أَتَرحَلُwill you depart مِنfrom لَيلىLayla وَلَمّاand not yet تَزَوَّدِtake provisions
أَتَرحَلُ مِن لَيلى وَلَمّا تَزَوَّدِ
وَكُنتَand you were كَمَنlike one who قَضّىfulfilled اللُبانَةَthe desire مِنfor دَدِdiversion
وَكُنتَ كَمَن قَضّى اللُبانَةَ مِن دَدِ
Will you leave Layla, not yet having taken provisions?
Do you depart from Layla though you are not yet equipped,
And you were like one who had satisfied his longing for diversion.
Like one who has accomplished the separation from affection?
أَرىI consider سَفَهاًfolly بِالمَرءِin a man تَعليقَbinding لُبَّهِhis heart
أَرى سَفَهاً بِالمَرءِ تَعليقَ لُبَّهِ
بِغانِيَةٍto a beautiful woman خَودٍa tender maiden مَتىwhenever تَدنُyou approach تَبعُدِshe withdraws
بِغانِيَةٍ خَودٍ مَتى تَدنُ تَبعُدِ
I see folly in a man's binding his heart
I see it as foolish for a man to set his heart
to a lovely, tender maiden who withdraws whenever you approach.
On a fair-cheeked coquette; when close, she distances.
أَتَنسَينَwill you forget أَيّاماًdays لَناwe had بِدُحَيضَةٍat Duhayda
أَتَنسَينَ أَيّاماً لَنا بِدُحَيضَةٍ
وَأَيّامَناand our days بَينَbetween البَدِيِّal-Badi فَثَهمَدِand Thahmad
وَأَيّامَنا بَينَ البَدِيِّ فَثَهمَدِ
Will you forget our days at Duhayda,
Have you forgotten the days we spent together in Duhaysha
and our days between al-Badi and Thahmad?
And our days in the desert, uninhabited and desolate,
وَبَيداءَand a desert تيهٍtrackless wilderness يَلعَبُplays الآلُthe mirage فَوقَهاabove it
وَبَيداءَ تيهٍ يَلعَبُ الآلُ فَوقَها
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle جَرىit flows كَالرازِقِيِّlike Raziqi linen المُعَضَّدِstriped
إِذا ما جَرى كَالرازِقِيِّ المُعَضَّدِ
And a bewildering waste, where mirage plays above it,
And the arid plain where gazelles frisked about
when it flows like striped Raziqi linen,
When, like al-Raziqi, you rode your excellent steed?
قَطَعتُI crossed بِصَهباءِon a tawny she-camel السَراةِthe back شِمِلَّةٍfleet-footed
قَطَعتُ بِصَهباءِ السَراةِ شِمِلَّةٍ
مَروحِvigorous السُرىnight travel وَالغِبِّand alternate-day watering مِنfrom كُلِّevery مَسأَدِnight-travel route
مَروحِ السُرى وَالغِبِّ مِن كُلِّ مَسأَدِ
I crossed on a fleet, tawny-backed she-camel,
I traversed the barren plain of Sahba mounted
vigorous on night journeys and alternate-day watering, along every track.
On a swift she-camel, wandering far from all dwellings,
بَناهاbuilt her up السَوادِيُّthe Sawad dates الرَضيخُcrushed مَعَwith الخَلىfresh herbage
بَناها السَوادِيُّ الرَضيخُ مَعَ الخَلى
وَسَقيِيand my watering her وَإِطعاميand my feeding her الشَعيرَbarley بِمَحفَدِin a palace
وَسَقيِي وَإِطعامي الشَعيرَ بِمَحفَدِ
Crushed dates from al-Sawad and fresh herbage built her up,
Built by al-Sawadi, the compliant and obedient,
and my watering her and feeding her barley in a palace,
Who gave me water and fed me barley at Mahjad.
لَدىat اِبنِson of يَزيدٍYazid أَوor لَدىat اِبنِson of مُعَرِّفٍMu'arrif
لَدى اِبنِ يَزيدٍ أَو لَدى اِبنِ مُعَرِّفٍ
يَفُتُّhe crumbles لَهاfor her طَوراًat one time وَطَوراًand at another time بِمِقلَدِwith a bucket
يَفُتُّ لَها طَوراً وَطَوراً بِمِقلَدِ
at Ibn Yazid's, or at Ibn Mu'arrif's,
At the abode of Ibn Yazid or that of Ibn Mu'arrif
where he crumbles her feed at times, at others waters her from a bucket.
She lingered awhile before journeying on, bridled.
فَأَضحَتso she became كَبُنيانِlike the building of التَهامِيِّthe man of Tihama شادَهُhe raised it
فَأَضحَت كَبُنيانِ التَهامِيِّ شادَهُ
بِطينٍwith clay وَجَيّارٍand lime mortar وَكِلسٍand lime وَقَرمَدِand baked bricks
بِطينٍ وَجَيّارٍ وَكِلسٍ وَقَرمَدِ
So she became like a Tihami's building, which he raised
She became like the structure erected by al-Tahami
with clay, lime mortar, lime, and baked bricks.
With bricks, mortar, lime, and jagged stones.
فَلَمّاthen when غَداhe set out at dawn يَومَon the day of الرُقادِrest وَعِندَهُand he had
فَلَمّا غَدا يَومَ الرُقادِ وَعِندَهُ
عَتادٌequipment لِذيfor one with هَمٍّresolve لِمَنfor whoever كانَwas يَغتَديsetting out at dawn
عَتادٌ لِذي هَمٍّ لِمَن كانَ يَغتَدي
When he set out on the day of rest, and had with him
When the day of departure came and he who grieves
gear for a man of purpose, for whoever would depart at dawn,
Had gear for one distressed, desirous of setting out,
شَدَدتُI tightened عَلَيهاupon her كورَهاher saddle فَتَشَدَّدَتso she braced herself
شَدَدتُ عَلَيها كورَها فَتَشَدَّدَت
تَجورُshe swerves عَلىon ظَهرِthe back of الطَريقِthe road وَتَهتَديand finds her way
تَجورُ عَلى ظَهرِ الطَريقِ وَتَهتَدي
I tightened her saddle upon her, and she braced herself,
I tightened her girth and she grew restive
swerving along the road's back, yet finding her way.
And strayed onto the road, lost without guidance.
ثَلاثاًthree nights وَشَهراًand a month ثُمَّthen صارَتshe became رَذِيَّةًa spent camel
ثَلاثاً وَشَهراً ثُمَّ صارَت رَذِيَّةً
طَليحَexhausted سِفارٍby journeys كَالسِلاحِlike a weapon المُفَرَّدِstripped bare
طَليحَ سِفارٍ كَالسِلاحِ المُفَرَّدِ
For three nights and a month; then she became worn out,
For three months and more she became accustomed
exhausted by journeys, like a weapon stripped bare.
To the gear of travelers, like a sword worn smooth;
إِلَيكَto you أَبَيتَmay you shun اللَعنَthe curse كانَwas كَلالُهاher weariness
إِلَيكَ أَبَيتَ اللَعنَ كانَ كَلالُها
إِلىto الماجِدِthe illustrious one الفَرعِthe lofty one الجَوادِthe generous one المُحَمَّدِthe much-praised one
إِلى الماجِدِ الفَرعِ الجَوادِ المُحَمَّدِ
Her weariness was in reaching you—may you shun all that brings a curse—
Her obstinacy refused curses - may her decline
to the illustrious, lofty, generous, much-praised man,
Be to the Glorious, the Bestowing, the Praiseworthy Muhammad!
إِلىto مَلِكٍa king لاnot يَقطَعُinterrupts اللَيلُthe night هَمَّهُhis resolve
إِلى مَلِكٍ لا يَقطَعُ اللَيلُ هَمَّهُ
خَروجٍever going forth تَروكٍever forsaking لِلفِراشِthe bed المُمَهَّدِwell-prepared
خَروجٍ تَروكٍ لِلفِراشِ المُمَهَّدِ
to a king whose resolve night never interrupts,
To a king whose cares are not dispelled by sleep
ever going forth, ever forsaking his well-prepared bed.
Or by retiring to the couch where he reclines;
طَويلَlong نِجادِthe baldric of السَيفِthe sword يَبعَثُrouses هَمُّهُhis resolve
طَويلَ نِجادِ السَيفِ يَبعَثُ هَمُّهُ
نِيامَthe sleeping القَطاsandgrouse بِاللَيلِat night فيin كُلِّevery مَهجَدِroost
نِيامَ القَطا بِاللَيلِ في كُلِّ مَهجَدِ
Long of sword-baldric, his resolve rouses
The drawn sword of long struggle awakens his cares,
sleeping sandgrouse by night in every roost.
Disturbing the slumber of warriors in every camp.
فَماso not وَجَدَتكَfound you الحَربُwar إِذwhen فُرَّwas bared نابُهاits fang
فَما وَجَدَتكَ الحَربُ إِذ فُرَّ نابُها
عَلىover الأَمرِthe task نَعّاساًdrowsy عَلىon كُلِّevery مَرقَدِbed
عَلى الأَمرِ نَعّاساً عَلى كُلِّ مَرقَدِ
So war did not find you, when its fang was bared,
You were never found by war to be sleepy
drowsing over the task upon any bed.
When called, or lying languid on any couch,
وَلَكِنand yet يَشُبُّkindles الحَربَwar أَدنىthe nearest of صُلاتِهاits fire-braving warriors
وَلَكِن يَشُبُّ الحَربَ أَدنى صُلاتِها
إِذاwhen حَرَّكوهُthey roused him حَشَّهاhe stoked it غَيرَnot مُبرِدِcooling
إِذا حَرَّكوهُ حَشَّها غَيرَ مُبرِدِ
Rather, the nearest of those who brave its flames kindles war;
But war comes to life in the least of its forms
when they rouse him, he stokes it without cooling it.
If roused, though not raging with destructive fire.
لَعَمرُby the life of الَّذيthe One حَجَّتmade pilgrimage to قُرَيشٌQuraysh قَطينَهُHis household
لَعَمرُ الَّذي حَجَّت قُرَيشٌ قَطينَهُ
لَقَدindeed كِدتَهُمyou outwitted them كَيدَthe craft of اِمرِئٍa man غَيرِnot مُسنَدِpropped up
لَقَد كِدتَهُم كَيدَ اِمرِئٍ غَيرِ مُسنَدِ
By the life of Him whose household Quraysh visited in pilgrimage,
By the life of Him whose Caaba the Quraysh circumambulated,
you truly outwitted them with the craft of a man who leans on no one.
You inflicted on them a cunning scheme, unpropped!
أُلىthose كُلٌّall فَلَستَso you are not بِظالِمٍa wrongdoer
أُلى كُلٌّ فَلَستَ بِظالِمٍ
وَطِئتَهُمُyou trampled them وَطءَthe tread of البَعيرِthe camel المُقَيَّدِtethered
وَطِئتَهُمُ وَطءَ البَعيرِ المُقَيَّدِ
All those—you are no wrongdoer—
All were humbled, so you wronged no one,
you trampled them with the tread of a tethered camel,
You trampled them with the tread of a fettered camel
بِمَلمومَةٍwith a massed army لاnot يَنفُضُtakes in الطَرفُthe eye عَرضَهاits breadth
بِمَلمومَةٍ لا يَنفُضُ الطَرفُ عَرضَها
وَخَيلٍand horses وَأَرماحٍand spears وَجُندٍand troops مُؤَيَّدِreinforced
وَخَيلٍ وَأَرماحٍ وَجُندٍ مُؤَيَّدِ
with a massed army whose breadth the eye cannot take in,
With a well-groomed army whose glance does not waver
and horses, spears, and a reinforced host.
And horses and spears and troops giving victory
كَأَنَّas if نَعامَthe ostriches الدُوُّباضَof al-Duww had laid eggs عَلَيهِمُupon them
كَأَنَّ نَعامَ الدُوُّباضَ عَلَيهِمُ
إِذاwhen ريعَit was startled شَتّىscattered لِلصَريخِat the alarm-crier المُنَدِّدِclamorous
إِذا ريعَ شَتّى لِلصَريخِ المُنَدِّدِ
As though the ostriches of al-Duww had laid eggs upon them,
As if the ostriches of Dubbat were over them
when startled, scattering at the clamorous caller for aid.
When they cry out discordantly with an enraged wail.
فَماand no مُخدِرٌlair-dwelling lion وَردٌtawny كَأَنَّas though جَبينَهُhis forehead
فَما مُخدِرٌ وَردٌ كَأَنَّ جَبينَهُ
يُطَلّىis coated بِوَرسٍwith yellow wars dye أَوor يُطانُis daubed بِمُجسَدِwith red pigment
يُطَلّى بِوَرسٍ أَو يُطانُ بِمُجسَدِ
No tawny, lair-dwelling lion, whose brow seems
None showed weakness or gave way, as though his brow
painted with yellow wars dye or daubed with red pigment—
Were smeared with dregs or plastered with dried mud.
كَسَتهُclothed him بَعوضُthe mosquitoes of القَريَتَينِal-Qaryatayn قَطيفَةًa plush mantle
كَسَتهُ بَعوضُ القَريَتَينِ قَطيفَةً
مَتىwhenever ماemphatic particle تَنَلthey touch مِنof جِلدِهِhis hide يَتَزَنَّدِhe flares in anger
مَتى ما تَنَل مِن جِلدِهِ يَتَزَنَّدِ
the mosquitoes of al-Qaryatayn clothed him in a plush mantle;
The mosquitoes of Qurayta stung their necks
whenever they touch his hide, he flares with rage.
Whenever they alighted on their hides, buzzing.
كَأَنَّas though ثِيابَthe clothes of القَومِthe men حَولَaround عَرينِهِhis lair
كَأَنَّ ثِيابَ القَومِ حَولَ عَرينِهِ
تَبابينُshort breeches أَنباطٍof Nabataeans لَدىat جَنبِthe side of مُحصَدِa ripened crop
تَبابينُ أَنباطٍ لَدى جَنبِ مُحصَدِ
The men's clothes around his lair seem
As if the people's clothes around his lair
like Nabataeans' short breeches beside a crop ripe for harvest.
Were flies swarming on the flank of a harvest-heap.
رَأىhe saw ضَوءَthe light of نارٍa fire بَعدَماafter طافَhe prowled طَوفَةًone circuit
رَأى ضَوءَ نارٍ بَعدَما طافَ طَوفَةً
يُضيءُshines سَناهاits radiance بَينَbetween أَثلٍtamarisks وَغَرقَدِand boxthorn
يُضيءُ سَناها بَينَ أَثلٍ وَغَرقَدِ
He saw the light of a fire after prowling a circuit,
He saw the light of a fire after roaming awhile,
its radiance shining between tamarisks and boxthorn.
Its glow shining through the twisted branches of 'athl and gharqad.
فَياso, oh فَرَحاjoy بِالنارِin the fire إِذas يَهتَديhe finds his way بِهاby it
فَيا فَرَحا بِالنارِ إِذ يَهتَدي بِها
إِلَيهِمto them وَإِضرامِand the kindling of السَعيرِthe blaze المُوَقَّدِset alight
إِلَيهِم وَإِضرامِ السَعيرِ المُوَقَّدِ
How he rejoiced in the fire, as it guided him
So he rejoiced at the fire which guided him
to them, and in the kindling of the blazing flame!
To them, and kindled the raging blaze.
فَلَمّاthen when رَأَوهُthey saw him دونَon this side of دُنياthe nearest of رِكابِهِمtheir riding camels
فَلَمّا رَأَوهُ دونَ دُنيا رِكابِهِم
وَطارواand sprang up سِراعاًswiftly بِالسِلاحِwith weapons المُعَتَّدِmade ready
وَطاروا سِراعاً بِالسِلاحِ المُعَتَّدِ
When they saw him on this side of their nearest riding camels,
When they saw him below the tread of their steeds
and sprang up swiftly with weapons held ready,
They fled hastily, equipped with their weapons.
أَتيحَwas granted لَهُمto them حُبُّlove of الحَياةِlife فَأَدبَرواso they fled
أَتيحَ لَهُم حُبُّ الحَياةِ فَأَدبَروا
وَمَرجاةُand the hope of نَفسِthe soul of المَرءِthe man ماwhat فيin غَدٍtomorrow غَدِtomorrow again
وَمَرجاةُ نَفسِ المَرءِ ما في غَدٍ غَدِ
love of life came to them, so they turned and fled;
The love of life was allowed them, so they fled,
and a man's soul hopes for what tomorrow—and tomorrow—holds.
While the soul's hope for tomorrow spurs one on.
فَلَمso did not يَسبِقوهُthey outpace him أَنto يُلاقيhe encounters رَهينَةًa hostage
فَلَم يَسبِقوهُ أَن يُلاقي رَهينَةً
قَليلَbrief المَساكِtime held عِندَهُwith him غَيرَnot مُفتَديransoming himself
قَليلَ المَساكِ عِندَهُ غَيرَ مُفتَدي
They could not outpace him before he caught a hostage,
Before he could meet a captive, lightly-held,
held by him only briefly, unable to ransom himself.
With none to ransom him, they heard his cry
فَأَسمَعَso he made audible أولىthe first of الدَعوَتَينِthe two cries صِحابَهُhis companions
فَأَسمَعَ أولى الدَعوَتَينِ صِحابَهُ
وَكانَand was الَّتيthe one that لاnot يَسمَعونَthey hear لَهاof it قَدِenough
وَكانَ الَّتي لا يَسمَعونَ لَها قَدِ
He made his companions hear the first of his two cries,
Calling his companions with a surer, bolder cry
and the one they could not hear was his last—
Than the one they did not hear then.
بِأَصدَقَmore steadfast بَأساًin might مِنكَthan you يَوماًever وَنَجدَةًand in courage
بِأَصدَقَ بَأساً مِنكَ يَوماً وَنَجدَةً
إِذاwhen خامَتِrecoiled الأَبطالُthe champions فيin كُلِّevery مَشهَدِbattlefield
إِذا خامَتِ الأَبطالُ في كُلِّ مَشهَدِ
is ever more steadfast in might and courage than you,
"With more truthful, on the day of help and salvation,
when champions recoil on every battlefield.
When the valiant weaken in every arena
وَماnor فَلَجٌFalaj يَسقيwaters جَداوِلَthe channels of صَعنَبىSa'naba
وَما فَلَجٌ يَسقي جَداوِلَ صَعنَبى
لَهُit has شَرَعٌaccess to water سَهلٌeasy عَلىat كُلِّevery مَورِدِwatering-place
لَهُ شَرَعٌ سَهلٌ عَلى كُلِّ مَورِدِ
Nor is Falaj, watering the channels of Sa'naba,
No canal flowing to Sa'naba's meadows
with easy access at every watering-place,
Has an easy course to every watering-place,
وَيُرويand irrigate النَبيطُthe Nabataeans الزُرقُblue-eyed مِنfrom حَجَراتِهِits banks
وَيُروي النَبيطُ الزُرقُ مِن حَجَراتِهِ
دِياراًsettlements تُرَوّىare irrigated بِالأَتِيِّby the incoming stream المُعَمَّدِchannelled
دِياراً تُرَوّى بِالأَتِيِّ المُعَمَّدِ
and from whose banks the blue-eyed Nabataeans irrigate
Nor does Nabit al-Zurq water its dwellings
settlements watered by the incoming, channelled stream,
From channels watered by the coming rivers.
بِأَجوَدَmore generous مِنهُthan he نائِلاًin bounty إِنَّindeed بَعضَهُمsome of them
بِأَجوَدَ مِنهُ نائِلاً إِنَّ بَعضَهُم
كَفىsafeguarded ماwhat لَهُhe possessed بِاِسمِwith the name of العَطاءِthe gift المُوَعَّدِpromised
كَفى ما لَهُ بِاِسمِ العَطاءِ المُوَعَّدِ
more generous in bounty than he; indeed, some of them
It attains its goal more generously, though some
have saved what they owned with the mere name of a promised gift.
Deem enough the name of promised gift.
تَرىyou see الأُدمَthe white camels كَالجَبّارِlike towering palms وَالجُردَand sleek horses كَالقَناlike spears
تَرى الأُدمَ كَالجَبّارِ وَالجُردَ كَالقَنا
مُوَهَّبَةًfreely bestowed مِنfrom طارِفٍnewly acquired wealth وَمُتَلَّدِand inherited wealth
مُوَهَّبَةً مِن طارِفٍ وَمُتَلَّدِ
You see white camels like towering palms, and sleek horses like spears,
You see the black and the roan like the mighty and the brave,
freely bestowed from newly acquired and inherited wealth.
Bestowed from Tarif, purebred and pedigreed."
فَلاso do not تَحسَبَنّيthink me كافِراًungrateful for لَكَof yours نِعمَةًa favor
فَلا تَحسَبَنّي كافِراً لَكَ نِعمَةً
عَلَيَّover me شَهيدٌa witness شاهِدُthe witness of اللَهِGod فَاِشهَدِso bear witness
عَلَيَّ شَهيدٌ شاهِدُ اللَهِ فَاِشهَدِ
So do not think me ungrateful for any favor of yours;
Do not reckon me thankless for a favor to me -
a witness stands over me, God's witness—so bear witness.
My witness is God's witness - so bear witness!
وَلَكِنَّand yet مَنone whose لاnot يُبصِرُsees الأَرضَthe ground طَرفُهُhis eye
وَلَكِنَّ مَن لا يُبصِرُ الأَرضَ طَرفُهُ
مَتىwhenever ماemphatic particle يُشِعهُescort him الصَحبُthe companions لاnot يَتَوَحَّدِgo alone
مَتى ما يُشِعهُ الصَحبُ لا يَتَوَحَّدِ
But one whose eye cannot see the ground,
But he whose eyes cannot discern the ground before him
whenever companions escort him, does not go alone.
When lit by companions does not stand alone.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.