بدتshe appeared لوداعٍfor a farewell والتجمُّلand composure سترُهاher veil
بدت لوداعٍ والتجمُّل سترُها
فزالso vanished لإشفاقfor fear of التفرُّقseparation هجرُهاher estrangement
فزال لإشفاق التفرُّق هجرُها
She appeared for farewell, with composure as her veil;
Her farewell seemed adorned, while shyness hid her.
her estrangement vanished for fear of separation.
The pain of parting departed for her tenderness’ sake.
فتاةٌa maiden كأنas though الصبحthe dawn يجلوهbrightens it وجهُهاher face
فتاةٌ كأن الصبح يجلوه وجهُها
لناfor us وكأنand as though الليلthe night يدجيهdarkens it شَعرُهاher hair
لنا وكأن الليل يدجيه شَعرُها
A maiden, as though her face brightened the dawn
A girl whose face the dawn seemed to unveil,
for us, and as though her hair darkened the night.
While for us her hair seemed to shroud the night.
فلوso if أبصَرَتهاbeheld her أُمَّةٌa people ثَنَويَّةٌdualist
فلو أبصَرَتها أُمَّةٌ ثَنَويَّةٌ
لكانwould surely have been إلهthe god of القومthe people ماwhat ضمَّcontained خِدرُهاher curtained chamber
لكان إله القوم ما ضمَّ خِدرُها
Had a dualist people beheld her,
If she were seen by a dualistic nation,
their god would have been what her curtained chamber held.
Their god would be what her cheek embraced.
نفىbanished حُسنُهاher beauty عنهاfrom her العتابَreproach لأنهاbecause she
نفى حُسنُها عنها العتابَ لأنها
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أساءتshe did wrong كانwas فيin الحُسنbeauty عُذرُهاher excuse
إذا ما أساءت كان في الحُسن عُذرُها
Her beauty banished reproach from her, for she
Her beauty denied her any blame, for if
had beauty as her excuse whenever she did wrong.
She did wrong, her beauty was her excuse.
لقدindeed زالvanished طيبُsweetness of العيشlife عنّيfrom me لفقدهاthrough losing her
لقد زال طيبُ العيش عنّي لفقدها
كماjust as زالvanished عنهاfrom her للتفجُّعthrough grief كِبرُهاher pride
كما زال عنها للتفجُّع كِبرُها
Life's sweetness has left me through losing her,
The sweetness of life left me when she departed,
just as grief stripped her of her pride.
As stateliness left her with mourning.
ولمّاand when تسارقناwe furtively exchanged الوداعَthe farewell تخالُساًstealthily
ولمّا تسارقنا الوداعَ تخالُساً
لعَينيbecause of the eyes of رقيبٍa watcher يغلبovercomes الليلَthe night خزرُهاtheir sidelong glare
لعَيني رقيبٍ يغلب الليلَ خزرُها
And when we stole our farewell, exchanging it furtively,
And when we bid farewell secretly,
to evade a watcher's eyes, whose sidelong glare overcomes the night,
My eyes had a guardian who overwhelmed their vigilance.
جرىflowed ماءُwater of جفنَيهاher two eyelids علىover نارfire of خدِّهاher cheek
جرى ماءُ جفنَيها على نار خدِّها
فصارso came to be لظاهاits blaze فيin فؤاديmy heart وجمرُهاand its embers
فصار لظاها في فؤادي وجمرُها
the water of her eyelids flowed over the fire of her cheek,
The tears of her eyelids flowed over the fire of her cheek,
so its blaze and embers moved into my heart.
And so their moisture became burning embers in my heart.
لقدindeed قلَّdiminished صبريmy patience بعدهاafter her departure وتجلُّديand my fortitude
لقد قلَّ صبري بعدها وتجلُّدي
فياoh, then ليتif only شعريmy knowing بعدناafter our parting كيفhow صبرُهاher patience
فيا ليت شعري بعدنا كيف صبرُها
My patience and fortitude have dwindled since her departure;
After her my patience and composure waned,
oh, if only I knew how her patience fares since our parting!
So I wonder after us, how will her patience be?
فأصبحتُso I became حيرانَbewildered الفؤادthe heart لفُرقَةٍbecause of separation
فأصبحتُ حيرانَ الفؤاد لفُرقَةٍ
أُقاسيI endure هَناةًan affliction ليسis not يجملis seemly ذكرُهاmentioning it
أُقاسي هَناةً ليس يجمل ذكرُها
So I became bewildered at heart by separation,
Perplexed of heart I became due to parting,
enduring an affliction it is unseemly to mention.
Enduring grief that does not suit recalling her.
وماand not افتقرتgrew poor نفسيmy soul إذاwhen كانwas إنماonly
وما افتقرت نفسي إذا كان إنما
يلوذtakes refuge بإخوانwith brothers of التَّديُّنِreligious devotion فقرُهاits poverty
يلوذ بإخوان التَّديُّنِ فقرُها
Nor has my soul grown poor, since it is only
My soul was not impoverished, for it only
with brothers in faith that its poverty seeks refuge.
Took refuge in the poverty of the pious.
فكلُّfor all مُحبّيlovers of آلthe family of أحمدAhmad أنجمٌstars
فكلُّ مُحبّي آل أحمد أنجمٌ
وآلُand the family of أبيكyour father السادةُthe lords الغُرُّthe radiant زُهرُهاtheir bright ones
وآلُ أبيك السادةُ الغُرُّ زُهرُها
For all who love Ahmad's family are stars,
Every lover of Al Ahmad’s family is a star,
and your father's family, the radiant lords, are their shining stars.
And your father’s family are the flowers in bloom.
إذاwhen اختلفتdiffered بالأكرمينin the noblest men مجالسٌgatherings
إذا اختلفت بالأكرمين مجالسٌ
فإنكthen surely you فيin كلِّall of المجالسthe gatherings صدرُهاtheir head
فإنك في كلِّ المجالس صدرُها
When gatherings differ in the noblest men they host,
When gatherings differ with the most generous,
you are at the head of every gathering.
You are in every gathering its core.
وإنand though كنتَyou are فيin شرخfirst bloom of الشبابyouth هلالهاtheir crescent
وإن كنتَ في شرخ الشباب هلالها
فإنكthen surely you فيin مستكملfull perfection of القَدرِworth بدرُهاtheir full moon
فإنك في مستكمل القَدرِ بدرُها
And though in the first bloom of youth you are their crescent,
If you are the new crescent in the horizon of youth,
in the fullness of your worth you are their full moon.
You are the full moon in perfect fate.
تخلَّقتَyou cultivated أخلاقاًmanners هيthey الخمرwine لذَّةًin delight
تخلَّقتَ أخلاقاً هي الخمر لذَّةً
وطيباًand fragrance ولكنbut فيin الصَّبابةardent love سُكرُهاtheir intoxication
وطيباً ولكن في الصَّبابة سُكرُها
You have cultivated manners that are wine in delight
You have taken on manners which are wine in pleasure
and fragrance, yet their intoxication lies in ardent love.
And scent, but in youth their drunkenness.
وليسand is not قبيحاًunseemly سكرةintoxication of اللهوpleasure بالفتىin a young man
وليس قبيحاً سكرة اللهو بالفتى
ولاand not سيَّماthe like (forming 'especially') والظَّرفand wit والشَّكلand graceful bearing خمرُهاits wine
ولا سيَّما والظَّرف والشَّكل خمرُها
And a youth's intoxication with pleasure is no disgrace,
It is no disgrace, a young man’s drunkenness in amusement,
especially when wit and graceful bearing are its wine.
Especially when grace and beauty are its wine.
وكانand was وصيُّthe legatee of المصطفىthe Chosen One خيرةِthe finest of الورىhumankind
وكان وصيُّ المصطفى خيرةِ الورى
لهfor him مزحاتjests ينثرscatters الأُنسَgood cheer نَشرُهاtheir telling
له مزحات ينثر الأُنسَ نَشرُها
And the legatee of humankind's finest, the Chosen One,
The Prophet's trustee, best of all creation,
had jests whose telling spread good cheer.
Had jokes whose spreading scattered joy.
تَلَقّىwelcomed العَوافيseekers of bounty بالأياديwith favors فإنهاfor they
تَلَقّى العَوافي بالأيادي فإنها
مآثرُnoble deeds لاnot يعفوfades علىover الدهرtime أثرُهاtheir mark
مآثرُ لا يعفو على الدهر أثرُها
He welcomed seekers of bounty with favors, for these
Take initiatives with open hands, for they
are noble deeds whose mark never fades with time.
Are glories time does not pardon its trace.
وتزكوand flourish الأياديfavors عندwith ذيone possessing الشكرgratitude مثلlike ماthe way that
وتزكو الأيادي عند ذي الشكر مثل ما
تَضاعفmultiplies فيin الأرضthe soil الزكيَّةfertile بذرُهاits seed
تَضاعف في الأرض الزكيَّة بذرُها
And favors flourish with the grateful, just as
And hands are purified with one grateful, just as
seed multiplies in fertile soil.
Its seed doubles in fertile land.
مشاكلةsimilarity of الآدابmanners والشكلand bearing فيهماin them both
مشاكلة الآداب والشكل فيهما
وسائلbonds لاnot يُخشىis feared منfrom الحرِّthe noble man خَفرُهاtheir violation
وسائل لا يُخشى من الحرِّ خَفرُها
Shared manners and kindred bearing in them both
Conversing with manners and grace in them
are bonds whose breach by a noble man need not be feared.
Are means no heat of argument makes shy.
فدُونَكهاso take her بِكرa virgin of المعانيmeanings زففتُهاI escorted her as a bride
فدُونَكها بِكر المعاني زففتُها
عروساًas a bride ومنand among خيرthe finest of العرائسbrides بكرُهاtheir virgin
عروساً ومن خير العرائس بكرُها
So take her, a virgin of meanings, whom I have escorted
So I composed unto you virgin meanings,
as a bride; the virgin is among the finest brides.
A bride, and of the finest brides her virginity.
إذاwhen نحنwe قلناsay طالmay be long عمرُكyour life أيقنتbecame certain
إذا نحن قلنا طال عمرُك أيقنت
بذاكthrough that المعاليlofty virtues أنَّthat عمركyour life عمرُهاtheir life
بذاك المعالي أنَّ عمرك عمرُها
When we say, 'Long may you live,' this assures
If we say your life is long, you ascertain
the lofty virtues that your life is their life.
In that greatness that your life is hers.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.