كيفَhow خَلاصيmy escape منfrom العِراقِIraq وقدand already
كيفَ خَلاصي من العِراقِ وقد
آثرتُI have chosen فيهاin it مَعادِنَmines الكَرَمِgenerosity
آثرتُ فيها مَعادِنَ الكَرَمِ
How can I escape Iraq, when
How can I escape from Iraq when I have chosen in it
I have chosen there the mines of generosity?
The mines of generosity?
رَأَيْتُI saw فيهاin it خَلاعَةًwantonness وُصِلَتْwas joined
رَأَيْتُ فيها خَلاعَةً وُصِلَتْ
أطرافُهاits fringes بالعلومِto learning والحِكَمِand wise sayings
أطرافُها بالعلومِ والحِكَمِ
I saw there wantonness, joined
I saw in it a glory that was adorned
At its fringes to learning and wisdom:
By knowledge and wisdom.
مَجالِسٌgatherings يَرقُصُdance القُضاةُthe judges بهاin them
مَجالِسٌ يَرقُصُ القُضاةُ بها
إذاwhen انتشَواthey grow tipsy فيin مَخانقِnecklaces البَرَمِacacia blossoms
إذا انتشَوا في مَخانقِ البَرَمِ
Gatherings where the judges dance,
Gatherings where judges dance
When they grow tipsy, wearing necklaces of acacia blossoms,
When they relax from the noose of analysis
كأنَّهُمْas though they were منamong ملوكِthe kings حِمْيَرَHimyar ماwhile
كأنَّهُمْ من ملوكِ حِمْيَرَ ما
أَوفَتْrise high أكاليلُهُمtheir crowns علىabove اللَّمَمِthe locks of hair
أَوفَتْ أكاليلُهُم على اللَّمَمِ
As though they were kings of Himyar, while
As if they were kings of Himyar whose
Their crowns rise high above their locks.
Crowns were completed despite difficulties.
وصاحِبٍand many a companion يَخلِطُblends المُجونَribaldry لناfor us
وصاحِبٍ يَخلِطُ المُجونَ لنا
بشيمَةٍwith a trait حُلوَةٍsweet منَamong الشِّيَمِcharacter traits
بشيمَةٍ حُلوَةٍ منَ الشِّيَمِ
And many a companion blends ribaldry for us
And a friend who mixes wine for us
With a sweet trait of character.
With a sweet nature from virtues.
تَخْضِبُdye بالرَّاحِwith wine شَيبَهhis gray hair عَبَثاًplayfully
تَخْضِبُ بالرَّاحِ شَيبَه عَبَثاً
أناملٌfingertips مثلُlike حُمرَةِthe crimson of العَنَمِthe ʿanam shrub
أناملٌ مثلُ حُمرَةِ العَنَمِ
His gray hair is playfully dyed with wine
Age colors his hair vainly
By fingertips like the crimson of the ʿanam shrub,
Fingers like the red of ants.
حتىuntil تَخالَtake to be العيونُthe eyes شَيبَتَهhis gray hair
حتى تَخالَ العيونُ شَيبَتَه
شَيبةَthe gray hair of فَعلانَFaʿlān خُضِّبَتْwas dyed بِدَمِwith blood
شَيبةَ فَعلانَ خُضِّبَتْ بِدَمِ
Until eyes mistake his gray hair
Until eyes imagined his gray hair
For Faʿlān’s gray hair, dyed with blood.
The gray hair of doers dyed with blood.
إذاif سَقىwaters اللهُGod مَنْزِلاًa dwelling فسقَىthen may He water
إذا سَقى اللهُ مَنْزِلاً فسقَى
بغدادَBaghdad ماwhatever حاولَتْit seeks منَof الدِّيَمِsteady rains
بغدادَ ما حاولَتْ منَ الدِّيَمِ
If God waters any dwelling, may He water
When God watered a house, He watered
Baghdad with all the steady rains it seeks.
Baghdad with what it attempted of building.
ياoh حَبَّذاhow delightful صَحبةُthe company of العلومِlearning بهاin it
يا حَبَّذا صَحبةُ العلومِ بها
والعيشُand life بينbetween اليَسارِwealth والعَدَمِand poverty
والعيشُ بين اليَسارِ والعَدَمِ
Oh, how sweet the company of learning there,
O the blessing of science being a companion in it
And life between wealth and want!
And living between ease and doing without.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.