لَمdid not يَضحَكِlaugh الوَردُthe rose إِلّاexcept حينَwhen أَعجَبَهُdelighted it
لَم يَضحَكِ الوَردُ إِلّا حينَ أَعجَبَهُ
حُسنُbeauty النَباتِthe plants وَصَوتُand the voice الطائِرِthe bird الغَرِدِsinging
حُسنُ النَباتِ وَصَوتُ الطائِرِ الغَرِدِ
The rose laughed only when it was delighted
The rose did not smile, except when
By the beauty of the plants and the singing bird's voice.
It admired the beauty of plants and the chirping of birds.
بَداappeared فَأَبدَتand then revealed لَناto us الدُنياthe world مَحاسِنَهاits beauties
بَدا فَأَبدَت لَنا الدُنيا مَحاسِنَها
وَراحَتِand went forth الراحُthe wine فيin أَثوابِهاits garments الجُدُدِnew
وَراحَتِ الراحُ في أَثوابِها الجُدُدِ
It appeared, and the world revealed its beauties to us,
It emerged and showed us the beauties of the world,
And wine went forth in its new garments.
And the winds blew in their new clothes.
ماnot عايَنَتbeheld قُضُبُsprigs الرَيحانِthe basil طَلعَتَهُits face
ما عايَنَت قُضُبُ الرَيحانِ طَلعَتَهُ
إِلّاexcept تَبَيَّنَbecame evident فيهاin them ذِلَّةُabasement الحَسَدِenvy
إِلّا تَبَيَّنَ فيها ذِلَّةُ الحَسَدِ
Never did the sprigs of basil behold its face
The basil shoots did not see their blossoming,
Without the abasement of envy becoming plain in them.
Except to realize the jealousy toward them.
بَينَbetween النَديمَينِthe two drinking companions وَالخِلَّينِand the two dear friends مَضجَعُهُits resting place
بَينَ النَديمَينِ وَالخِلَّينِ مَضجَعُهُ
وَسَيرُهُand its passage مِنfrom يَدٍa hand مَوصولَةٍlinked بِيَدِto a hand
وَسَيرُهُ مِن يَدٍ مَوصولَةٍ بِيَدِ
Its resting place is between the two drinking companions and the two dear friends,
Its bed is between two boon companions,
And it passes from one hand linked to another.
And it sways between joined hands.
قامَتrose بِحُجَّتِهِwith its argument ريحٌa breeze مُعَطَّرَةٌperfumed
قامَت بِحُجَّتِهِ ريحٌ مُعَطَّرَةٌ
تَجلوcleanses القُلوبَthe hearts مِنَof الأَوصابِailments وَالكَمَدِand grief
تَجلو القُلوبَ مِنَ الأَوصابِ وَالكَمَدِ
A perfumed breeze rose to plead its case,
A scented wind stood up for its right
Cleansing hearts of ailments and grief.
To soothe hearts from anguish and contractedness.
فَبادَرَتهُso hastened to it يَدُthe hand المُشتاقِthe yearning lover تَسنُدُهُsupporting it
فَبادَرَتهُ يَدُ المُشتاقِ تَسنُدُهُ
إِلىto التَرائِبِthe upper chest bones وَالأَحشاءِand the entrails وَالكَبِدِand the liver
إِلى التَرائِبِ وَالأَحشاءِ وَالكَبِدِ
So the yearning lover's hand hastened to it, holding it
The hand of a lover rushed to support it
Against the breast, the entrails, and the liver,
Against breasts, intestines, and liver.
كَأَنَّas though فيهِin it شِفاءًa cure مِنfor صَبابَتِهِhis ardent longing
كَأَنَّ فيهِ شِفاءً مِن صَبابَتِهِ
أَوor مانِعاًa safeguard جَفنَthe eyelid عَينَيهِhis two eyes مِنَfrom السَهَدِsleeplessness
أَو مانِعاً جَفنَ عَينَيهِ مِنَ السَهَدِ
As though it held a cure for his ardent longing,
As if it contains a cure for its coquetry,
Or something to shield his eyelids from sleeplessness.
Or something to prevent its eyes from drowsiness.
لاmay not عَذَّبَtorment اللَهُGod إِلّاexcept مَنwhoever يُعَذِّبُهُtorments it
لا عَذَّبَ اللَهُ إِلّا مَن يُعَذِّبُهُ
بِمُسمِعٍwith a singer بارِدٍdull أَوor صاحِبٍa companion نَكِدِill-tempered
بِمُسمِعٍ بارِدٍ أَو صاحِبٍ نَكِدِ
May God torment none but those who torment it
God does not torment anyone except
With a dull singer or an ill-tempered companion.
One who torments Him with a cold ear or a gloomy companion.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.