أقولI say لركبٍto a band of riders كالقداحlike arrow-shafts تعاقرواthey drank together
أقول لركبٍ كالقداح تعاقروا
كؤوسcups السرىnight travel والليلand the night مرخيletting down الذلاذلthe trailing hems
كؤوس السرى والليل مرخي الذلاذل
I say to riders, slender as arrow-shafts, who have drunk together
I say to a troop like torches, pass around
The cups of night travel, while night lets down its trailing hems,
The cups of joy, and the night has let down its tresses
خفافٍlight علىupon أكوارsaddles خوصٍnarrow-eyed camels كأنهاas though they were
خفافٍ على أكوار خوصٍ كأنها
أهلَّةُcrescents جوٍّsky أوor قسيِّbows مَعابلِbroad-headed arrows
أهلَّةُ جوٍّ أو قسيِّ مَعابلِ
Light upon the saddles of narrow-eyed camels that seem
Lightly, on the humps of tall palm trees, as though they were
Like crescents in the sky or bows for broad-headed arrows.
Tents of air, or solid battlements
تكادalmost مطاياmounts العزمresolve تخطوstride إلىtoward العُلىthe heights
تكاد مطايا العزم تخطو إلى العُلى
بهمbearing them قبلbefore عصفthe rush of الناجياتthe swift camels الذواملthe trotting ones
بهم قبل عصف الناجيات الذوامل
The mounts of resolve almost stride toward the heights
The steeds of resolve almost step up to the heights
Bearing them, ahead of the rush of swift, trotting camels.
With them, before the gale of the pacing she-camels
إذاwhenever نشقواthey breathe in منfrom ناسمthe breeze of العزglory نفْحةًa waft
إذا نشقوا من ناسم العز نفْحةً
أمالواthey turn إليهاtoward it منof صدورthe breasts of الرواحلthe riding-camels
أمالوا إليها من صدور الرواحل
Whenever they breathe a waft from the breeze of glory,
When they rend an aroma of glory from the blowing wind
They turn the breasts of their riding-camels toward it:
They incline towards it, from the chests of the mounts
جنابَthe court of بهاءBaha الدينal-Din أَمُّواmake for فإنهfor he is
جنابَ بهاء الدين أَمُّوا فإنه
ظهيرٌa supporter لمخذولٍfor one forsaken ونجْحٌand fulfillment لآملfor one hopeful
ظهيرٌ لمخذولٍ ونجْحٌ لآمل
Make for the court of Baha al-Din, for he
The side of the splendor of the religion, support them
Is a support to the forsaken and fulfillment for the hopeful,
For he is a supporter of the dejected, and success for the hopeful
فتىًa young man غيرnot ممنوعwithheld الغنىwealth عنfrom عُفاتِهhis petitioners
فتىً غير ممنوع الغنى عن عُفاتِه
ولاand not لكريمof noble العِرْضhonor منهfrom him بباذلone who gives away
ولا لكريم العِرْض منه بباذل
A young man whose wealth is not withheld from his petitioners,
A young man not prohibited from the abundance of his chastity
Nor one to give away his noble honor.
Nor for the noble man among them a squanderer
جريءُbold علىin facing حربbattle with الخطوبcalamities فؤادهُhis heart
جريءُ على حرب الخطوب فؤادهُ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle رمتassail أحداثهُhis misfortunes بالزلازلwith earthquakes
إذا ما رمت أحداثهُ بالزلازل
His heart is bold in battling calamities,
Brave is his heart for the battles of misfortunes
When his misfortunes assail him with earthquakes.
If its events shake with tremors
عصامٌa lifeline لملهوفٍfor one distressed وحلمٌand forbearance لجاهلٍfor one ignorant
عصامٌ لملهوفٍ وحلمٌ لجاهلٍ
وعنُفٌand sternness لأعداءٍfor enemies وجودٌand generosity لسائلِfor a petitioner
وعنُفٌ لأعداءٍ وجودٌ لسائلِ
A lifeline for the distressed, forbearance for the ignorant,
A protector for the anguished, and patience for the ignorant
And sternness for enemies, generosity for a petitioner.
And violence for enemies, and generosity for the beseecher
إذاwhen صالَhe charges أرْدىhe fells قرنهhis opponent وحسامهُand his sword
إذا صالَ أرْدى قرنه وحسامهُ
ويُزريand puts to shame نَداهُhis bounty بالحياthe rain والحوافلand the milk-laden camels
ويُزري نَداهُ بالحيا والحوافل
When he charges, he and his sword fell his opponent,
When he takes out his spear and sword
And his bounty puts rain and milk-laden camels to shame.
And disgraces his opponent with wounds and crowds
وماand no خزريٌKhazar spearhead لهْذمٌkeen-edged هجمَتْthrust بهwith it
وما خزريٌ لهْذمٌ هجمَتْ به
صناعُskillful يدٍhand فيinto رأسthe tip of أغيْدَsupple ذابلslender shaft
صناعُ يدٍ في رأس أغيْدَ ذابل
And no keen Khazar spearhead, thrust by
And Khazari is not a destroyer that attacked him
A deft hand into the tip of a supple, slender shaft,
The making of a hand at the head of a barren palm tree
طريرٌsharp كنابlike the fang of الأفعوانthe viper مؤُلَّلٌfinely pointed
طريرٌ كناب الأفعوان مؤُلَّلٌ
أُمرَّhardened وأمْهَتْهُand polished it أكفُّthe hands of الصياقلthe burnishers
أُمرَّ وأمْهَتْهُ أكفُّ الصياقل
Sharp as a viper’s fang, finely pointed,
A nimble, adorned, twisting serpent
Hardened and polished by burnishers’ hands,
Commanded and sharpened by the best whetstones
يؤمُّone seeks بهwith it طعنpiercing النحورthe throats حينwhen تنتضىis drawn
يؤمُّ به طعن النحور حين تنتضى
إلىtoward رفدaid for معدامa penniless man وحربand battle with منازلan adversary
إلى رفد معدام وحرب منازل
With which one seeks to pierce throats when it is drawn
He takes the stab to the throat when
To aid a penniless man and battle an adversary
He goes to provide reinforcements and wage battles
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.