غَنِّيsing بأوديةِin the valleys of الربيعspring وطوفيand roam
غَنِّي بأوديةِ الربيع وطوفي
وصِفِيand describe الطبيعةَnature ياO فتاةَmaiden of الرِّيفِthe countryside
وصِفِي الطبيعةَ يا فتاةَ الرِّيفِ
Sing in the valleys of spring and roam,
Sing to me of the valleys of spring and wander,
And describe nature, O maiden of the countryside.
And describe nature to me, O maid of the countryside.
وَلَّىdeparted خريفُthe autumn of العامthe year بعدafter ربيعِهِits spring
وَلَّى خريفُ العام بعد ربيعِهِ
وَلَكَمْand how many a ربيعٍspring مَرَّpassed بعدafter خريفِautumn
وَلَكَمْ ربيعٍ مَرَّ بعد خريفِ
The year's autumn departed after its spring,
The autumn of the year has passed after its spring,
And how many a spring has passed after an autumn!
And how many springs have passed after autumn.
ياO أختsister of طالعةrising الشموسthe suns تطلَّعيlook out
يا أخت طالعة الشموس تطلَّعي
للوردat the roses بينbetween مفتَّحٍin bloom وكفيفِand closed
للورد بين مفتَّحٍ وكفيفِ
O sister of the rising suns, look
O sister rising with the suns, look
At the roses, some in bloom and some still closed.
At the roses among the blooming and the bud.
والطيرand the birds هدارٌloud-voiced، فأفقٌthen a horizon أكدرٌclouded
والطير هدارٌ، فأفقٌ أكدرٌ
يرميdarts toward الغمامَthe clouds بهin it، وأفقٌand a horizon يوفِيrises into view
يرمي الغمامَ به، وأفقٌ يوفِي
And the birds call loudly; at one clouded horizon
The birds chirp, so the horizon is gloomy,
They dart toward the clouds; at another they rise into view,
It casts clouds on it, and the horizon fulfills.
لهفانَyearning يرتادُseeks out الجداولthe streams باكيًاweeping
لهفانَ يرتادُ الجداول باكيًا
منfor كلِّevery طيفٍvision للربيعof spring لطيفِdelicate
من كلِّ طيفٍ للربيع لطيفِ
Yearning, they seek the streams, weeping
A longing wanders the streams crying
For every delicate vision of spring.
From every gentle spring breeze.
أهدىgave الشتاءُwinter إليهto them منfrom نَغَمِthe melodies of الأسىsorrow
أهدى الشتاءُ إليه من نَغَمِ الأسى
صَخَبَthe clamor of الرياحthe winds وأنَّةَand the groan of الشادوفِthe shadoof
صَخَبَ الرياح وأنَّةَ الشادوفِ
Winter gave them, from sorrow's melodies,
Winter gifted it the melody of sorrow,
The winds' clamor and the shadoof's groan.
The clamor of winds and the murmur of the branches.
هذاthis one بعبرتهwith its tears يجودُgives freely وهذهand these
هذا بعبرته يجودُ وهذه
ماan emphatic particle بينbetween نقْسٍtolling فيin الرُّبىthe hills وزفيفِand rushing
ما بين نقْسٍ في الرُّبى وزفيفِ
This one freely sheds its tears, while these
This one gives generously with its tears, and this one
Shift between tolling in the hills and rushing.
Is between softness in pasture and dryness.
إنيindeed I لأذكرُsurely I remember حقلناour field، ولياليًاand nights
إني لأذكرُ حقلنا، ولياليًا
أزهرنَthey blossomed فيin ظلٍّshade لديهbeside it وريفِluxuriant
أزهرنَ في ظلٍّ لديه وريفِ
Indeed, I remember our field, and nights
I remember our field, and at night
That blossomed in luxuriant shade beside it;
Flowers bloomed in its shade and countryside,
ومراحنَاand our playground بقرىin the villages of الشمالthe north، وكوخناand our hut
ومراحنَا بقرى الشمال، وكوخنا
تحتbeneath العرائشthe trellises فيin ظلالِthe shade of اللُّوفِluffa vines
تحت العرائش في ظلالِ اللُّوفِ
And our playground in the northern villages, and our hut
And our strolls in the villages of the north, and our hut
Beneath the trellises, in the shade of luffa vines.
Under canopies in the shade of palms.
نلقيwe encounter الخمائلَthe groves بالخمائلbeside the groves حولناaround us
نلقي الخمائلَ بالخمائل حولنا
متعانقاتٍembracing one another سابغاتِamply clothed الفوفِstriped robes
متعانقاتٍ سابغاتِ الفوفِ
We encounter grove beside grove around us,
We tossed gazelles with gazelles around us
Embracing one another in ample, striped robes.
Embracing, fully covered.
ذكرىmemory of الطفولةchildhood أنتِyou وحدكyou alone للصِّباfor youth
ذكرى الطفولة أنتِ وحدك للصِّبا
حُلُمٌa dream يرفِّهbrings relief عنهto it بالتشويفِthrough adornment
حُلُمٌ يرفِّه عنه بالتشويفِ
Memory of childhood, for youth you alone are
The memory of childhood, you alone are for youth
A dream that soothes its cares with beauty.
A dream it chases away with delusion.
ياAh رُبَّmany a رسمٍtrace منof ربوعكyour abodes دارسٍfaded
يا رُبَّ رسمٍ من ربوعك دارسٍ
قَصُرَwas brief الثواءُthe stay بهin it وطالand grew long وقوفِيmy lingering
قَصُرَ الثواءُ به وطال وقوفِي
Ah, many a faded trace of your abodes—
O Lord of a trace of your meadows, lasting,
My stay there was brief, yet long my lingering.
Whose shelter has shortened and my stay prolonged.
إنيindeed I طويتُI traversed العيشlife بعدكsince you ضاربًاwandering
إني طويتُ العيش بعدك ضاربًا
فيacross الأرضthe earth منفردًاalone بغيرwithout أليفِa companion
في الأرض منفردًا بغير أليفِ
Indeed, I have passed through life since you, wandering
I have folded up life after you, wandering
Across the earth alone, without a companion.
On earth, alone without a friend.
صَدَفَturned away الفؤادُthe heart عنfrom الشبابyouth ولهوِهِand its diversions
صَدَفَ الفؤادُ عن الشباب ولهوِهِ
ومضىand departed عنfrom الأحبابِloved ones غيرnot صدوفِaverse
ومضى عن الأحبابِ غير صدوفِ
The heart turned away from youth and its diversions,
The heart averted from youth and its play,
And parted from loved ones, though not in aversion.
And passed by the loved ones, unfaithful.
ياAh رُبَّmany a ليلٍnight دبَّcrept فيin أحشائِهِits depths
يا رُبَّ ليلٍ دبَّ في أحشائِهِ
مناof us لفيفٌa band سارwalked إثرَin the wake of لفيفِa band
منا لفيفٌ سار إثرَ لفيفِ
Ah, many a night—through its depths crept
O Lord of a night that crept into its depths
A band of us, walking in the wake of another band.
A group of us walked the steps of a group.
نقتافُwe track آثارthe traces of الطيورthe birds شواردًاwandering
نقتافُ آثار الطيور شواردًا
بينamong النخيلِthe palms علىupon رمالthe sands of السِّيفِthe shore
بين النخيلِ على رمال السِّيفِ
We follow the birds' tracks, wandering
We follow the traces of birds, wandering
Among the palms, upon the sands of the shore.
Among palm trees on the sands of the sword.
شادٍa singer هناhere وهناكand there رَنَّةُthe ringing of مِزْهَرٍa lute
شادٍ هنا وهناك رَنَّةُ مِزْهَرٍ
النجمُthe star فيin خفقٍthrobbing لهto it ورفيفِand fluttering
النجمُ في خفقٍ له ورفيفِ
A singer here, and there the ringing of a lute;
The ringing of a meadow blossoms here and there,
The star throbs and flutters to its sound.
The star flickers for it and rustles.
والبدرُand the full moon نَقَّبَهُveiled it الغمامُthe clouds كأنَّهُas though it were
والبدرُ نَقَّبَهُ الغمامُ كأنَّهُ
وجهٌa face تألَّقَshone منfrom وراءِbehind نصيفِa veil
وجهٌ تألَّقَ من وراءِ نصيفِ
And the full moon, veiled by the clouds, is like
And the moon, the clouds drilled it as if
A face aglow from behind a veil.
A face shone through a thin veil.
والنهرُand the river سلسالsmooth-flowing الخريرmurmuring كأنَّهُas though it were
والنهرُ سلسال الخرير كأنَّهُ
قيثارةٌa lyre سحريةُmagical التعزيفِmusic-making
قيثارةٌ سحريةُ التعزيفِ
And the river, with its smooth-flowing murmur, is like
And the river, chains of murmuring, as if it were
A lyre whose music is magical.
A magical lute of rhythm.
قوميrise عذارىmaidens of الريفthe countryside والتمسيand seek الرُّبىthe hills
قومي عذارى الريف والتمسي الرُّبى
نُضرًاverdant وغنِّيand sing بالغديرbeside the pool وطوفِيand roam
نُضرًا وغنِّي بالغدير وطوفِي
Rise, maidens of the countryside, and seek the hills
Rise, maidens of the countryside, and seek the meadows
Verdant; sing beside the pool and roam.
Green, and sing of the stream and wander,
وتفيَّئيand seek shade الدوحَthe spreading trees الظَّليلshady ومربأًand a retreat
وتفيَّئي الدوحَ الظَّليل ومربأً
للفنِّfor art تحتbeneath أزاهرٍblossoms وقطوفِand fruit clusters
للفنِّ تحت أزاهرٍ وقطوفِ
And seek shade beneath the spreading, shady trees, and a retreat
And take shade under the shaded creek and a place
For art beneath blossoms and clusters of fruit.
For art beneath flowers and treetops.
غُصْنٌa branch يطلُّlooks out الفجرُdawn منfrom ورقاتِهِits leaves
غُصْنٌ يطلُّ الفجرُ من ورقاتِهِ
ويُقَبِّلُand kisses الأنداءَthe dewdrops جدَّvery شغوفِenamored
ويُقَبِّلُ الأنداءَ جدَّ شغوفِ
A branch, from whose leaves dawn looks out,
A branch on which dawn breaks from its leaves
And kisses the dewdrops, deeply enamored.
And ardently kisses the breeze.
أينwhere الغديرُthe pool عليهupon it يخلعbestows وشيَهُhis brocade
أين الغديرُ عليه يخلع وشيَهُ
صَنَعُdeft الأناملof fingers رائعُwondrous التفويفِstriped ornamentation
صَنَعُ الأنامل رائعُ التفويفِ
Where is the pool, upon which he bestows his brocade,
Where is the stream over which it takes off its mantle,
Deft of fingers, wondrous in his striped designs?
The work of fingers, outstanding in weaving?
ياAh حبذاhow lovely هوit منas a مراحٍplayground للصَّباfor the east wind
يا حبذا هو من مراحٍ للصَّبا
والكوخُand the hut منas a مشتًىwinter home لناfor us ومصيفِand summer retreat
والكوخُ من مشتًى لنا ومصيفِ
Ah, how lovely it is as a playground for the east wind,
How excellent is it as a place for youth to roam
And the hut as our winter home and summer retreat!
And the hut as a summer home for us.
صُوَرٌimages نزلْنَthey alighted علىupon بنانِthe fingertips of مصورٍa painter
صُوَرٌ نزلْنَ على بنانِ مصورٍ
صُوِّرنَthey were painted منfrom نسقٍa design أغرَّradiant شريفِnoble
صُوِّرنَ من نسقٍ أغرَّ شريفِ
Images that alighted upon a painter's fingertips,
Images descended upon the painter's fingers,
Painted from a radiant, noble design,
Painted from a composition most noble.
أغرينَthey lured بيtoward me حُلُمَthe dream of الطفولةchildhood والهوىand love
أغرينَ بي حُلُمَ الطفولة والهوى
وأثرنَand they stirred بيin me ذكرىthe memory of لياليthe nights of الريفِthe countryside
وأثرنَ بي ذكرى ليالي الريفِ
Lured childhood's dream and love toward me,
They fascinated me with the dream of childhood and passion,
And stirred in me the memory of country nights.
And influenced me with the memory of the nights of the countryside.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.