مُخلِفٌbreaking his promise فيin الَّذيwhat وَعَدhe promised
مُخلِفٌ في الَّذي وَعَد
سيلَwas asked وَصلاًunion فَلَمbut did not يَجُدgive generously
سيلَ وَصلاً فَلَم يَجُد
He is false to what he promised;
One who fails to fulfill his promise
asked for union, he would not bestow it.
Is like a torrent without rain
فَهُوَfor he بِالحُسنِin beauty مُستَبِدsole possessor (continued)
فَهُوَ بِالحُسنِ مُستَبِد
دٌcompletion of 'sole possessor' وَبِالدَلِّand in coquetry مُنفَرِدunrivaled
دٌ وَبِالدَلِّ مُنفَرِد
For he has beauty all to himself,
He is obstinate in his charm
and is unrivaled in his coquetry.
And isolated in his affection
يَتَثَنّىsways gracefully عَلىupon قَضيslender branch (continued)
يَتَثَنّى عَلى قَضي
بٍcompletion of 'slender branch' وَيَفتَرُّand smiles عَنrevealing بَرَدhailstones
بٍ وَيَفتَرُّ عَن بَرَد
He sways upon a slender branch,
He stumbles over fate
and smiles, revealing hailstones.
And shivers from the cold
قَدindeed تَطَلَّبتُI sought مَخرَجاًa way out
قَد تَطَلَّبتُ مَخرَجاً
مِنfrom هَواهُlove for him فَلَمbut did not أَجِدI find
مِن هَواهُ فَلَم أَجِد
I have sought a way out
I have sought a way out
of my love for him, but have found none.
Of his love but cannot find
بِأَبيwith my father as ransom أَنتَyou لَيسَthere is not ليfor me
بِأَبي أَنتَ لَيسَ لي
عَنكَaway from you صَبرٌpatience وَلاnor جَلَدfortitude
عَنكَ صَبرٌ وَلا جَلَد
May my father be your ransom! I have no
By my father you have no pity
patience away from you, nor fortitude.
I have no patience or resilience
ضاقَgrew constricted صَدريmy breast بِماby what أُجِنI conceal (continued)
ضاقَ صَدري بِما أُجِن
نُcompletion of 'I conceal' وَقَلبيand my heart بِماby what أَجِدI feel
نُ وَقَلبي بِما أَجِد
My breast is constricted by what I conceal,
My chest is tight with my sorrows
and my heart by what I feel.
My heart with what I find
وَتَغَضَّبتَand you grew angry أَنthat شَكَوcomplained (continued)
وَتَغَضَّبتَ أَن شَكَو
تُI (verb ending) جَوىburning anguish الحُبِّof love وَالكَمَدand sorrow
تُ جَوى الحُبِّ وَالكَمَد
And you grew angry that I complained
You were angered when I complained
of love's burning anguish and sorrow.
Of the torment and agony of love
وَاِشتِكائيand my complaint هَواكَlove for you ذَنa sin (continued)
وَاِشتِكائي هَواكَ ذَن
بٌcompletion of 'a sin' فَإِنso if تَعفُyou pardon لاnot أَعُدI return to it
بٌ فَإِن تَعفُ لا أَعُد
And my complaining of love for you is a sin;
To speak my longing for you is a sin
so, if you pardon me, I shall not do it again.
If you pardon me I shall not repeat
قَدindeed رَحَلناwe departed عَنِfrom العِراIraq (continued)
قَد رَحَلنا عَنِ العِرا
قِcompletion of 'Iraq' وَعَنand from قَيظِهاits summer heat النَكِدoppressive
قِ وَعَن قَيظِها النَكِد
We have departed from Iraq,
We left Iraq
and from its oppressive summer heat.
And its scorching heat
حَبَّذاhow delightful العَيشُlife فيin دِمَشDamascus (continued)
حَبَّذا العَيشُ في دِمَش
قَcompletion of 'Damascus' إِذاwhen لَيلُهاits night بَرَدgrows cool
قَ إِذا لَيلُها بَرَد
How delightful is life in Damascus,
Happy to live in Damascus
when its night grows cool!
When its nights are cold
حَيثُwhere يُستَقبَلُis welcomed الزَماtime (continued)
حَيثُ يُستَقبَلُ الزَما
نُcompletion of 'time' وَيُستَحسَنُand is found fair البَلَدthe city
نُ وَيُستَحسَنُ البَلَد
Where time is welcomed,
Where time is welcomed
and the city is found fair.
And the country deemed good
سَفَرٌa journey جَدَّدَتrenewed لَناfor us الthe (word continues)
سَفَرٌ جَدَّدَت لَنا ال
لَهوَpleasure أَيّامُهُits days الجُدُدfresh
لَهوَ أَيّامُهُ الجُدُد
A journey that has renewed for us
A journey that renewed
pleasure through its fresh days.
The joy of its new days
عَزَمَordained اللَهُGod لِلخَليfor the caliph (continued)
عَزَمَ اللَهُ لِلخَلي
فَةِcompletion of 'caliph' فيهِin it عَلىupon الرَشَدright guidance
فَةِ فيهِ عَلى الرَشَد
God has ordained for the caliph
God willed the caliphate
right guidance on this journey.
To guidance and righteousness
مَلِكٌa king تَعجَزُis powerless البَرِيَّcreation (continued)
مَلِكٌ تَعجَزُ البَرِيَّ
ةُcompletion of 'creation' عَنto حَلِّuntying ماwhat عَقَدhe has knotted
ةُ عَن حَلِّ ما عَقَد
A king—all creation is powerless
A king whose feats
to untie what he has knotted.
Perplex all of mankind
ياO إِمامَImam of الهُدىguidance الَّذيwho اِحtook precautions (continued)
يا إِمامَ الهُدى الَّذي اِح
تاطَcompletion of 'took precautions' لِلدينِfor the faith وَاِجتَهَدand strove diligently
تاطَ لِلدينِ وَاِجتَهَد
O Imam of guidance, who took precautions
O Imam of guidance
for the faith and strove diligently:
Devoted to religion and striving
سِرgo forth بِسَعدِwith the fortune of السُعودِthe fortunes فيin
سِر بِسَعدِ السُعودِ في
صُحبَةِthe company of الواحِدِthe One الصَمَدthe Self-Sufficient
صُحبَةِ الواحِدِ الصَمَد
Go forth with Saʿd al-Suʿūd—the Fortune of Fortunes—in
Journey on in the good fortune of Saud
the company of the One, the Self-Sufficient.
In the company of the One Eternal
وَاِبقَand remain فيin العِزِّglory وَالعُلُوand eminence (continued)
وَاِبقَ في العِزِّ وَالعُلُو
وِcompletion of 'eminence' لَناfor us آخِرَthe end of الأَبَدeternity
وِ لَنا آخِرَ الأَبَد
And remain in glory and eminence,
And remain in might and sublimity
for us, until the end of eternity.
For us until the end of time
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.