ضَيفٌa guest سَرىjourneyed by night والليلُand the night ينفُضshakes out صِبْغَهُits dye
ضَيفٌ سَرى والليلُ ينفُض صِبْغَهُ
فوقabove الجَنوبِthe south wind بجُنْحِهwith its wing الفَضْفَاضِample
فوق الجَنوبِ بجُنْحِه الفَضْفَاضِ
A guest journeyed by night, while night shook out its dye
A guest arrived as the night shed its hue
Above the south wind, with its ample wing.
Above the south with its loose wing
ضُربتْwas struck بأسنِمَةِagainst the humps of الجبالِthe mountains وقدwhile already سرتْtraveled
ضُربتْ بأسنِمَةِ الجبالِ وقد سرتْ
خفَّاقَةَfluttering العذَباتِthe fringes بالإيماضِwith flashing
خفَّاقَةَ العذَباتِ بالإيماضِ
It was dashed against the mountains' humps as it swept on,
Struck by the peaks of mountains, it flowed
Its fringes fluttering with flashes.
Stirring the fresh springs with a wink
ضمَّتْgathered عليهِaround him الريحُthe wind فضلَthe loose portion of ردائِهhis cloak
ضمَّتْ عليهِ الريحُ فضلَ ردائِه
وبهِand on him منfrom الشَّفَّانِthe cold, rain-laden wind ندبُscars عِضَاضِbiting
وبهِ من الشَّفَّانِ ندبُ عِضَاضِ
The wind drew the loose folds of his cloak around him,
The wind wrapped his surplus raiment around him
And on him were bite-scars from the cold, rain-laden wind.
With traces of twisted braids in its pleats
ضافتْهُbeset him أسرابُswarms of البلابلِanxieties والدُّجَىand the darkness
ضافتْهُ أسرابُ البلابلِ والدُّجَى
لمdid not ترمِcast سُودَblack قُرونِهاits tresses ببياضِwith whiteness
لم ترمِ سُودَ قُرونِها ببياضِ
Swarms of anxieties beset him, while the darkness
The groups of nightingales hosted him, and the darkness
Had not yet cast whiteness on its black tresses.
Did not pelt the blackness of their horns with whiteness
ضربتْstruck أهاضِيبَdownpours of الكَرىslumber أجفانُهُhis eyelids
ضربتْ أهاضِيبَ الكَرى أجفانُهُ
والليلُand the night أغمضَclosed its eyes أيَّماutter إغماضِclosing of the eyes
والليلُ أغمضَ أيَّما إغماضِ
His eyelids beat against the downpours of slumber,
The eyelids of timelessness struck him
And night had closed its eyes utterly.
And the night closed its eyes tightly
ضُمِّيgather حقائِبَهُhis baggage إليناto us واحضَأيand stoke
ضُمِّي حقائِبَهُ إلينا واحضَأي
قلقَrestless السَّنَاradiance كالحيَّةِlike the serpent النَضْنَاضِtongue-flicking
قلقَ السَّنَا كالحيَّةِ النَضْنَاضِ
Bring his baggage to us, and stoke
Gather his bags to us, and rest
The restless radiance, like a tongue-flicking serpent.
The years were restless like the slithering snake
ضوءٌa light كماas though صَبَّpoured الغزالةُthe sun ذوبَهاher molten essence
ضوءٌ كما صَبَّ الغزالةُ ذوبَها
يُطْفِيquenches تلاحُقَthe succession of نورِهاher light الفيَّاضِoverflowing
يُطْفِي تلاحُقَ نورِها الفيَّاضِ
A light, as though the sun had poured out her molten essence,
A light poured like the gazelle melted it
Quenches the successive waves of her overflowing light.
Its overflowing radiance extinguishing its succession
ضاهِيmatch بكيدِكِwith your cunning كيدَthe cunning of دهرٍtime واعزِميand resolve
ضاهِي بكيدِكِ كيدَ دهرٍ واعزِمي
عَزَماتِthe resolves of أروعَa shrewd man مُبْرِمٍone who binds firmly نَقَّاضِone who repeatedly unbinds
عَزَماتِ أروعَ مُبْرِمٍ نَقَّاضِ
Match time's cunning with your own, and resolve
Match your plot with the plot of fate and determine
With the resolves of a shrewd man who binds and unbinds.
The most wondrous resolves of the decisive
ضاقتgrew narrow لهfor him فُسَحُthe open spaces of الأمورِaffairs وأُفرجتْand were opened up
ضاقت له فُسَحُ الأمورِ وأُفرجتْ
عنهfrom him بعزمِthrough the resolve of مروِّضٍa tamer روَّاضِa master tamer
عنه بعزمِ مروِّضٍ روَّاضِ
The broad paths through affairs narrowed for him, then were opened
The expanse of matters narrowed for him and was relieved
For him through the resolve of an adept, practiced tamer.
By the resolve of a tamer, gentle and tender
ضنَّتْgrew miserly لِثاتُكِyour gums للثراءِfor wealth ولمand did not تَرَيْyou see
ضنَّتْ لِثاتُكِ للثراءِ ولم تَرَيْ
نُخَبَthe choicest parts of الثناءِpraise معوضةَgiving recompense to المعتاضِone accepting compensation
نُخَبَ الثناءِ معوضةَ المعتاضِ
Your gums grew miserly for riches, and you did not deem
Your wit clung to wealth and did not see
The choicest praise a recompense for one who takes it in return.
The choicest praise compensating the deprived
ضَلَّwent astray اِمرؤٌa man يغتالُtreacherously slays ذروةَthe peak of عُمْرهِhis life
ضَلَّ اِمرؤٌ يغتالُ ذروةَ عُمْرهِ
بشفائِهby his curing حَرَضاًa wasted wretch منamong الأحراضِthe wasted wretches
بشفائِه حَرَضاً من الأحراضِ
Astray is the man who slays the prime of his life
A man went astray, ambushing the peak of his life
By curing a wasted wretch, one of the wasted.
With his remedy, incited by whims
ضَرِمُablaze المطامعِcravings كيدهُhis scheming ومنand from الشظىbone-splintering
ضَرِمُ المطامعِ كيدهُ ومن الشظى
دحْضُslippery المواطِئfootholds مُكثبُclose to الأغراضِtargets
دحْضُ المواطِئ مُكثبُ الأغراضِ
His scheming burns with cravings, and splintered bones leave him
Repel the guile of greedy hopes and from the shards
Slippery of foothold, with targets close at hand.
The ruination of conspiracies of hidden objectives
ضَمِنٌan invalid إِذاwhen خبطتْstruck blindly غريبةُan unusual display of بأسهِhis ferocity
ضَمِنٌ إِذا خبطتْ غريبةُ بأسهِ
بعزائمٍwith resolves خُضُعِbowed الرِقابِnecks مِراضِsickly
بعزائمٍ خُضُعِ الرِقابِ مِراضِ
An invalid, when his strange ferocity flails
Secured when the strangeness of his might errs
With resolves bowed of neck and sickly.
With resolves subduing necks afflicted
ضَنْكُnarrow المعارجthe ascents فيin مدارجِthe pathways of كيدِهhis scheming
ضَنْكُ المعارج في مدارجِ كيدِه
يهفوfalters بمنْبَتِّwith depleted القُوىstrength مُنهاضِbroken
يهفو بمنْبَتِّ القُوى مُنهاضِ
Cramped are his ascents along the pathways of his scheming;
The ascent in the steps of his plot
He falters, his strength spent, a broken man.
Yearns with the planted vigor of powers released
ضامتoppressed أخِشَّةُthe nose-pegs of ذُلِّهِhis humiliation عرنينَهُthe bridge of his nose
ضامت أخِشَّةُ ذُلِّهِ عرنينَهُ
عَوْدٌan old camel علىupon جُلَبِthe scabs of المهانةِhumiliation ماضِmoving onward
عَوْدٌ على جُلَبِ المهانةِ ماضِ
The nose-pegs of his humiliation have chafed his nose:
The meekness of his humiliation muted its roar
An old camel, moving on with the scabs of disgrace.
A habit to the yokes of disgrace passed
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.