طَرَقَتْshe came by night ونحنُwhile we بسُرَّةِin the heart of البَطْحاءِal-Batha
طَرَقَتْ ونحنُ بسُرَّةِ البَطْحاءِ
والليلُand the night يَنشُرُspreads وَفْرَةَthe thick locks of الظَّلماءِdarkness
والليلُ يَنشُرُ وَفْرَةَ الظَّلماءِ
She came by night while we were in the heart of al-Batha,
She came while we were in the plains of al-Baṭḥāʼ
and night was spreading the thick locks of darkness.
And the night was spreading the darkness of gloom,
فرَأَتْthen she saw رَذاياworn-out mounts أنْفُسٍof souls تُدْميmake bleed بِهاon them
فرَأَتْ رَذايا أنْفُسٍ تُدْمي بِها
أيديthe hands of الخُطوبِcalamities غَوارِبَthe withers of الأنْضاءِexhausted mounts
أيدي الخُطوبِ غَوارِبَ الأنْضاءِ
Then she saw souls like worn-out mounts, upon which
So she saw the mirrors of souls bloodied
the hands of calamity bloodied the withers of exhausted beasts.
By the hands of misfortunes, insistently importunate.
وإذاand whenever النّوىseparation مَدّتْstretched إليناtoward us باعَهاits arm-span
وإذا النّوى مَدّتْ إلينا باعَها
سُدّتْwere blocked بِهِنَّby them مَطالِعُthe approaches of البَيْداءِthe desert
سُدّتْ بِهِنَّ مَطالِعُ البَيْداءِ
Whenever separation stretched its reach toward us,
And when she offered us her baking,
the desert's approaches were blocked by them.
The horizons of the white land were closed off by them.
أأُمَيمَO Umaym كيفَhow طوَيتِyou traversed أروِقَةَthe porticoes of الدُجىdarkness
أأُمَيمَ كيفَ طوَيتِ أروِقَةَ الدُجى
فيthrough كلِّevery أغْبَرَdust-gray waste قاتِمِdark in الأرجاءِthe reaches
في كلِّ أغْبَرَ قاتِمِ الأرجاءِ
O Umaym, how did you cross the porticoes of darkness
O soil of Umayma, how you folded up the porches of gloom
through every dust-gray waste with darkened reaches?
In every murky, pitch-black expanse!
هلاwhy not اتَّقَيتِyou guarded against الشُّهْبَthe bright stars حينwhen تَخاوَصَتْthey squinted
هلا اتَّقَيتِ الشُّهْبَ حين تَخاوَصَتْ
فرَنَتْthen they gazed إليكِat you بأعيُنِwith the eyes of الرُّقَباءِwatchers
فرَنَتْ إليكِ بأعيُنِ الرُّقَباءِ
Why did you not beware the stars when they squinted
If only you had feared the meteors when they bargained
and gazed at you with the eyes of watchers?
And turned to you with the eyes of spies!
خُضْتِyou waded through الظَّلامَthe darkness ومِنand from جَبينِكِyour brow يُجْتَلىis beheld
خُضْتِ الظَّلامَ ومِن جَبينِكِ يُجْتَلى
صُبْحٌa dawn يَنِمُّbetrays عليكِyou بالأضواءِwith lights
صُبْحٌ يَنِمُّ عليكِ بالأضواءِ
You waded through darkness, while from your brow was seen
You penetrated the darkness, and your brow distilled
a dawn that betrayed you with its radiance.
A dawn that nodded off upon you in lights.
فطَرَقْتِso you came by night مَطْويَّone with folded الضلوعِribs علىaround جوًىburning grief
فطَرَقْتِ مَطْويَّ الضلوعِ على جوًى
أغضَىhe closed الجُفونَthe eyelids بهِbecause of it علىupon الأقذاءِspecks of grit
أغضَى الجُفونَ بهِ على الأقذاءِ
So you came by night to one whose ribs enfolded burning grief,
So you knocked on ribs that harbored agony
who closed his eyelids in that grief upon specks of grit—
That the eyelids were unable to discern - no, they could not distinguish any illness.
مِنfrom أرْيَحيَّاتٍsurges of ardor إذاwhenever هَبَّتْblew بِهاupon them
مِن أرْيَحيَّاتٍ إذا هَبَّتْ بِها
ذِكرىremembrance of الحَبيبِthe beloved نهَضْنَthey lifted بالأحشاءِthe entrails
ذِكرى الحَبيبِ نهَضْنَ بالأحشاءِ
born of surges of ardor which, whenever stirred by
With aromas, when they blew on her,
remembrance of the beloved, heaved his entrails.
Of the memory of the beloved, our entrails were roused.
قَسَماًI swear بثَغْرٍby a mouth فيin رُضابِكِyour saliva كارِعٍdrinking deeply
قَسَماً بثَغْرٍ في رُضابِكِ كارِعٍ
فكأنَّهُso, as if it were حَبَبٌbubbles علىupon صَهْباءِtawny wine
فكأنَّهُ حَبَبٌ على صَهْباءِ
I swear by a mouth drinking deep of your saliva,
By the cleft in your cheek, so brazen
as though it were bubbles upon tawny wine,
It is as though it were a love-spot on swarthy skin!
وجُفونِكِand your eyelids المَرضَىailing الصَّحيحةِhealthy لاmay not دَرَتْthey know
وجُفونِكِ المَرضَى الصَّحيحةِ لا دَرَتْ
ماwhat الدّاءُillness بلrather لاmay not أفْرَقَتْthey recover مِنfrom داءِillness
ما الدّاءُ بل لا أفْرَقَتْ مِن داءِ
and by your ailing yet healthy eyelids—may they never know
And your sick, healthy eyelids never shed
what sickness is; nay, may they never recover from sickness!
Illness - no, they never shed any sickness.
لأُخالِفَنَّI shall surely defy هوىthe wish of العَذولِthe reproacher فَطالماfor often
لأُخالِفَنَّ هوى العَذولِ فَطالما
أفضىhas led المَلامُreproach بهِhim إِلىto الإغراءِincitement
أفضى المَلامُ بهِ إِلى الإغراءِ
I shall surely defy the reproacher's wish, for often
I will go against the passions of the celibate one -
his reproach has ended by inciting desire.
For so long rancor has led to temptation through him.
وإذاand when القُلوبُhearts تَنَقَّلَتْwander صَبَواتُهاtheir infatuations
وإذا القُلوبُ تَنَقَّلَتْ صَبَواتُها
فيamong الغانِياتِbeautiful women تنَقُّلَthe shifting of الأفْياءِshadows
في الغانِياتِ تنَقُّلَ الأفْياءِ
And when hearts' infatuations wander
And when hearts moved about, their intoxications
among beautiful women as shadows wander,
Moved about in singing girls.
لمْdid not تَتِّبِعْfollow عَينيmy eye سِواكِanyone but you ولاnor ثَنىturn away
لمْ تَتِّبِعْ عَيني سِواكِ ولا ثَنى
عَنْكِfrom you الفُؤادَthe heart تَقَسُّمُthe division of الأهواءِdesires
عَنْكِ الفُؤادَ تَقَسُّمُ الأهواءِ
my eye has followed none but you, nor has
My eyes pursued no one but you, and my heart
a scattering of desires turned my heart away from you.
Did not divert from you however passions divided.
وأقلُّand the least of ماwhat جَنَتِyielded الصّبابَةُyearning وَقْفَةٌa halt
وأقلُّ ما جَنَتِ الصّبابَةُ وَقْفَةٌ
مَلَكَتْseized قِيادَthe reins of الدَّمعِtears بالخَلْصاءِat al-Khalsa
مَلَكَتْ قِيادَ الدَّمعِ بالخَلْصاءِ
And the least that yearning wrought was a halt
And the least that the foolhardiness of youth paused for
that seized the reins of tears at al-Khalsa.
Was a halt that seized the reins of tears through sincerity.
وبَداand appeared لناto us طَلَلٌa ruin لرَبْعِكِof your dwelling خاشِعٌhumbled
وبَدا لنا طَلَلٌ لرَبْعِكِ خاشِعٌ
تَزدادُincreases بَهجَتُهُits beauty علىdespite الإقواءِdesolation
تَزدادُ بَهجَتُهُ على الإقواءِ
And a humbled ruin of your dwelling appeared to us,
The vestiges of your encampment appeared to us, humbled,
its beauty growing despite its desolation.
Its splendor increasing through desolation.
وأَبِيby the father of الدِّيارِthe dwellings لقدindeed مشىwalked فيهاthrough them البِلىdecay
وأَبِي الدِّيارِ لقد مشى فيها البِلى
وعَفَتْand were effaced معالِمُهاtheir landmarks سِوىexcept أشْلاءِscattered limbs
وعَفَتْ معالِمُها سِوى أشْلاءِ
By the father of the dwellings, decay has walked through them,
The abodes of my father - decay has walked in them
and their landmarks vanished, save for scattered limbs.
And their landmarks have crumbled away except for ruins.
يَبكيweeps الغَمامُthe clouds بهاthere ويَبْسِمُand smiles رَوضُهاtheir meadow
يَبكي الغَمامُ بها ويَبْسِمُ رَوضُها
لاmay never زِلْنَthey cease بينَbetween تَبَسُّمٍsmiling وبُكاءِand weeping
لا زِلْنَ بينَ تَبَسُّمٍ وبُكاءِ
The clouds weep there, and their meadow smiles;
The clouds weep over them while its meadows smile -
may they remain forever between smiles and tears.
Ever wavering between smiling and crying.
وقَفَتْhalted مَطاياناour mounts بِهاthere فعَرَفْنَهاthen they recognized them
وقَفَتْ مَطايانا بِها فعَرَفْنَها
وكَفَفْنَand they curbed غَرْبَيْthe two sharp urges of مَيْعَةٍvigor ونَجاءِand speed
وكَفَفْنَ غَرْبَيْ مَيْعَةٍ ونَجاءِ
And our mounts halted there and recognized them,
Our she-camels stopped at them, so we recognized them,
and curbed the twin sharp urges of vigor and speed.
And we stayed our yearning for the land of Mecca and Mashʻar.
وهزَزْنَand they shook مِنfrom أعطافِهنَّtheir flanks كأنَّماas though
وهزَزْنَ مِن أعطافِهنَّ كأنَّما
مُلِئَتْwere filled مَسامِعُهُنَّtheir ears رَجْعَthe echo of غِناءِsong
مُلِئَتْ مَسامِعُهُنَّ رَجْعَ غِناءِ
And they swayed their flanks, as though
We shook from their sides as if their ears
their ears had been filled with the echo of song.
Were filled with the echo of singing.
ونَزَلْتُand I dismounted أفتَرشُI take as bedding الثَّرىthe earth مُتَلوِّياًwrithing
ونَزَلْتُ أفتَرشُ الثَّرى مُتَلوِّياً
فيهِon it تلوِّيَlike the writhing of حيَّةٍa snake رَقْشاءِmottled
فيهِ تلوِّيَ حيَّةٍ رَقْشاءِ
And I dismounted, taking the earth for my bed, writhing
So I descended and lay down on the earth, writhing
on it like a mottled snake.
In it with the writhing of a smooth serpent.
وبنَفْحَةِand with a waft of الأرَجِthe fragrance الذيwhich أودَعْتِهِyou deposited it
وبنَفْحَةِ الأرَجِ الذي أودَعْتِهِ
عَبقَتْbecame fragrant حَواشيthe hems of رَيْطَتيmy wrap وردائيand my cloak
عَبقَتْ حَواشي رَيْطَتي وردائي
And with a waft of the fragrance you had left there,
With the scent of basil that you placed in it,
the hems of my wrap and cloak grew fragrant.
The hems of my cloak and gown were perfumed.
وكأننيand as though I بِذَراin the shelter of الإمامِthe Imam مُقَبِّلٌkissing
وكأنني بِذَرا الإمامِ مُقَبِّلٌ
مِنfrom سُدَّتَيْهِhis two gateways مُعَرَّسَthe resting-place of العَلياءِexalted glory
مِن سُدَّتَيْهِ مُعَرَّسَ العَلياءِ
And I seemed, in the Imam's shelter, to be kissing
It was as though I was kissing the sanctuary of the Imam
at his two gateways the resting-place of exalted glory,
From its elevated threshold, exalted.
حيثُwhere الجِباهُforeheads البِيضُwhite تَلْثِمُkiss تُرْبَهُhis soil
حيثُ الجِباهُ البِيضُ تَلْثِمُ تُرْبَهُ
وتَحُلُّand loosens هَيبَتُهُawe of him حُباthe knee-bands of العُظَماءِthe mighty
وتَحُلُّ هَيبَتُهُ حُبا العُظَماءِ
where white foreheads kiss his soil,
Where the white foreheads touch its soil humbly
and awe of him loosens the knee-bands of the mighty.
And its awe inspires love in the great.
وخُطاand the strides of المُلوكِkings الصِّيدِproud تَقْصُرُfall short عِندَهُbefore him
وخُطا المُلوكِ الصِّيدِ تَقْصُرُ عِندَهُ
وتَطولُand grow long فيهِabout him ألْسُنُthe tongues of الشُّعَراءِpoets
وتَطولُ فيهِ ألْسُنُ الشُّعَراءِ
And proud kings' strides fall short before him,
Compared to it, the hunts of royal kings are too short,
and poets' tongues grow long in his praise.
Yet the tongues of poets go on about it.
مَلِكٌa king نَمَتْgrew فيamong الأنبياءِthe prophets فروعُهُhis branches
مَلِكٌ نَمَتْ في الأنبياءِ فروعُهُ
وزَكَتْand flourished بهِthrough him الأعْراقُancestral roots فيamong الخُلَفاءِthe caliphs
وزَكَتْ بهِ الأعْراقُ في الخُلَفاءِ
A king whose branches grew among the prophets,
A king whose branches grew in the prophets
and through whom ancestral roots flourished among the caliphs.
And whose lineage was purified through the caliphs.
بلغَhe reached المَدىthe utmost والسِّنُّwhile his age فيin غُلَوائِهاits first surge
بلغَ المَدى والسِّنُّ في غُلَوائِها
خَضِلَdewy with الصِّباyouth مُتكَهِّلَmature in الآراءِjudgments
خَضِلَ الصِّبا مُتكَهِّلَ الآراءِ
He reached the utmost while his years were still in their first surge,
He reached the ultimate point while his venerable age
dewy with youth, yet mature in judgment.
Matured despite the blindness of opinions.
فغَداso became الرَّعيَّةُthe subjects لائِذينَtaking refuge بظِلِّهِin his shade
فغَدا الرَّعيَّةُ لائِذينَ بظِلِّهِ
يَرْجُونَthey hope for غَيْثَa shower of حَياًlife-giving rain ولَيْثَand a lion of حَياءِmodesty
يَرْجُونَ غَيْثَ حَياً ولَيْثَ حَياءِ
Thus his subjects came to seek refuge in his shade,
So the flock took refuge in his shade,
hoping for life-giving rain and a lion of modesty.
Hoping for life-giving rain and awe-inspiring lion.
ومَرابِضُand the lairs of الآسادِlions فيin أيَّامِهِhis days
ومَرابِضُ الآسادِ في أيَّامِهِ
بالعَدْلِthrough justice مثْلُlike مَجاثِمِthe resting-places of الأطْلاءِfawns
بالعَدْلِ مثْلُ مَجاثِمِ الأطْلاءِ
And the lions' lairs in his days
And the lairs of lions in his days
are, through justice, like the resting-places of fawns.
Were like the resting-places of foxes through justice.
مَلأَhe filled البِلادَthe lands كَتائِباًwith battalions لَمْdid not يَرضَعواthey suckled
مَلأَ البِلادَ كَتائِباً لَمْ يَرضَعوا
إلاexcept لِبانَthe milk of العِزَّةِmight القَعْساءِunassailable
إلا لِبانَ العِزَّةِ القَعْساءِ
He filled the lands with battalions that had suckled nothing
He filled the land with brigades who had suckled
but the milk of unassailable might.
Only the milk of mighty, unyielding glory.
يتَسَرَّعونَthey hasten إِلىto الوَغىbattle بِصَوارِمٍwith keen swords
يتَسَرَّعونَ إِلى الوَغى بِصَوارِمٍ
خَلَطَتْmingled بنَشْرِwith the fragrance of المِسكِmusk ريحَthe scent of دِماءِblood
خَلَطَتْ بنَشْرِ المِسكِ ريحَ دِماءِ
They rush to battle with keen swords
They hasten into the fray with swords
that mingled the scent of blood with musk's fragrance.
Whose unsheathing mingled the fragrance of musk with the smell of blood.
لمdid not تَهجُرِleave الأغمادَthe scabbards إلاّexcept رَيْثَماjust long enough to
لم تَهجُرِ الأغمادَ إلاّ رَيْثَما
تَعرىbe laid bare لِتُغْمَدَto be sheathed فيin طُلَىthe necks of الأعداءِenemies
تَعرى لِتُغْمَدَ في طُلَى الأعداءِ
They leave their scabbards only long enough
Their scabbards were not emptied except wherever
to be bared, then sheathed in their enemies' necks.
A target was bared to be sheathed in the flesh of foes.
مِنof كُلِّevery مَشْبوحِbroad in الأشاجِعِthe knuckles ساحِبٍdragging
مِن كُلِّ مَشْبوحِ الأشاجِعِ ساحِبٍ
فيin الرَّوعِbattle's terror ذَيْلَthe hem of النَّثْرةِthe coat of mail الحَصْداءِtightly woven
في الرَّوعِ ذَيْلَ النَّثْرةِ الحَصْداءِ
Each broad-knuckled warrior trails
From every long-necked lion, drawing
through battle the hem of tightly woven mail.
The train of its tawny mane in nobility.
يَنسابُglides فيthrough الأدْراعِcoats of armor عامِلُthe upper shaft of رُمْحِهِhis spear
يَنسابُ في الأدْراعِ عامِلُ رُمْحِهِ
كالأَيْمِlike a serpent يَسبَحُswims فيin غَديرِa pool of الماءِwater
كالأَيْمِ يَسبَحُ في غَديرِ الماءِ
His spear's upper shaft glides through coats of armor
The effect of his spear flows in veins
like a serpent swimming in a pool of water.
Like a serpent swimming in the expanse of water.
أخذَhe claimed الحُقوقَrights بِهِمْthrough them وأعطاهاand granted them مَعاًas well
أخذَ الحُقوقَ بِهِمْ وأعطاها مَعاً
والحَزْمُand prudence بَينَbetween الأخْذِtaking والإعطاءِand giving
والحَزْمُ بَينَ الأخْذِ والإعطاءِ
Through them he both claimed rights and granted them,
He took rights through them and gave them together,
and prudence lies between taking and giving.
While rationality lies between taking and giving.
ياO بْنَson of الشّفيعِthe intercessor إِلىfor الحَياrain وقدِand already اكْتَسَتْhad donned
يا بْنَ الشّفيعِ إِلى الحَيا وقدِ اكْتَسَتْ
شَمَطاًgray hair فُروعُthe boughs of الروضَةِthe garden الغنَّاءِlush
شَمَطاً فُروعُ الروضَةِ الغنَّاءِ
O son of the intercessor for rain, when already
O son of the Intercessor to Life, the branches
the boughs of the lush garden had clothed themselves in gray hair,
Of the singing garden have been clothed in rags.
فَدناthen drew near الغَمَامُthe clouds وكادand nearly يَمْريmilk المُجْتَدِيthe petitioner
فَدنا الغَمَامُ وكاد يَمْري المُجْتَدِي
بِيَدَيْهِwith both his hands خِلْفَthe teat of المُزْنَةِthe rain cloud الوَطْفاءِheavy with rain
بِيَدَيْهِ خِلْفَ المُزْنَةِ الوَطْفاءِ
the clouds drew near, and the petitioner almost milked
So the clouds approached and the downpour almost
with both his hands the teat of the rain-heavy cloud.
Flowed through its hands behind the pouring rain.
لَولاهُwithout him لَمwould not تَشِمِlook for الرِّياضُthe gardens بأعْيُنٍwith eyes
لَولاهُ لَم تَشِمِ الرِّياضُ بأعْيُنٍ
مِنof زَهرِهِنَّtheir blossoms مَخايِلَthe signs of الأنْواءِseasonal rains
مِن زَهرِهِنَّ مَخايِلَ الأنْواءِ
Without him, the gardens would not have watched, with eyes
If it were not for him, the gardens would not smell
of their blossoms, the portents of seasonal rains.
With their blossoms the idea of blessings.
خُلِقَتْwas fashioned طِلاعَenough to fill القَلْبِthe heart هَيْبَتُكَawe of you التيwhich
خُلِقَتْ طِلاعَ القَلْبِ هَيْبَتُكَ التي
خَلفَتْreplaced غِرارَthe edge of السَّيفَthe sword فيin الهَيجاءِbattle
خَلفَتْ غِرارَ السَّيفَ في الهَيجاءِ
Awe of you was made to fill the heart, and it
Your awe which left the rage of the sword
took the place of the sword's edge in battle.
In the skulls was created to overawe hearts.
ونَضاand unsheathed وَزيرُكَyour minister دونَin defense of مُلْكِكَyour realm عَزْمَةًa resolve
ونَضا وَزيرُكَ دونَ مُلْكِكَ عَزْمَةً
تَكْفيهِsuffices him instead of نَهْضَةَthe charge of فَيلَقٍa host شَهباءِgray
تَكْفيهِ نَهْضَةَ فَيلَقٍ شَهباءِ
And your minister unsheathed, in defense of your realm, a resolve
And Naḍā, your vizier, in his resolution, is enough
that suffices him in place of a gray host's charge,
To undertake the rising of a flame-like lion.
وتَرُدُّand renders مَنwhoever قَلِقَتْstirred restlessly بهِwithin him أضْغانُهُhis grudges
وتَرُدُّ مَن قَلِقَتْ بهِ أضْغانُهُ
حَيَّalive in المَخافَةِfear مَيِّتَdead in الأعضاءِthe limbs
حَيَّ المَخافَةِ مَيِّتَ الأعضاءِ
and leaves whoever is made restless by his grudges
He repels whoever troubles him with their hatred,
alive with fear, but lifeless in his limbs.
Deadened of limbs from fear of death.
وتُصيبُand strikes شاكِلَةَthe flank of الرَّمِيِّthe quarry إذاwhen بَدَتْappear
وتُصيبُ شاكِلَةَ الرَّمِيِّ إذا بَدَتْ
رِيَبٌsuspicions تُهيبُcall بِمُقْلَةٍupon an eye شَوْساءِfierce and sidelong
رِيَبٌ تُهيبُ بِمُقْلَةٍ شَوْساءِ
And it strikes the quarry's flank whenever there arise
And he hits the mark of archery if any
suspicions that call forth a fierce, sidelong eye.
Suspicion appears, fearful with terror.
فكأنَّso it is as though أسرارَthe secrets of القُلوبِhearts تُظِلُّهُshade him
فكأنَّ أسرارَ القُلوبِ تُظِلُّهُ
بغُيوبِهنَّwith their hidden depths جَوائِبُfar-ranging الأنباءِtidings
بغُيوبِهنَّ جَوائِبُ الأنباءِ
So it is as though the secrets of hearts cast their shade upon him,
It is as though the secrets of hearts shade him
their unseen depths borne by far-ranging tidings.
With their concealments, messages of news.
يَسعىhe strives ويَدْأبُand toils فيfor رِضاكَyour favor وإنْand even if غَلَتْboil
يَسعى ويَدْأبُ في رِضاكَ وإنْ غَلَتْ
مُهَجُthe lifeblood of النفوسِsouls عَلَيهِagainst him بالشَّحْناءِwith hatred
مُهَجُ النفوسِ عَلَيهِ بالشَّحْناءِ
He strives and toils for your favor, even if
He strives and labors hard for your satisfaction even if
souls' lifeblood seethes against him with hatred.
The souls boil against him with enmity.
وإذاand when الزَّمانُtime أتىcomes بخَطْبٍwith a calamity مُعْضِلٍbaffling
وإذا الزَّمانُ أتى بخَطْبٍ مُعْضِلٍ
ولِيَhe undertakes افتِراعَthe deflowering of الخُطَّةِthe plan العَذْراءِvirgin
ولِيَ افتِراعَ الخُطَّةِ العَذْراءِ
And when time brings a baffling calamity,
And if time brings a perplexing disaster,
he undertakes the deflowering of a virgin plan.
He undertakes consuming the brilliant scheme.
وإصابَةُand the success of الخُلَفاءِthe caliphs فيماin what حاوَلواthey attempt
وإصابَةُ الخُلَفاءِ فيما حاوَلوا
مَقْرونَةٌis bound بِكِفايَةِto the competence of الوُزَراءِministers
مَقْرونَةٌ بِكِفايَةِ الوُزَراءِ
And the caliphs' success in what they attempt
And the inspiration of the caliphs in what they attempt
is bound to the competence of ministers.
Is coupled with the competence of viziers.
لاmay never زِلْتُماyou both cease مُتَوَشِّحَيْنِmantled بِدَوْلَةٍin a reign
لا زِلْتُما مُتَوَشِّحَيْنِ بِدَوْلَةٍ
مُرْخًىhanging loose ذَوائِبهاits tresses عَلىover النَّعماءِprosperity
مُرْخًى ذَوائِبها عَلى النَّعماءِ
May you both remain forever mantled in a reign,
You two are still draped in a glory
its tresses hanging loose over prosperity.
Whose ends are trailing upon favors.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.