَحانِin a broad, level expanse السَرابِof mirage قَدalready سُربِلwas robed
بِصَحصَحانِ السَرابِ قَد سُربِل
And a trackless wilderness I crossed at peril,
And of ambitions whose reward I risked
Many a wasteland I traversed in peril,
already robed in broad, level expanses of mirage,
On the deceptive mirage of the agitated desert,
Clothed in a shimmering robe of flat mirages.
بِعِرمِسٍon a sturdy she-camel أُمُّهاher mother الشَمالُthe north wind وَتَعand she claims (continued)
بِعِرمِسٍ أُمُّها الشَمالُ وَتَع
تَدُّcompletion of 'claims' بِصِهرٍthrough kinship by marriage فيin البَرقِthe lightning لاnot يَنكِلflinches
تَدُّ بِصِهرٍ في البَرقِ لا يَنكِل
on a sturdy she-camel, whose mother is the north wind, and who claims
On a she-camel whose mother is the north wind, one who
On a rock-hard beast, born of the North Wind,
kinship by marriage with lightning that never flinches.
Extends into lightning and does not falter,
Who claims kinship with the lightning that never falters.
وَجناءُa strong-cheeked she-camel تَكفيspares بِالسَيرِthrough her pace راكِبَهاher rider
وَجناءُ تَكفي بِالسَيرِ راكِبَها
تَحريكَmoving سَوطٍa whip وَقَولَهُand his saying حَيهِلOnward!
تَحريكَ سَوطٍ وَقَولَهُ حَيهِل
A strong-cheeked she-camel whose pace spares her rider
And a doe sufficient for riding her
Strong-cheeked, she spares her rider the need
moving a whip and crying, 'Onward!'
Is to stir the whip and say “Get up!”
To ply the whip or shout the urging cry.
تَأُمُّshe heads toward قَرماًa noble lord أَحَبَّthe dearest ماwhat مَلَكَتpossessed
تَأُمُّ قَرماً أَحَبَّ ما مَلَكَت
كَفّاهُhis two hands مِنof مالِهِhis wealth الَّذيthat which يَبذُلhe gives away
كَفّاهُ مِن مالِهِ الَّذي يَبذُل
She seeks a lord, whose dearest possessions
She looks after a withered old man who preferred
She aims for a noble lord, whose most cherished possession
among the wealth his hands hold are what he gives away.
As much of his money as he spent
Is the very wealth his hands so freely disburse.
ياO أَيُّهاyou المُبتَديthe first to give وَلَمand not تُسأَلyou were asked
يا أَيُّها المُبتَدي وَلَم تُسأَل
أَنتَyou وَلَمّاand not yet تَسَلyou are asked كَذاthus تَفعَلyou act
أَنتَ وَلَمّا تَسَل كَذا تَفعَل
O you who begin giving without being asked,
O you who began though you were not asked,
O you who begins the gift before a plea is made,
you act like this, though you have not yet been asked!
You, though not asked, thus did act.
Who acts thus, even when no prayer is spoken.
أَحلِفُI swear بِاللَهِby God لَوif سَأَلتُكَI asked you ماwhat
أَحلِفُ بِاللَهِ لَو سَأَلتُكَ ما
تَملِكُyou possess أَعطَيتَنيyou would give me إِلىdown to الجَندَلthe stones
تَملِكُ أَعطَيتَني إِلى الجَندَل
I swear by God, if I asked you for what
By God I swear, if I had asked you when
I swear by God, were I to ask for all
you own, you would give it to me, down to the stones.
You owned nothing, you’d have given me to the sandal.
That you possess, you would grant it, down to the very stones.
تَبارَكَblessed be اللَهُGod إِنَّindeed ذاthis كَرَمٌgenerosity
تَبارَكَ اللَهُ إِنَّ ذا كَرَمٌ
لَمnot يُعطَهُhas been granted it آخِرٌa later person وَلاnor أَوَّلan earlier person
لَم يُعطَهُ آخِرٌ وَلا أَوَّل
Blessed be God! This is indeed generosity
Blessed is God, this is a generosity
Blessed be God! Truly this is a generosity
granted to none, later or earlier.
That no other was given before or since.
Granting gifts unequaled by men of old or new.
قَدindeed جَعَلَhas placed اللَهُGod فيin أَنامِلِthe fingertips إِبIb- (beginning of Ibrahim)
قَد جَعَلَ اللَهُ في أَنامِلِ إِب
راهيمَ-rahim (completing Ibrahim) رِزقَthe sustenance الضَعيفِthe weak وَالمُرمِلand the destitute
راهيمَ رِزقَ الضَعيفِ وَالمُرمِل
God has indeed placed in Ibrahim's fingertips
God has placed in the fingers of Abraham
God has surely placed within the fingertips of Ibrahim
the sustenance of the weak and the destitute.
Provision for the weak and downcast.
The sustenance for the weak and the destitute.
فَماso no تَرىyou see مَنanyone whom يَخونُهُbetrays him زَمَنٌtime
فَما تَرى مَن يَخونُهُ زَمَنٌ
إِلّاexcept عَلىupon جودِthe generosity كَفِّهِhis hand يُحمَلis supported
إِلّا عَلى جودِ كَفِّهِ يُحمَل
So you see no one whom time betrays
So you see no era betrays him,
You see no man betrayed by cruel Time,
who is not upheld by his hand's generosity.
Except by the open-handedness of his palm they are tested.
But that he is borne up by the bounty of his hand.
وَلاand no جَميلاًa fine deed فيamong الناسِthe people نَعلَمُهُwe know it
وَلا جَميلاً في الناسِ نَعلَمُهُ
إِلّاexcept وَأَدنىand the least فِعالَهُhis deeds أَجمَلis finer
إِلّا وَأَدنى فِعالَهُ أَجمَل
Nor do we know a fine deed among people
No beautiful person do we know
We know of no virtue found among mankind,
but the least of his deeds is finer.
Whose slightest action is not most beautiful.
But that his least action is yet more fair.
ياO فاضِحَyou who shame البُخلِavarice ماnot تَرَكتَyou have left فَتىًa young man
يا فاضِحَ البُخلِ ما تَرَكتَ فَتىً
يُدعىis called جَواداًgenerous إِلّاexcept وَقَدand already بُجِّلhas been honored
يُدعى جَواداً إِلّا وَقَد بُجِّل
O you who shame avarice, you have left no young man
O you who expose stinginess, you have left no youth
O shamer of miserliness, you have left no generous youth
called generous without his being honored.
Called generous, except that he is shamed.
But that he is honored, though you stand supreme.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model. Gemini 3.5 Flash is a user-supplied attribution. The original record does not identify its model.