نسيمُbreeze الصَّباthe east wind وبشيرُand the herald المطرْthe rain
نسيمُ الصَّبا وبشيرُ المطرْ
ورَيَّاand the fragrance الرياحينِthe aromatic herbs حينَat the time of السَّحَرْthe hours before dawn
ورَيَّا الرياحينِ حينَ السَّحَرْ
The east wind’s breeze and the herald of rain,
The morning breeze and the rain's harbinger
And the fragrance of sweet herbs before dawn,
And the scented winds at dawn's first light
وسجعُand the cooing الحمائِمُthe doves فوقabove الغصونthe boughs
وسجعُ الحمائِمُ فوق الغصون
يجاوبهنَّanswers them لسانُthe tongue الوتَرْthe string
يجاوبهنَّ لسانُ الوتَرْ
And the cooing of doves above the boughs—
And the cooing of doves above the branches
The tongue of the string answers them—
Answered by the lute's voice
ولفظُand the words العميدِal-ʿAmīd (the chief) ابنِson of مشكانَMushkān فيin
ولفظُ العميدِ ابنِ مشكانَ في
ترسُّلِهِhis letter-writing مرسلاًsending forth للغُرَرْthe gems of eloquence
ترسُّلِهِ مرسلاً للغُرَرْ
And the words of al-ʿAmīd Ibn Mushkān in
And the words of the eminent Ibn Mashkan in
His letter-writing, sending forth gems,
His eloquence, releasing pearls
يذكِّرُنيreminds me of طيبthe sweetness عيشٍa life صفاwas unclouded
يذكِّرُني طيب عيشٍ صفا
منfrom الهمِّcare قبلَbefore اعتراضِthe intrusion of الكَدَرْsorrow
من الهمِّ قبلَ اعتراضِ الكَدَرْ
Remind me of the sweetness of a life unclouded
Remind me of a good and pure life
By care, before sorrow intruded.
Free of worries before being afflicted by distress
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.