وَمَليحةand a beauty بِالرقمتيat al-Raqmatayn (continued)
وَمَليحة بِالرقمتي
نcompletes ‘al-Raqmatayn’ كَأَنَّهاas though she were قَمَرa moon تَبدّاappeared
ن كَأَنَّها قَمَر تَبدّا
And a beauty at al-Raqmatayn,
Charmingly decorated with lines
as though she were a moon appearing.
As if she were a rising moon
تَزريputs to shame بِأَغصانthe boughs of الرياthe gardens (continued)
تَزري بِأَغصان الريا
ضcompletes ‘the gardens’ وَوردهاand their roses خَدّاًin cheek وَقداand in figure
ض وَوردها خَدّاً وَقدا
She puts the gardens’ boughs to shame,
She sways amidst boughs of basil,
and their roses, in cheek and figure.
Her cheek rosy, her stature tall.
فضتshe poured forth حَديثa tale صَبابةyearning
فضت حَديث صَبابة
فَظَنتهُand she thought it يَرفُضscatters عقداa necklace
فَظَنتهُ يَرفُض عقدا
She poured forth a tale of yearning;
A young woman confided her secret -
and she thought it was scattering a necklace.
I thought he would reject my necklace.
بِتناwe spent the night ضَجيعيtwo bedfellows بردةa cloak
بِتنا ضَجيعي بردة
بِيَدby the hand of العَفافchastity لَناfor us تسدىis woven
بِيَد العَفاف لَنا تسدى
We spent the night as bedfellows beneath a cloak,
Spend the night with me on a blanket,
woven for us by the hand of chastity.
Guarded by chastity, spread out for us.
وَالبَرقand the lightning كادَnearly شُعاعَهُits radiance
وَالبَرق كادَ شُعاعَهُ
أَنto يُوقدkindle الظَلماءthe darkness ندّاas fragrant incense
أَن يُوقد الظَلماء ندّا
And the lightning’s radiance nearly
Lightning almost ignited its beams
kindled the darkness like incense.
To kindle the darkness into a fire.
ياO بِنتdaughter مِنthose who منعواprevented يدthe hand الthe (continued)
يا بِنت مِن منعوا يد ال
آمالhopes نَحوكtoward you أَنto تَمدّاstretch out
آمال نَحوك أَن تَمدّا
O daughter of those who kept the hand of
O daughter of those who refused the hand
hopes from reaching toward you:
Of hopes to you, so you may stretch out.
صَبراًpatience يشيدهُbuilds it up الفُؤاthe heart (continued)
صَبراً يشيدهُ الفُؤا
دcompletes ‘the heart’ إِذاwhen راكيit sees you ماnot تَهدّاcrumbles
د إِذا راكي ما تَهدّا
Patience the heart builds up
Patience builds castles
does not crumble at the sight of you.
When fate makes you despondent.
قَدindeed كُنتI was سَيدmaster أُسرَتيmy family
قَد كُنت سَيد أُسرَتي
فَغَدَوتand so I became فيin ناديكyour gathering عَبداa slave
فَغَدَوت في ناديك عَبدا
I was once the master of my family,
I was the lord of my family
but in your gathering I became a slave.
Yet I became your slave.
وَلَقدand indeed سَجَنتI was imprisoned فَكُنتand I was سَيa sword (continued)
وَلَقد سَجَنت فَكُنت سَي
فاًcompletes ‘a sword’ ماضياًkeen-edged وَالسجنand the prison غَمداa sheath
فاً ماضياً وَالسجن غَمدا
And I was imprisoned, yet I was a sword,
Though imprisoned, I was free
keen-edged, with the prison its sheath.
While prison was my scabbard.
فَإِذاand when سَكَنتI am still سَكَنتI am still بَحa sea (continued)
فَإِذا سَكَنت سَكَنت بَح
راًcompletes ‘a sea’ لَوif وَثَبتI spring وَثَبتI spring فهداa leopard
راً لَو وَثَبت وَثَبت فهدا
When I am still, I am a sea;
When I am still, I am still a sea
if I spring, I spring like a leopard.
That were it to stir, would stir a lion.
إِنindeed الفَتىa worthy young man عِندَin the eyes of الرعاthe rabble (continued)
إِن الفَتى عِندَ الرعا
عcompletes ‘the rabble’ مِنof الوَرىhumankind مَنwhoever حازَgained رَفداlargesse
ع مِن الوَرى مَن حازَ رَفدا
Indeed, a worthy young man, to the rabble
The young man in times of adversity
of humankind, is whoever has gained largesse.
Is one who has attained support.
وَإِذاand if تَأَخرlagged behind حَظهُhis fortune
وَإِذا تَأَخر حَظهُ
فَذُنوبُهُthen his sins لَمnot تحصare counted عَدّاin number
فَذُنوبُهُ لَم تحص عَدّا
And if his fortune lags behind,
If destiny is late for him
then his sins cannot be counted.
His sins cannot be counted.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.