ياO قَومُpeople طالَhas lasted long إِلىfor الحِجازِthe Hijaz تَشَوُّقيmy yearning
يا قَومُ طالَ إِلى الحِجازِ تَشَوُّقي
وَبَكَيتُand I wept مِنfrom مَضَضِthe anguish of الهُمومِthe cares الطُرَّقِthat visit by night
وَبَكَيتُ مِن مَضَضِ الهُمومِ الطُرَّقِ
O people, long has my yearning for the Hijaz endured.
O people! My yearning for Hejaz has lasted long
And I wept from the anguish of cares that visit by night.
And I cried from the bitterness of constant sorrows
إِنّيindeed I أُحاذِرُI fear أَنthat أَموتَI die بِغُصَّةٍof choking grief
إِنّي أُحاذِرُ أَن أَموتَ بِغُصَّةٍ
أَخلِقhow fitting! بِذَلِكَfor that ياO اِبنَson of أَحنَفَAhnaf أَخلِقِhow fitting!
أَخلِق بِذَلِكَ يا اِبنَ أَحنَفَ أَخلِقِ
Indeed, I fear I may die of choking grief.
I fear that I may die choking
How fitting that would be, O son of Ahnaf—how fitting!
with grief, O son of Ahnaf with grief
مِنfrom حُبِّlove of جارِيَةٍa maiden لَهِجتُI became absorbed بِذِكرِهاin mentioning her
مِن حُبِّ جارِيَةٍ لَهِجتُ بِذِكرِها
خَوفَfor fear of الفِراقِparting فَصِرتُso I became كَالمُتَعَلِّقِlike one hanging on
خَوفَ الفِراقِ فَصِرتُ كَالمُتَعَلِّقِ
For love of a maiden, I grew absorbed in speaking of her,
Out of love for a maiden, I talked of her
For fear of parting, I became like one hanging on.
Fearing separation, so I became like one hanging
أَزِفَdrew near المَسيرُdeparture لِأَهلِهاfor her people فَتَفَرَّقُواso they dispersed
أَزِفَ المَسيرُ لِأَهلِها فَتَفَرَّقُوا
لَوif كُنتُI had been أَملِكُI had control over ذاكَthat لَمnot نَتَفَرَّقِwe would have parted
لَو كُنتُ أَملِكُ ذاكَ لَم نَتَفَرَّقِ
Departure drew near for her people, and they dispersed.
The journey was nearing its end and they departed
Had that been in my power, we would not have parted.
If only I had that power, we would not have parted
وَكَأَنَّناand as though we لَمnot نَجتَمِعwe had come together فيin بَلدَةٍa town
وَكَأَنَّنا لَم نَجتَمِع في بَلدَةٍ
وَكَأَنَّناand as though we فيin خَلوَةٍseclusion لَمnot نَلتَقِwe had met
وَكَأَنَّنا في خَلوَةٍ لَم نَلتَقِ
And it is as though we had never come together in a town,
It is as if we did not gather in a country
And as though we had never met in seclusion.
And as if we did not meet in a secluded place
وَبَقيتُand I remained أَسبَحُI swim فيin بُحورِseas of هَواهُمُlove for them
وَبَقيتُ أَسبَحُ في بُحورِ هَواهُمُ
ماhow أَحسَنَlovely الحالاتِthe states إِنif لَمnot نَغرَقِwe drown
ما أَحسَنَ الحالاتِ إِن لَم نَغرَقِ
And I remained swimming in the seas of love for them.
And I remained swimming in their love's oceans
How lovely these states are—if we do not drown!
How good it is if we do not drown
ياoh لَيتَنيif only I لَمnot أَهوَكُمI had loved you بَلrather لَيتَكُمif only you
يا لَيتَني لَم أَهوَكُم بَل لَيتَكُم
لَمnot تَخرُجواyou had departed بَلrather ليتَنيif only I لَمnot أُخلَقِI had been created
لَم تَخرُجوا بَل ليتَني لَم أُخلَقِ
Oh, if only I had not loved you—rather, if only you
I wish I never fell for you, but I wish you
had not departed! Rather, if only I had never been created!
Did not leave, or I wish I was not created
لَوif أَنَّthat أَعضائيmy limbs تَشَكّىcomplained ماwhat بِهاails them
لَو أَنَّ أَعضائي تَشَكّى ما بِها
لَشَكاwould surely complain إِلَيكُمto you كُلُّevery عُضوٍlimb ماwhat لَقيit endured
لَشَكا إِلَيكُم كُلُّ عُضوٍ ما لَقي
If my limbs complained of what ails them,
If my body parts complained of what afflicted them
each limb would complain to you of what it had endured.
Each organ would have complained of what it endured
فَعَدَدنَthen they would recount مِنهُof it ماwhat يَضِقنَthey feel overwhelmed بِعَدِّهِby counting it
فَعَدَدنَ مِنهُ ما يَضِقنَ بِعَدِّهِ
وَلَكانَand would be أَعظَمَgreater مِنهُthan it أَيضاًalso ماwhat بَقيremained
وَلَكانَ أَعظَمَ مِنهُ أَيضاً ما بَقي
Then they would recount so much of it that counting it would overwhelm them,
Some of them would have listed what burdened them
and what remained would be greater still than that.
And some would have listed what was left of them
دَعleave عَنكَaway from yourself مَنthe one who شَحَطَتhas grown distant نَواهِhis remoteness وَلاand do not تَكُنyou be
دَع عَنكَ مَن شَحَطَت نَواهِ وَلا تَكُن
تَبغيyou seek مِنَamong الأَشياءِthe things ماwhat لَمnot تُرزَقِyou have been allotted
تَبغي مِنَ الأَشياءِ ما لَم تُرزَقِ
Let go of the one now far away, and do not
Leave anyone whose intention went astray and do not be
seek things that you have not been allotted.
Seeking what you were not destined to attain
إِنَّindeed العَواذِلَthe reproachful women قَدindeed أَشَعنَthey have spread حَديثَناour story
إِنَّ العَواذِلَ قَد أَشَعنَ حَديثَنا
فَالناسُso people بَينَbetween مُكَذِّبٍone who disbelieves وَمُصَدِّقِand one who believes
فَالناسُ بَينَ مُكَذِّبٍ وَمُصَدِّقِ
Indeed, the reproachful women have spread our story,
The virgins have already spread our gossip
so people are divided between those who disbelieve and those who believe.
So people are between belief and denial
ياO مَنyou who يُكذِّبُcalls liars فيabout الهَوىlove أَهلَthe people of الهَوىlove
يا مَن يُكذِّبُ في الهَوى أَهلَ الهَوى
اِذهَبgo إِلَيكَyour own way فَأَنتَfor you are غَيرُnot مُوَفَّقِrightly guided
اِذهَب إِلَيكَ فَأَنتَ غَيرُ مُوَفَّقِ
O you who accuse lovers of lying about love,
O you who deny the agony of the lovers!
go your own way, for you are not rightly guided.
Go away from me, you are unsuccessful
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.