سلask اللّيلthe night عنabout سُهديmy sleeplessness بهin it ودياجيهand its darkness
سل اللّيل عن سُهدي به ودياجيه
وسلand ask عنُabout هياميmy passion أدمُعيmy tears وهيwhile they هاميهpouring
وسل عنُ هيامي أدمُعي وهي هاميه
Ask the night and its darkness about my sleeplessness within it;
Ask the night about my sleeplessness and insomnia
And ask my tears about my passion as they pour.
And ask about my passion, my tears that stream
ينمّbetrays بماof what فيهwithin it الجوانحthe ribs منof جوىanguish
ينمّ بما فيه الجوانح من جوى
دموعtears وأسقامand ailments علىupon الجسمthe body ناميهgrowing
دموع وأسقام على الجسم ناميه
The anguish hidden within the breast is betrayed by
It stirs in my soul such torment
Tears and ailments growing upon the body.
Tears and sickness befall my body
دعانيcalled me إلىto دينfaith الصّبابةardent love لحظهhis glance
دعاني إلى دين الصّبابة لحظه
فلبّىso answered فؤاديmy heart بالغرامwith passion دواعيهits summons
فلبّى فؤادي بالغرام دواعيه
His glance called me to the faith of ardent love,
His glances called me to the religion of youth
So my heart answered its summons with passion.
So my heart responded with love to its call
يلومblames عذُوليmy reproacher فيfor هواهlove for him ولوand if رأىhe saw
يلوم عذُولي في هواه ولو رأى
محاسنهhis beauties يوماone day رثىwould pity وبكىand would weep ليهfor me
محاسنه يوما رثى وبكى ليه
My reproacher blames me for loving him; yet, if he saw
He blames my coyness in his love, if only he saw
His beauties one day, he would pity me and weep for me.
His beauty one day, he would lament and weep for it
محيّاهُhis face جناتgardens العيونthe eyes قطوفُهاtheir fruit-clusters
محيّاهُ جنات العيون قطوفُها
لأعينto eyes إلاexcept للتناولfor plucking دانيهclose at hand
لأعين إلا للتناول دانيه
His face is gardens for the eyes, whose fruit-clusters
His cheeks are gardens, their fruits
Are near to the eyes, but not for plucking.
Are only for eyes that come near to pluck them
حوتencompassed كلّevery وصفtrait فاقُexcelled حُسناin beauty وإنماand only
حوت كلّ وصف فاقُ حُسنا وإنما
بهاbecause of them ليfor me عينٌan eye دائمthroughout الدهرall time جاريهflowing
بها لي عينٌ دائم الدهر جاريه
They hold every trait of surpassing beauty, and only
He encompasses every description of surpassing beauty
Because of them does my eye flow forever.
To me he is an eye that flows eternally
مهفهفslender-waisted قدindeed لحظهhis glance منهfrom him ينتضيunsheathes
مهفهف قد لحظه منه ينتضي
حساماa sword وتصبوand inclines قامتهhis figure منهof him عاليهlofty
حساما وتصبو قامته منه عاليه
A slender-waisted one: his glance indeed draws forth from him
Smooth-cheeked, his glances give me
A sword, while his lofty figure inclines.
A sword, his stature rising lofty from them
وصلتُI embraced الأسىsorrow والحزنand grief لمّاwhen قطعتI severed منfrom
وصلتُ الأسى والحزن لمّا قطعت من
عُرىthe bonds مركبthe ship الصّبرpatience الجميلbeautiful مراسيهits anchors
عُرى مركب الصّبر الجميل مراسيه
I embraced sorrow and grief when I severed from
I reached anguish and sorrow when I cut
The bonds of beautiful patience’s ship its anchors.
The ropes of the beautiful ship of patience
دهىhe ravaged بالجفاwith coldness قلبيmy heart فنيرانso the fires صبوتيmy longing
دهى بالجفا قلبي فنيران صبوتي
لهنّfor them دوامٌpermanence والمدامعand the tear ducts داميهbleeding
لهنّ دوامٌ والمدامع داميه
He ravaged my heart with coldness, so the fires of my longing
He has hurt my heart with indifference, so my tears' fires
Endure forever, and my tear ducts bleed.
Are lasting, and the tears are streaming
فياso O قلبُheart كمhow often عُذّبتyou were tormented منهby him بجفوةwith a rebuff
فيا قلبُ كم عُذّبت منه بجفوة
ونيرانُand the fires منthe one whom تهوىyou love كوجدكlike your longing حاميهburning hot
ونيرانُ من تهوى كوجدك حاميه
So, O heart, how often you have been tormented by his rebuffs!
Oh my heart, how he has tortured you with aloofness
And the fires of the one you love burn hot, like your longing.
And fires of one whom you love like your fervor
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.