مَرَنَتgrew accustomed مَسامِعُهُhis ears عَلىto التَفنيدِreproach
مَرَنَت مَسامِعُهُ عَلى التَفنيدِ
فَعَصىso he defied المَلامُblame لِأَعيُنٍfor eyes وَخُدودِand cheeks
فَعَصى المَلامُ لِأَعيُنٍ وَخُدودِ
His ears had grown accustomed to reproach,
His ears were trained in refutation
so he defied blame for the sake of eyes and cheeks.
So blame was disobeyed by eyes and cheeks
رامَsought الجُحودَdenial تَجَلُّداًsteeling himself فَأَمَدَّهُthen supplied him
رامَ الجُحودَ تَجَلُّداً فَأَمَدَّهُ
تَهمالُstreaming أَسطُرِlines دَمعِهِhis tears بِشُهودِwith witnesses
تَهمالُ أَسطُرِ دَمعِهِ بِشُهودِ
He sought denial, steeling himself, but was furnished
He intended ingratitude with endurance, so it supplied him
with witnesses by the flowing lines of his tears.
The negligence of the lines of his tears as witnesses
لاmay not كانَhave been يَومُthe day البَينِof parting بَلrather لاmay not كانَhave been مَنthe one who
لا كانَ يَومُ البَينِ بَل لا كانَ مَن
نادىcalled out بِهِabout it فَأَهابَand roused كُلَّall هُجودِsleepers
نادى بِهِ فَأَهابَ كُلَّ هُجودِ
May the day of parting never have been—nay, nor the one
It was not the day of separation, but there was no one
who proclaimed it and roused all sleepers.
Who called it, yet every bowing one was awed
لَولاwere it not for الفِراقُseparation لَماwould not اِستَرابَتhave doubted مُقلَتيmy eye
لَولا الفِراقُ لَما اِستَرابَت مُقلَتي
عَهدَthe covenant الكَرىof sleep لِزَمانِكِof your days المَعهودِfamiliar
عَهدَ الكَرى لِزَمانِكِ المَعهودِ
Were it not for separation, my eye would never have doubted
If not for the separation, my eyelids would not have doubted
sleep's covenant from those familiar days with you.
The era of estrangement in your accustomed time
أَيّامَdays when أَبتاعُI buy الجَهالَةَfolly بِالنُهىwith reason
أَيّامَ أَبتاعُ الجَهالَةَ بِالنُهى
وَأَرىand I deem حَليفَthe ally الرُشدِof sound judgment غَيرَnot رَشيدِwise
وَأَرى حَليفَ الرُشدِ غَيرَ رَشيدِ
Days when I bought folly with reason,
I see days where ignorance is bought with prohibition
and deemed the ally of good sense unwise;
And the ally of righteousness is not righteous
أُمسيI spend the evening صَريعَfelled مُدامَةٍwine فيin مَجلِسٍa gathering
أُمسي صَريعَ مُدامَةٍ في مَجلِسٍ
ريحانُهُits sweet basil لَحَظاتُglances موقِinner eye-corner الغيدِgraceful beauties
ريحانُهُ لَحَظاتُ موقِ الغيدِ
I would spend the evening felled by wine in a gathering
Last night I was felled in an assembly
whose sweet basil was the glances from graceful beauties' eye-corners.
Whose joys were moments at the bending of the neck
يُزهيglories بِكُلِّin every فَتىًyoung man يَكونُis وِسادُهُhis pillow
يُزهي بِكُلِّ فَتىً يَكونُ وِسادُهُ
أَعضادَupper arms كُلِّevery خَريدَةٍbashful maiden وَخَريدِand bashful youth
أَعضادَ كُلِّ خَريدَةٍ وَخَريدِ
It gloried in every youth whose pillow was
It boasts of every lad whose pillow
the upper arms of every bashful maiden and bashful youth.
Were the arms of every pliant and pliant one
وَلَرُبَّand many a خَرقٍwasteland لاnot يُمارَسُis confronted هَولُهُits terror
وَلَرُبَّ خَرقٍ لا يُمارَسُ هَولُهُ
خَرَّقتُI pierced فيهِwithin it دُجىthe darkness اللَياليof nights السودِblack
خَرَّقتُ فيهِ دُجى اللَيالي السودِ
And many a wasteland whose terror is never faced—
And for many a torn place whose terror is not confronted
I pierced within it the gloom of black nights,
I tore through the darkness of the black nights
بِمُعَوَّدٍon a trained mount لِلسَيرِfor travel مُحتَقَرٍconsidered trivial لَهُto it
بِمُعَوَّدٍ لِلسَيرِ مُحتَقَرٍ لَهُ
مَرِنَتgrew accustomed قَوائِمُهُits legs عَلىto التَخويدِswift pacing
مَرِنَت قَوائِمُهُ عَلى التَخويدِ
on a mount accustomed to travel, for which travel was a trifle,
With a despised vehicle for traveling
whose legs were practiced in swift pacing,
Its legs were trained for kneeling
مُتَقَحِّمٍplunging into هَولَthe terror الظَلامِof darkness بِشاعِرٍwith a poet
مُتَقَحِّمٍ هَولَ الظَلامِ بِشاعِرٍ
كَالسَيفِlike a sword مُدَّرِعٍarmored لِهَولِagainst the terror البيدِof deserts
كَالسَيفِ مُدَّرِعٍ لِهَولِ البيدِ
plunging into the terror of darkness with a poet
Breaking through the awe of darkness with a poet
like a sword, armored against the terror of deserts,
Like an armored sword against the awe of calamity
ماضٍresolute عَلىagainst الحَدَثانِfate's vicissitudes لَمdid not يَرجِعturn back لَهُfor him
ماضٍ عَلى الحَدَثانِ لَم يَرجِع لَهُ
رَأيٌa judgment بِرايَةِunder the banner of عاجِزٍa weakling مَجدودِfavored by fortune
رَأيٌ بِرايَةِ عاجِزٍ مَجدودِ
resolute against fate's vicissitudes, never retreating
Moving on to novelties, no opinion returned to him
in judgment beneath the banner of a lucky weakling.
With the banner of an impotent, spurned one
كَمhow many حُمِّلَتwere laden أَمثالَهُmen like him مُتَوَجِّهاًheading onward
كَم حُمِّلَت أَمثالَهُ مُتَوَجِّهاً
مَنof يَعمَلاتٍhard-working she-camels حامِلاتِbearing وُفودِdelegations
مَن يَعمَلاتٍ حامِلاتِ وُفودِ
How many were laden with men like him, bound onward—
How many like him were laden, moving
swift she-camels bearing delegations—
With she-camels carrying delegations
حَتّىuntil أَناخَتthey knelt بَعدَafter بُعدِthe length مَسافَةٍof a distance
حَتّى أَناخَت بَعدَ بُعدِ مَسافَةٍ
بِذُرىat the heights اِبنِson of هارونَHarun الرَضِيِّthe esteemed سَعيدِSa'id
بِذُرى اِبنِ هارونَ الرَضِيِّ سَعيدِ
until they knelt after a far stretch of travel
Until they descended after a great distance
at the heights of Harun's son, the esteemed Sa'id.
At the offspring of Aaron's son, Sa'eed
أَمسَتbecame بِهِthrough him حَلَبٌAleppo تَحَلَّبُflows بِالغِنىwith wealth
أَمسَت بِهِ حَلَبٌ تَحَلَّبُ بِالغِنى
بَعدَafter الجُدوبِdroughts بِثَغرِهاat its frontier المَسدودِsealed
بَعدَ الجُدوبِ بِثَغرِها المَسدودِ
Through him, Aleppo came to flow with wealth,
Halab has come to extract its bounty through him
after dearth at its sealed frontier.
After barrenness with its blocked mouth
حازَbrought الفُراتُthe Euphrates إِلىinto الشَآمِSyria بِراحَةٍwith a palm
حازَ الفُراتُ إِلى الشَآمِ بِراحَةٍ
هَطّالَةٍpouring down بِنَوالِهِwith his bounty المَحمودِpraiseworthy
هَطّالَةٍ بِنَوالِهِ المَحمودِ
He brought the Euphrates into Syria with a palm
The Euphrates attained peacefully to Syria
raining down his praiseworthy bounty.
With its praised, dangling bucket
تَدعوdraw مَكارِمُهُhis noble deeds إِلىtoward مَعروفِهِhis beneficence
تَدعو مَكارِمُهُ إِلى مَعروفِهِ
أَمَلَthe hope العَديمِof the destitute وَرَغبَةَand the longing المَجهودِof the hard-pressed
أَمَلَ العَديمِ وَرَغبَةَ المَجهودِ
His noble deeds draw toward his beneficence
His generosity invites to his kindness
the hope of the destitute and the longing of the hard-pressed.
The hope of the hopeless and the wish of the weary
سَهلُeffortless in البَلاغَةِeloquence وَالفَصاحَةِand clear speech قُلَّبresourceful
سَهلُ البَلاغَةِ وَالفَصاحَةِ قُلَّب
غَضُّfresh الحِجىintellect وَالفَهمِand understanding صُلبُsturdy العودِtimber
غَضُّ الحِجى وَالفَهمِ صُلبُ العودِ
Effortless in eloquence and clear speech, resourceful,
The facile one of rhetoric and eloquence, the tough
fresh in intellect and understanding, of sturdy timber;
Of argument and understanding, the rigid of will
مِنfrom مَعشَرٍa people سَبَقواsurpassed المُلوكَkings بِفَخرِهِمin their glory
مِن مَعشَرٍ سَبَقوا المُلوكَ بِفَخرِهِم
وَتَقَدَّمواand outstripped فيin الجودِgenerosity كُلَّevery عَميدِchieftain
وَتَقَدَّموا في الجودِ كُلَّ عَميدِ
from a people who surpassed kings in their glory,
Of a tribe who preceded kings in their pride
and outstripped every chieftain in generosity.
And advanced in generosity every leader
بِفَنائِهِمin their courtyard رَكَزَplanted السَماحُgenerosity لِواءَهُits banner
بِفَنائِهِم رَكَزَ السَماحُ لِواءَهُ
وَالبَأسُand valor سَيفَthe sword النَصرِof victory وَالتَأييدِand aid
وَالبَأسُ سَيفَ النَصرِ وَالتَأييدِ
In their courtyard, generosity planted its banner,
With their demise, magnanimity planted its banner
and valor the sword of victory and aid.
And might, the sword of victory and support
إِنَّindeed اِبنَson of هارونَHarun الأَغَرَّthe illustrious سَمَيدَعٌa noble chief
إِنَّ اِبنَ هارونَ الأَغَرَّ سَمَيدَعٌ
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon يَطلُعُrises فيamong نُجومِstars سُعودِof good fortune
كَالبَدرِ يَطلُعُ في نُجومِ سُعودِ
Indeed, Harun's illustrious son is a noble chief,
Indeed, Ibn Harun the most courageous, steadfast
like the full moon rising among auspicious stars.
Rises like the moon among the stars of good fortune
عَمَّencompassed البَرِيَّةَall creation بَأسُهُhis might وَنَوالَهُand his bounty
عَمَّ البَرِيَّةَ بَأسُهُ وَنَوالَهُ
مِنfrom بَينِbetween وَعدٍa promise صادِقٍtruthful وَوَعيدِand a threat
مِن بَينِ وَعدٍ صادِقٍ وَوَعيدِ
His might and bounty have encompassed all creation,
His might and swordsmanship covered the wild
between a faithful promise and a threat.
Between a true promise and a threat
إِسلَمstay safe أَباO father of عُثمانَ'Uthman مِنfrom حَتفِthe doom الرَدىof death
إِسلَم أَبا عُثمانَ مِن حَتفِ الرَدى
فيin نِعمَةٍprosperity تَحتاجُneeds كُلَّevery حَسودِenvier
في نِعمَةٍ تَحتاجُ كُلَّ حَسودِ
Stay safe, Abu 'Uthman, from the doom of death,
Abu Othman was saved from the blade of misery
in prosperity that needs every envier.
In a blessing that every envious one needs
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.