أترىDo you think اللقاءthe meeting كماas تحبyou wish يوفقwill be granted success
أترى اللقاء كما تحب يوفق
فنظلso we continue نصبحare served a morning draught بالسرورwith joy ونغبقand are served an evening draught
فنظل نصبح بالسرور ونغبق
Do you think the meeting will turn out as you wish,
Do you see the meeting as you wish, succeeding
So we may keep drinking joy, morning and evening?
So we keep greeting with joy and hugging
حتامhow long تمطلنيwill withhold from me اللياليthe nights قربnearness to منone whom
حتام تمطلني الليالي قرب من
قلبيmy heart لهfor him متشوفeager to see متشوقyearning
قلبي له متشوف متشوق
How long will the nights withhold from me nearness to one
The long nights definitely keep you from me
Whom my heart longs to see and yearns for?
My heart for it is longing and missing
ملكa king أغرradiant أغارI am jealous أنthat يحظىshould be favored بهwith him
ملك أغر أغار أن يحظى به
لسوايfor someone other than me الحاظglances ولحظيwhile my gaze مملقdestitute
لسواي الحاظ ولحظي مملق
A radiant king—I begrudge the privilege of beholding him
A charming king jealous to enjoy it
To eyes other than mine, while my own gaze is destitute.
Except for my luck and my glorious moment
أفديI would ransom أباAbu (father of) الجيشal-Jaysh (the army) الموفقal-Muwaffaq (the favored one) أنهfor he
أفدي أبا الجيش الموفق أنه
للمكرماتfor noble deeds ميسرfitted وموفقand granted success
للمكرمات ميسر وموفق
I would give my life for Abu al-Jaysh al-Muwaffaq, for he
I sacrifice for the successful leader of the army
Is fitted for noble deeds and granted success.
Facilitating honors, succeeding
باهيboasts بهof him الزمنTime البهيsplendid كأنهas though he were
باهي به الزمن البهي كأنه
نشرfragrance علىupon وجهthe face of الزمانTime ورونقand luster
نشر على وجه الزمان ورونق
Splendid Time boasts of him, as though he were
Shining in this glamorous time as if
Fragrance and luster upon the face of Time.
Spreading vitality and glamour over the world
ملكa king إذاwhenever فهناwe give voice بطيبto the sweetness of ثنائهpraise of him
ملك إذا فهنا بطيب ثنائه
ظلتkept بهover it أفواهناour mouths تتمطقsmacking with relish
ظلت به أفواهنا تتمطق
A king—whenever we utter sweet praise of him,
A king whose sweet praise
Our mouths keep smacking with relish over it.
Keeps our mouths praising
حسبit is enough for الرئاسةsovereignty إنif غدتit became مزدانةًadorned
حسب الرئاسة إن غدت مزدانةً
بسناهwith his radiance فهوfor he is التاجthe diadem وهيand it is المفرقthe crown of the head
بسناه فهو التاج وهي المفرق
It is enough for sovereignty if it is adorned
The leadership, if adorned
With his radiance: he is the diadem, and it the crown of the head.
By his virtues, he is the crown and it the headband
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.