لَعَمريby my life لَئِنeven if أَخلَقتُI have worn out ثَوبَthe robe of التَغَزُّلِlove poetry
لَعَمري لَئِن أَخلَقتُ ثَوبَ التَغَزُّلِ
وَأَصبَحتُand I have become عَنaway from عَينِthe gaze of الغَيورِthe jealous one بِمُعزِلِin seclusion
وَأَصبَحتُ عَن عَينِ الغَيورِ بِمُعزِلِ
By my life, even if I have worn out the robe of love poetry,
By my life, if I don the garb of love poetry
and am now apart from the jealous one's gaze,
And become indifferent to the jealous one's eyes
وَأَعرَضتُand I turned away عَنfrom رَيِّa full draught of الصَبوحِmorning wine تَبَلُّداًin dullness
وَأَعرَضتُ عَن رَيِّ الصَبوحِ تَبَلُّداً
وَأَقصَرَand has desisted جَهليmy folly مِنfrom مَراحِthe frolics of التَبَطُّلِidleness
وَأَقصَرَ جَهلي مِن مَراحِ التَبَطُّلِ
and, grown dull, have turned from my fill of morning wine,
And turn away from the dawns of youth playfully
and my folly has ceased its idle frolics—
And my ignorance becomes shorter than roaming in vain
فَرُبَّyet many مَصوناتٍsheltered women بَكَرنَwent out early لِنُزهَةٍfor an outing
فَرُبَّ مَصوناتٍ بَكَرنَ لِنُزهَةٍ
فَوافَينَand they arrived فيin غُمّىconcealment بِأَنزَهِat the loveliest مَنزِلِretreat
فَوافَينَ في غُمّى بِأَنزَهِ مَنزِلِ
yet many sheltered women set out early for an outing,
Then many chaste maidens who went out for an innocent stroll
and arrived in secret at the loveliest retreat.
Would meet me in sorrow at the most splendid abode
إِذاwhen ماindeed تَنازَعنَthey exchanged الحَديثَconversation شَوارِباًdrinking
إِذا ما تَنازَعنَ الحَديثَ شَوارِباً
مَزَجنَthey mingled حُمَيّاهاits heady fire بِحُسنِwith the beauty of التَدَلُّلِcoquetry
مَزَجنَ حُمَيّاها بِحُسنِ التَدَلُّلِ
Whenever they traded conversation as they drank,
When they converse with curled mustaches
they mixed the wine's fire with lovely coquetry.
They mix their love talk with the charm of coquetry
غَنيتُI dwelt وَجيهاًesteemed عِندَهُنَّamong them مُمَتَّعاًgranted enjoyment
غَنيتُ وَجيهاً عِندَهُنَّ مُمَتَّعاً
بِماwith whatever شِئتُI wished مِنof لَهوٍpleasure وَرَشفِand sipping مُقَبَّلِa kissable mouth
بِما شِئتُ مِن لَهوٍ وَرَشفِ مُقَبَّلِ
I lived esteemed among them, enjoying
I sang being honored among them, entertained
whatever pleasures I desired, and kisses sipped from lips,
With whatever I wished of joy and kissing embraced
أَوانَat the time of رِكابِthe riding-camels of الجَهلِfolly عِندَduring تَطَرُّبيmy reveling
أَوانَ رِكابِ الجَهلِ عِندَ تَطَرُّبي
مُوَجَّهَةٌdirected نَحوَtoward الخِباءِthe pavilion المُجَلَّلِdraped
مُوَجَّهَةٌ نَحوَ الخِباءِ المُجَلَّلِ
when folly's mounts, as I reveled,
When the foot of ignorance dances during my rapture
were directed toward the draped pavilion,
Directed towards the adorned tent
إِلىinto ظِلِّshade مَمروجٍlush بُرودٍcool مَقيلُهُits noonday resting place
إِلى ظِلِّ مَمروجٍ بُرودٍ مَقيلُهُ
طَليلِdew-damp السَواريthe pillars بِالقِبابِamong the domes مُعَزَّلِsecluded
طَليلِ السَواري بِالقِبابِ مُعَزَّلِ
into lush shade, its noonday resting place cool,
To the shade of a cool, relaxing meadow
its pillars dew-damp, secluded among domes.
Secluded by domes and palm trees
لَهُit has نَخَلاتٌpalm trees بِالفِناءِin the courtyard تَشوقُناmake us long
لَهُ نَخَلاتٌ بِالفِناءِ تَشوقُنا
كَثيراًgreatly إِلىfor فَيءٍshade كَثيرِfrequent in التَنَقُّلِshifting
كَثيراً إِلى فَيءٍ كَثيرِ التَنَقُّلِ
It had palms in its courtyard that made us long
It has palm trees in its courtyard that make me
keenly for shade that shifted often.
Yearn greatly for ample shade that moves
إِذاwhen زالَit shifted زُلناwe shifted ناصِبينَweary كَمَنزِلٍlike a campsite
إِذا زالَ زُلنا ناصِبينَ كَمَنزِلٍ
يُعَفّيهِeffaces it سافٍa sand-blowing wind مِنfrom جَنوبٍa south wind وَشَمأَلِand a north wind
يُعَفّيهِ سافٍ مِن جَنوبٍ وَشَمأَلِ
When it shifted, we shifted, weary, like a campsite
When our siesta passes, we set up camp
effaced by sand-blowing winds from south and north.
Shaded from the south wind and the evening star
نَصَرتُI sustained بِهِin it دَهريmy days وَلِلدَهرِand Time has غِرَّةٌan unguarded moment
نَصَرتُ بِهِ دَهري وَلِلدَهرِ غِرَّةٌ
بِكُلِّwith every غَوِيٍّwayward man بِالمُدامِfor drinking wine مُعَذَّلِrebuked
بِكُلِّ غَوِيٍّ بِالمُدامِ مُعَذَّلِ
There I sustained my days—Time has its unguarded hour—
With it I triumphed over fate, though fate has tricks
with every wayward man rebuked for drinking wine.
Against every blinded one, relaxed with wine
إِذاwhen سارَتِcoursed الصَهباءُthe tawny wine فيthrough أُمِّthe core of رَأسِهِhis head
إِذا سارَتِ الصَهباءُ في أُمِّ رَأسِهِ
يُؤَسِّفُmakes grieve كَفّاًa hand بَينَbetween دَنٍّa wine-jar وَمَنزِلِand a lodging
يُؤَسِّفُ كَفّاً بَينَ دَنٍّ وَمَنزِلِ
When the tawny wine courses through the core of his head,
When gray hair runs through his head
he sets his hand grieving between wine-jar and lodging.
He sadly waves between humbleness and camp
هَشيمَةُHashimah ذاتُshe with الحاجِبَينِthe two eyebrows تُعِلَّناplies us with drink
هَشيمَةُ ذاتُ الحاجِبَينِ تُعِلَّنا
مُشَمِّرَةًwith sleeves rolled up سُقياa wish for watering لَهاfor her مِنas a مُعَلِّلِgiver of repeated draughts
مُشَمِّرَةً سُقيا لَها مِن مُعَلِّلِ
Hashimah, she of the two eyebrows, plies us with drink,
The one with arched eyebrows makes us rise
sleeves rolled up—may she be watered, such a giver of draughts!
Rolling up her sleeves to serve us from the diseased
تَفُضُّshe breaks open خِتامَthe seal of الراحِwine فيin ضَوءِthe light of بارِقٍa lightning flash
تَفُضُّ خِتامَ الراحِ في ضَوءِ بارِقٍ
يَلوحُgleams حَفافيon either side of بارِقٍa lightning flash مُتَهَلَّلِradiant
يَلوحُ حَفافي بارِقٍ مُتَهَلَّلِ
She breaks the wine's seal in the light of a flash
She undoes the seal of comfort in the light of lightning
that gleams on either side of a radiant flash.
That flashes while my robes flutter
سَلامُa farewell وَإِنand though قَلَّis scant السَلامُthe farewell مُضاعَفاًredoubled
سَلامُ وَإِن قَلَّ السَلامُ مُضاعَفاً
عَلىupon ذاكَthat مِنof لَهوٍpleasure وَشَكلُand the charm of مُشَكَّلِa finely formed beauty
عَلى ذاكَ مِن لَهوٍ وَشَكلُ مُشَكَّلِ
A redoubled farewell—though even farewell is scant—
Greetings repeatedly even if greetings are few
to that pleasure and the charm of a finely formed beauty.
Upon that one from joy and elaborate beauty
سَأَندُبُI shall lament ماwhat أَبلَيتُهُI wore it away مِنof شَبيبَتيmy youth
سَأَندُبُ ما أَبلَيتُهُ مِن شَبيبَتي
وَأُعوِلُand I wail مِنbecause of شَيبيmy gray hair إِلىto كُلِّevery مُعوَلِlament
وَأُعوِلُ مِن شَيبي إِلى كُلِّ مُعوَلِ
I shall lament what I wore away of my youth,
I will mourn what I wasted of my youth
and wail over my gray hair with every lament.
And complain in my old age to all who listen
عَلَيناupon us بِحَمدِwith praise of الِلَّهِGod لِلَّهِGod's نِعمَةٌa blessing
عَلَينا بِحَمدِ الِلَّهِ لِلَّهِ نِعمَةٌ
تَروحُcomes in the evening وَتَغدوand comes in the morning مِنfrom يَدِthe hand of المُتَوَكِّلِal-Mutawakkil
تَروحُ وَتَغدو مِن يَدِ المُتَوَكِّلِ
Upon us—praise be to God—rests God's favor,
We have, by the grace of God, a blessing from Him
coming at evening and morning from al-Mutawakkil's hand.
That comes and goes from the hand of the trusting
إِذاwhenever نَحنُwe جَدَّدناrenewed لَهُto him الشُكرَthanks جُدِّدَتwere renewed
إِذا نَحنُ جَدَّدنا لَهُ الشُكرَ جُدِّدَت
لَهُhis نِعَمٌfavors أُخرىfurther بِبَذلٍthrough giving مُعَجَّلِprompt
لَهُ نِعَمٌ أُخرى بِبَذلٍ مُعَجَّلِ
Whenever we renew our thanks to him, renewed are
If we renew thanking Him, He renews
further favors of his, through swiftly bestowed gifts.
For us other blessings with quick bestowal
وَإِنand if نَحنُwe عُدناreturned عاوَدَتناrevisited us سَماؤُهُhis sky
وَإِن نَحنُ عُدنا عاوَدَتنا سَماؤُهُ
بِأَحمَدَwith finer gifts مِنthan جَدواهُhis bounty أَوَّلَfirst أَوَّلِfirst
بِأَحمَدَ مِن جَدواهُ أَوَّلَ أَوَّلِ
And if we return, his sky visits us anew,
And if we return, His sky returns to us
with gifts finer than his very first bounty.
With better than its constant flow, again and again
فَأُقسِمُso I swear ماnot يَنفَكُّceases بِالفَضلِwith bounty عائِداًreturning
فَأُقسِمُ ما يَنفَكُّ بِالفَضلِ عائِداً
عَلَيناto us وَلاand not نَنفَكُّare we parted مِنfrom فَضلِthe bounty of مُفضِلِa benefactor
عَلَينا وَلا نَنفَكُّ مِن فَضلِ مُفضِلِ
So I swear he never ceases returning with bounty
So I swear it does not cease to return with bounty
to us; nor are we ever parted from a benefactor's bounty.
Upon us, and we do not cease to have a generous Benefactor
جَوادُthe generous one of بَنيthe sons of العَبّاسِal-Abbas قَدindeed تَعلَمونَهُyou know him
جَوادُ بَني العَبّاسِ قَد تَعلَمونَهُ
وَزَينُand the adornment of بَنيthe sons of العَبّاسِal-Abbas فيin كُلِّevery مَحفَلِassembly
وَزَينُ بَني العَبّاسِ في كُلِّ مَحفَلِ
The generous one of the sons of al-Abbas—you surely know him—
The generous one of the Abbasids, you know him
and the adornment of the sons of al-Abbas in every assembly.
And the adornment of the Abbasids in every gathering
لَهُhe has عِندَat تَجديدِrenewal of السُؤالِthe request طَلاقَةٌa cheerful welcome
لَهُ عِندَ تَجديدِ السُؤالِ طَلاقَةٌ
مُحَقَّقَةٌconfirming بِالغَيبِin absence ظَنَّthe expectation of المُؤَمِّلِthe hopeful one
مُحَقَّقَةٌ بِالغَيبِ ظَنَّ المُؤَمِّلِ
He has a cheerful welcome whenever requests are renewed,
When asking is renewed, he has an eloquence
confirming, even in absence, the hopeful man's expectations.
Made certain by the unseen, the hope of the hopeful
كَأَنَّas though وَميضَthe flash of التاجِthe crown فَوقَabove جَبينِهِhis brow
كَأَنَّ وَميضَ التاجِ فَوقَ جَبينِهِ
عَلىupon قَمَرٍa moon بِالشِعرَيَينِwith the two Shi'ra stars مُكَلَّلِcrowned
عَلى قَمَرٍ بِالشِعرَيَينِ مُكَلَّلِ
As though the crown's flash above his brow
As if the gleam of the crown above his forehead
were on a moon crowned with the two Shi'ra stars.
Was upon a moon crowned with the two brightest stars
أَماطَhe freed حِمىthe sanctuary of الإِسلامِIslam مِنfrom كُلِّevery شُبهَةٍdoubt
أَماطَ حِمى الإِسلامِ مِن كُلِّ شُبهَةٍ
وَقامَand he upheld بِعَدلٍwith justice واضِحٍclear غَيرِnot مُشكِلِambiguous
وَقامَ بِعَدلٍ واضِحٍ غَيرِ مُشكِلِ
He freed Islam's sanctuary from every doubt,
He removed the sanctity of Islam from every doubt
and upheld clear, unambiguous justice.
And established obvious, unambiguous justice
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.