ياO مَنone who اِذاwhen ذكرis mentioned اسمهhis name أَشتاقَهI yearn for him
يا مَن اِذا ذكر اسمه أَشتاقَه
رِففاbe gentle بِصَبwith a lovesick lover سَعَرتblazed أَشواقهhis longings
رِففا بِصَب سَعَرت أَشواقه
O you for whom I yearn whenever your name is mentioned,
O you whose name stirs longing when recalled
be gentle with a lovesick lover whose longings blaze.
In waves of passion, my fervent yearning swelled
سَكَنَsettled الهَوىlove بِفُؤادِهِin his heart فَتَلَهَّبَتand so flared up
سَكَنَ الهَوى بِفُؤادِهِ فَتَلَهَّبَت
نارُthe fire الصَميمِthe innermost heart وَقَدand already دَناdrew near أَحراقَهhis burning
نارُ الصَميمِ وَقَد دَنا أَحراقَه
Love settled in his heart, and there flared
Love made its home within my heart, igniting
a fire deep within, almost consuming him.
The fire of ardor as its flames compelled
فَغَداso he began يَقولُsaying مِنَout of الصَبابَةِardent longing لِلصِّباto the east wind
فَغَدا يَقولُ مِنَ الصَبابَةِ لِلصِّبا
مَهلاgently فَقَلبيfor my heart هَزَّنيshook me اِشفاقَهits anxiety
مَهلا فَقَلبي هَزَّني اِشفاقَه
So, out of ardent longing, he began saying to the east wind:
The youth cried out to his beloved companion
“Gently, for my heart’s anxiety has shaken me.
Gently, my heart convulses, by care impelled
هَلquestion marker تَحمِلينَyou carry اِلىto الحَبيبِthe beloved رِسالَةa letter
هَل تَحمِلينَ اِلى الحَبيبِ رِسالَة
أَجرىmade flow مِياهwaters مَدادَهاits ink اِغراقهhis flooding
أَجرى مِياه مَدادَها اِغراقه
Will you carry a letter to the beloved,
Will you convey a message to my beloved?
whose ink-waters his flood of tears has set flowing?”
In flowing ink his fervor it has spelled
كَتَبwrote السُطورَthe lines وَقَدand already أَفاضَpoured forth مَدامِعاtears
كَتَب السُطورَ وَقَد أَفاضَ مَدامِعا
تَشكوlament لَهيبَthe burning جَميعُهاall of them آماقَهhis eye-corners
تَشكو لَهيبَ جَميعُها آماقَه
He wrote the lines while pouring forth tears;
He penned the lines as copious tears outpouring
the corners of his eyes lament the burning of them all.
Complained of flames that in their depths rebelled
لِماwhen رَأىhe saw صَدturning away الرِفاقِthe companions عَنِfrom الوَفاfaithfulness
لِما رَأى صَد الرِفاقِ عَنِ الوَفا
شَرَحتَrecounted حَديثُthe tale شُجونِهhis sorrows أَوراقَهhis pages
شَرَحتَ حَديثُ شُجونِه أَوراقَه
When he saw his companions turn away from faithfulness,
When he saw his friends had abandoned loyalty
his pages recounted the tale of his sorrows.
His woeful tale across the pages knelled
فَغَداso he began يرددrepeating مِنout of هَواهُhis love قائِلاًsaying
فَغَدا يردد مِن هَواهُ قائِلاً
ياO مَنone who اِذاwhen ذَكَرَis mentioned اِسمُهhis name أَشتاقَهI yearn for him
يا مَن اِذا ذَكَرَ اِسمُه أَشتاقَه
So, moved by his love, he began repeating:
Repeating in his love “O you whose name
“O you for whom I yearn whenever your name is mentioned.”
Stirs longing when recalled, my passion spelled”
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.