مِنْfrom سِحْرِthe magic of طَرْفِكَyour gaze ياO عَليAli
مِنْ سِحْرِ طَرْفِكَ يا عَلي
قَلْبُthe heart of المُتَيَّمِthe lovesick lover قَدْindeed بُلِيhas been afflicted
قَلْبُ المُتَيَّمِ قَدْ بُلِي
By the magic of your gaze, O Ali,
From the magic of your glance, O Ali
the lovesick lover's heart has been afflicted.
The heart of the bereaved has been afflicted
ياO زَهْرةًa blossom ياO نُزْهَةًa delight
يا زَهْرةً يا نُزْهَةً
لِلمُجْتَنِيfor the plucker والمُجْتَلِيand the beholder
لِلمُجْتَنِي والمُجْتَلِي
O blossom, O delight,
O you blossom, O you delight
for the plucker and the beholder.
For the enamored and the yearning
يَاO مَنْone who يَروقُdelights جَمالُهُhis beauty
يَا مَنْ يَروقُ جَمالُهُ
لِنَواظِرِto the eyes of المُتَأَمِّلِthe contemplative observer
لِنَواظِرِ المُتَأَمِّلِ
O you whose beauty delights
O you whose beauty delights
the eyes of the contemplative observer.
The beholders contemplating
إِنْif لَمْdo not تَجُدْgrant generously لِيto me بِاللّقَاwith a meeting
إِنْ لَمْ تَجُدْ لِي بِاللّقَا
كُنْbe بِالوُعُودِwith promises مُعَلِّلِيmy consoler
كُنْ بِالوُعُودِ مُعَلِّلِي
If you do not grant me a meeting,
If you cannot find me at the meeting
be my consoler with promises.
Excuse me with promises
ياO سَاكِناًone who dwells طُولَthroughout المَدَىthe span of time
يا سَاكِناً طُولَ المَدَى
فِيin القَلْبِthe heart لَمْhas not يَتَحَوَّلِdeparted
فِي القَلْبِ لَمْ يَتَحَوَّلِ
O you who dwell for all time
O you who resides forever
in the heart, never departing.
In the heart that has not changed
أَهلاًwelcome بأَكْرَمِto the noblest نَازِلٍguest
أَهلاً بأَكْرَمِ نَازِلٍ
قَدْindeed حَلّhas settled in أَشْرَفَthe most exalted مَنْزِلِabode
قَدْ حَلّ أَشْرَفَ مَنْزِلِ
Welcome to the noblest guest,
Welcome to the most generous of dwellings
who has settled in the most exalted abode.
That has settled the most noble abode
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.