فؤادٌa heart علىupon جمرembers الفراقof parting يقلّبُis turned over
فؤادٌ على جمر الفراق يقلّبُ
وَدموعُand tears أجفانٍof eyelids تسحّstream وتسكبُand pour
وَدموعُ أجفانٍ تسحّ وتسكبُ
A heart is turned upon the embers of parting,
A heart burning on the embers of parting
And tears from eyelids stream and pour.
And tears from eyelids pouring and dripping
بكرdeparted early الأحبّةthe loved ones واِغتَدواand set out at dawn فَعَفَتso were effaced لهمbelonging to them
بكر الأحبّة واِغتَدوا فَعَفَت لهم
عَرصاتُcourtyards أطلالٍof ruins خلَونthat lay deserted وملعبُand a playground
عَرصاتُ أطلالٍ خلَون وملعبُ
The loved ones rose early and set out; effaced were their
The beloveds departed at dawn, so the ruins'
Courtyards of deserted ruins and their place of play.
Courtyards became desolate and devoid of play
سارَتtravelled بِهمcarrying them للبينِtoward separation كلّevery شملّةٍswift she-camel
سارَت بِهم للبينِ كلّ شملّةٍ
وَحياءand modesty (unclear in context) يَطفوfloats فيin الشرابthe drink وترسبُand sinks
وَحياء يَطفو في الشراب وترسبُ
Every swift she-camel carried them away to separation,
Every group marched away into the distance
And modesty floats in the drink and sinks [wording unclear].
With shyness floating in their drinks and settling
وَظللتand I remained يومَon the day of رَحيلهمtheir departure كلفاًlovesick علىover
وَظللت يومَ رَحيلهم كلفاً على
آثارِthe traces of ظعنهمtheir departure أحنّI yearn وألعبُand I play
آثارِ ظعنهم أحنّ وألعبُ
And on the day they left I remained, lovesick, over
On the day of their leaving sorrow draped itself
The traces of their departure, yearning and playing.
Upon their footsteps' traces, yearning and playing
مَنwho ليfor me بوصلِwith union أميمةٍUmayma مِنfrom بعدماafter
مَن لي بوصلِ أميمةٍ مِن بعدما
قَدalready حازَهاhas carried her away بينَamong الضغاينِthe grudges (unclear in context) مركبُa mount
قَد حازَها بينَ الضغاينِ مركبُ
Who will bring me union with Umayma, after
Who can unite me with the dear one after
A mount has borne her away among the grudges [wording unclear]?
The ships have attained her amidst the seas swelling
ليfor me مِنfrom هَواهاlove of her فيamong المآكلfoods مأكلٌa morsel
لي مِن هَواها في المآكل مأكلٌ
حلوُsweet المذاقِin taste وفيand among المشاربdrinks مشربُa draught
حلوُ المذاقِ وفي المشارب مشربُ
From love of her I have a morsel among foods,
From her love is sustenance in meals so sweet
Sweet to the taste, and a draught among drinks.
And in drinks is a most delicious, pure imbibing
خوداًa delicate maiden إِذاwhen اِبتَسَمتshe smiles بداappears لكto you لؤلؤٌpearls
خوداً إِذا اِبتَسَمت بدا لك لؤلؤٌ
فيin الثغرِthe mouth إلّاexcept أنّهthat it لاnot يثقبُis pierced
في الثغرِ إلّا أنّه لا يثقبُ
A delicate maiden: when she smiles, pearls appear to you
When she smiles, a pearl appears in her mouth
In her mouth—except that they are not pierced.
Save that it cannot be pierced or carved open
يَسبيكcaptivates you منهاof her إِنif نظرتَyou look مخلخلٌan ankleted limb
يَسبيك منها إِن نظرتَ مخلخلٌ
وَموشّحٌand a sash-adorned torso وَمدملجٌand an armleted arm ومجلببُand a cloaked form
وَموشّحٌ وَمدملجٌ ومجلببُ
Her ankleted limb captivates you, if you look,
Her allure makes you hallucinate when seen
And her sash-adorned torso, armleted arm, and cloaked form.
Embroidered, colourful, ornamented, clasped tight
فَالخدّso the cheek مثلُlike الوردِthe rose أحمرred رائقٌradiant
فَالخدّ مثلُ الوردِ أحمر رائقٌ
والكشرand the smile مثلlike الطلحِthe acacia أبيضwhite أشنبُcool and sweet
والكشر مثل الطلحِ أبيض أشنبُ
So her cheek, like the rose, is red and radiant,
Her cheek is rose-red, gentle, bright
And her smile, like acacia blossom, is white, cool, and sweet.
Her waist is slender like a willow, white, bending
قبّلتI kissed عقربthe scorpion-curl of صدغِهاher temple فكأنّماso it was as though
قبّلت عقرب صدغِها فكأنّما
لَسَعتstung سويداthe innermost core of القلبthe heart منهاfrom her عقربُa scorpion
لَسَعت سويدا القلب منها عقربُ
I kissed the scorpion-curl at her temple, and it was as though
I kissed the scorpion on her cheek, as though
A scorpion from her had stung the very core of my heart.
It had stung my heart with its venomous striking
وَلثمتُand I kissed منهاof her مبسماًa smiling mouth رفاتهُits crumbs
وَلثمتُ منها مبسماً رفاتهُ
أَحلىsweeter منَthan العسلhoney اللذيذdelicious وأعذبُand more delectable
أَحلى منَ العسل اللذيذ وأعذبُ
And I kissed her smiling mouth, whose crumbs
And tasted a subtle kiss from her, sweeter
Are sweeter and more delectable than delicious honey.
Than finest honey, more delicious and gratifying
وَعَريضةand a broad expanse عَطشىthirsty المواميof deserts أرقلتtrotted swiftly
وَعَريضة عَطشى الموامي أرقلت
بيwith me فيin سَباسِبهاits desert plains أمونa sure-footed she-camel دغلبُsturdy
بي في سَباسِبها أمون دغلبُ
Across a broad, thirsty tract of wilderness there trotted
Her swaying, supple, smooth body made me
With me over its plains a sure-footed, sturdy she-camel.
Amongst its undulations helplessly stumbling
صاحبتُI kept company with منfrom نأيthe remoteness of فلاهاits wilderness سبسباًa desert plain
صاحبتُ من نأي فلاها سبسباً
إِلّاonly that أَتانيcame to me بعدafter ذلكthat سبسبُa desert plain
إِلّا أَتاني بعد ذلك سبسبُ
I kept company with a plain in its far-flung wilderness,
I conversed with her from afar, nothing else
Only for another plain to meet me beyond it.
Except afterwards there was more conversing
مُتيمّماًmaking for مغنىthe abode of فلاحٍFalah شايماwatching for rain-signs
مُتيمّماً مغنى فلاحٍ شايما
منهfrom him مخايلsigns of rain شيمهاwatching them لاnot يكذبُproves false
منه مخايل شيمها لا يكذبُ
Making for Falah's abode, watching
A lonely lover, praising, reproaching her
For his signs of rain, whose promise never proves false.
Whose coquetry is sincere, it does not lie
مَلكٌa king بشاشةُthe cheerfulness of وجههِhis face لوفودهِfor his visitors
مَلكٌ بشاشةُ وجههِ لوفودهِ
تهديoffers السرورَjoy إلىto القلوبhearts وتجلبُand brings it
تهدي السرورَ إلى القلوب وتجلبُ
A king whose cheerful face, for those who come to him,
A kindly king whose shining face bestows
Offers joy to hearts and brings it to them.
Joy to hearts and draws them closer, grabbing
تهميrain down أناملهُhis fingertips الهباتgifts كماas همىpoured down
تهمي أناملهُ الهبات كما همى
مِنfrom مرجحنّheavy and sagging المزنِrain clouds أوطفdense and lowering صيّبُa downpour
مِن مرجحنّ المزنِ أوطف صيّبُ
His fingertips rain gifts, as there pours
His fingers distribute gifts as the wrists of
From heavy, lowering clouds a dense downpour.
A devoted slave girl gently swinging and pouring
ماnever غالبcontended with الأيّامthe days فيماover what ينبغيought to be done
ما غالب الأيّام فيما ينبغي
فيin الأمرِthe affair إلّاexcept that وهوand he فيهin it الأغلبُthe stronger
في الأمرِ إلّا وهو فيه الأغلبُ
Never has he wrestled with the days over what is right
He overcomes whatever the days require
In any affair without proving the stronger in it.
Except when he is already the victorious one
كالغيثِlike rain يرسلُsends بارقاًlightning وصواعقاًand thunderbolts
كالغيثِ يرسلُ بارقاً وصواعقاً
طوراًat times ومنهand through him الأرضthe earth طوراًat other times تخصبُgrows fertile
طوراً ومنه الأرض طوراً تخصبُ
Like rain, he sends lightning and thunderbolts
Like rain unleashing lightning and thunder
At times; at others, through him the earth grows fertile.
Now the land blooms, now it withers, dying
كَاللّيثِlike the lion يحرسguards شبلَهhis cub طوراًat times وفيand in
كَاللّيثِ يحرس شبلَه طوراً وفي
عضوa limb القنيصةِof the quarry بِالمخالبwith claws ينشبُdigs in
عضو القنيصةِ بِالمخالب ينشبُ
Like a lion, he guards his cub at times, and in
Like a lion guarding its cub, now grabbing
A limb of his quarry he embeds his claws.
At the hunter’s robe with its claws violently stabbing
كَالسيلِlike a torrent يعمرُmakes flourish فيin البلادِthe land أماكناًplaces
كَالسيلِ يعمرُ في البلادِ أماكناً
وَيفيضand overflows فيin الفلواتِthe wilderness يسقىis given as drink يشربُis drunk
وَيفيض في الفلواتِ يسقى يشربُ
Like a torrent, he makes places in the land flourish,
Like a flood that gives life to places
And overflows through the wilderness, its waters offered as drink and drunk.
And overflows the plains, watering, irrigating
كالسيلِlike a torrent يعمرُmakes flourish فيin البلادِthe land أماكناًplaces
كالسيلِ يعمرُ في البلادِ أماكناً
طوراًat times وفيand in بعضِsome الأماكنِplaces يخربُlays waste
طوراً وفي بعضِ الأماكنِ يخربُ
Like a torrent, he makes places in the land flourish,
Like a flood that gives life to places
At times, while in some places he lays waste.
Now and destroys others, ravaging, devastating
كالبحرِlike the sea يقذفُcasts forth لؤلؤاًpearls وجواهراًand jewels
كالبحرِ يقذفُ لؤلؤاً وجواهراً
وَيخافُand fear منهُof him الناسpeople حينwhen يعبعبُhe surges
وَيخافُ منهُ الناس حين يعبعبُ
Like the sea, he casts forth pearls and jewels,
Like the sea casting forth pearls and gems
And people fear him when he surges.
Yet feared by men when it rages, frothing, foaming
ياO خيرَbest مَنof those who وخدتtrotted بنمرقِwith the cushion of رحلهِhis saddle
يا خيرَ مَن وخدت بنمرقِ رحلهِ
وجناءُa thick-cheeked she-camel ترفلُstrides proudly فيin السراءease وتقربُand draws near
وجناءُ ترفلُ في السراء وتقربُ
O best of men whose saddle-cushion is borne at a trot by
O best of those who depart, their luggage tied
A thick-cheeked she-camel, striding in ease and drawing near.
On saddled camels, marching on, advancing
بكthrough you أشرقَshone الإسلامُIslam واِتّضحand became clear الهدىguidance
بك أشرقَ الإسلامُ واِتّضح الهدى
واِنجالَand lifted منfrom ليلِthe night of الجهالةignorance غيهبُdeep darkness
واِنجالَ من ليلِ الجهالة غيهبُ
Through you Islam has shone and guidance has become clear,
Through you Islam shone and guidance gleamed
And deep darkness has lifted from the night of ignorance.
And ignorance’s darkness vanished, retreating
وَلتهنَand may you rejoice بالحصنِin the fortress الّذيwhich اِستفتحتهyou conquered it
وَلتهنَ بالحصنِ الّذي اِستفتحته
ياO مَنone who إِليهto him المجدُglory أضحىhas come to be ينسبُis ascribed
يا مَن إِليه المجدُ أضحى ينسبُ
And may you rejoice in the fortress you have conquered,
So glory to the fortress you conquered
O you to whom glory is now ascribed.
To whom glory now belongs, attributed
حصنٌa fortress سَمَتrose high أَبراجهُits towers نحوَtoward السماthe sky
حصنٌ سَمَت أَبراجهُ نحوَ السما
حتّىuntil يكادalmost علىupon المجرّةِthe Milky Way يركبُrides
حتّى يكاد على المجرّةِ يركبُ
A fortress whose towers have risen toward the sky,
A fortress whose towers pierce the heavens
Until it almost rides upon the Milky Way.
Nearly touching the stars, ascending, climbing
لوif تجهدُstrive الأروامthe Rum (Romans) فيin اِستفتاحهcapturing it
لو تجهدُ الأروام في اِستفتاحه
لمnot يفتتحهcapture it لَهمfor them هنالكthere موكبُa host
لم يفتتحه لَهم هنالك موكبُ
Were the Rum to strive to capture it,
If armies strove to conquer it
No host there would win it for them.
None could take it, no procession arriving
عالجتهyou assailed it بِعواسلٍwith quivering spears وقواصلٍand severing swords
عالجته بِعواسلٍ وقواصلٍ
صفحاتهاtheir flat sides بدمِwith the blood of الفوارسhorsemen تخضبُare dyed
صفحاتها بدمِ الفوارس تخضبُ
You assailed it with quivering spears and severing swords,
You captured it with ties and connections
Whose flat sides are dyed with horsemen's blood.
Its pages stained with the blood of horsemen, knights
وَرسمتَand you inscribed فيon وجهِthe face of السماءthe sky كتابةًan inscription
وَرسمتَ في وجهِ السماء كتابةً
عُنوانهاits heading يقراهreads it منwhoever لاdoes not يكتبُwrite
عُنوانها يقراه من لا يكتبُ
And you inscribed writing upon the face of the sky,
And inscribed verses in the sky’s face
Whose heading even one who cannot write can read.
Which the literate and illiterate recite
وَالسيفand the sword والخطّيّand the Khatti spear يَصطحبانهاboth accompany it
وَالسيف والخطّيّ يَصطحبانها
هاذاكthat one ينقطهاdots it وهذاand this one يعربُmarks its inflections
هاذاك ينقطها وهذا يعربُ
And the sword and the Khatti spear accompany it:
The sword and calligraphy accompany them
That one dots it, and this one gives it inflections.
One dots them, the other makes them Arabic
وَأطلتand you prolonged فيin اِستفتاحهconquering it الحربَthe war الّتيwhich
وَأطلت في اِستفتاحه الحربَ الّتي
مِنfrom بَأسِهاits fury قدindeed كادalmost يرجفtremble كبكبُKabkab
مِن بَأسِها قد كاد يرجف كبكبُ
And in taking it you prolonged the war whose
And you prolonged the war to conquer it
Fury almost made Kabkab quake.
Till the land quaked from its dreadful fighting
حتّىuntil ظفرتyou triumphed الآنnow وَاِستفتحتand you captured ماwhat
حتّى ظفرت الآن وَاِستفتحت ما
هوit is منamong مغالقِlocked strongholds فتحهits capture مستصعبُdifficult
هو من مغالقِ فتحه مستصعبُ
Until you have now triumphed and captured what
Until you were victorious and conquered what
Is one of the locked strongholds, so hard to conquer.
Was difficult to attain, arduous, laborious
فَالحمدُso praise للرحمنِto the All-Merciful لاneither is حوضَthe pool of الرجاhope
فَالحمدُ للرحمنِ لا حوضَ الرجا
كَدرٌturbid وَلاnor is برقthe lightning of الأمانيwishes خلّبُrainless and deceptive
كَدرٌ وَلا برق الأماني خلّبُ
So praise to the All-Merciful: neither is the pool of hope
So praise to the Merciful - the watering place of hope
Turbid, nor the lightning of wishes a rainless flash.
Is no longer turbid, and wishes do not disappoint
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.