الدَمعُtears يَسأَلُasks عَنكَabout you رَسمَthe vestige of الدارِthe dwelling
الدَمعُ يَسأَلُ عَنكَ رَسمَ الدارِ
وَالنَومُand sleep فَضَّbroke open خَواتِمَthe seals of الأَسرَارِsecrets
وَالنَومُ فَضَّ خَواتِمَ الأَسرَارِ
Tears ask the dwelling’s traces about you.
The tears ask about you, the home's imprint
And sleep has broken the seals of secrets.
And sleep unlocked the secrets' seals
فَالحُبُّfor love نارٌa fire لاnot يُكَذِبُlies مَسُّهاits touch
فَالحُبُّ نارٌ لا يُكَذِبُ مَسُّها
وَالهَجرُand separation فيهِwithin it مِنsome of عَذابِthe torment of النارِfire
وَالهَجرُ فيهِ مِن عَذابِ النارِ
For love is a fire whose touch does not lie,
So love is a fire, its touch does not lie
and separation holds something of the torment of fire.
And separation in it, has the torment of fire
قِفstand بِالهَواجِرِin the midday heat ذاthis بِذاكَin return for that فَطالَماfor often
قِف بِالهَواجِرِ ذا بِذاكَ فَطالَما
قَدindeed كُنتَyou were فيهاin it نائِمَsleeping الأَسحارِthe hours before dawn
قَد كُنتَ فيها نائِمَ الأَسحارِ
Stand in the noonday heat, this for that, for often
Stand at the ruins, as such with that, for long
you slept there through the hours before dawn.
You had slept in it, at the last hours of night
ياO قَلبُheart كَيفَhow بَقيتَyou remained بَعدَafter أَحِبَّةٍloved ones
يا قَلبُ كَيفَ بَقيتَ بَعدَ أَحِبَّةٍ
سارواthey departed وَتَقنَعُand you content yourself عَنهمُin their stead بِالدارِwith the dwelling
ساروا وَتَقنَعُ عَنهمُ بِالدارِ
O heart, how have you remained after loved ones
O heart! How did you remain after loved ones
departed, contenting yourself with the dwelling in their stead?
Who traveled, and you sufficed with the home
حُجَرٌchambers (possibly 'a stone') خُلِقتَyou were created بِهِwith it رُميتَyou were struck وَفيهِand in it ليfor me
حُجَرٌ خُلِقتَ بِهِ رُميتَ وَفيهِ لي
تَعَبٌweariness وَراحَتُهُand its rest إِلىtoward الأَحجارِthe stones
تَعَبٌ وَراحَتُهُ إِلى الأَحجارِ
A stone [reading uncertain]: you were created, struck with it; and in it I find
You're a stone, with it I was thrown, and in it is for me
weariness, while its rest lies with the stones.
Tiredness, and its comfort to stones
أَمّاas for اللَياليthe nights عِندَهاbeside it فَكَعَهدِهاthen as they always were
أَمّا اللَيالي عِندَها فَكَعَهدِها
فيin لِبسَةِthe garb of الظَلماءِdarkness لاnot الأَنوارِlights
في لِبسَةِ الظَلماءِ لا الأَنوارِ
As for the nights there, they are as they always were,
As for the nights near it, as per its pact
in the garb of darkness, not of light.
In the dress of darkness, not of light
ماnot مَقصِديmy aim مِنهاfrom it اللَيالِthe nights وَإِنَّماbut rather
ما مَقصِدي مِنها اللَيالِ وَإِنَّما
مَنwhoever كانَwas ساكِنَهاits inhabitant مِنَamong الأَقمارِthe moons
مَن كانَ ساكِنَها مِنَ الأَقمارِ
It is not the nights there that I seek, but rather
It's not the nights I want, but rather
the moons who once dwelt within it.
Who dwelled in it, of the moons
ماnot الدَهرُtime إِلّاbut صَيرَفِيُّa money-changer خادِعٌdeceitful
ما الدَهرُ إِلّا صَيرَفِيُّ خادِعٌ
لَيتَif only الخَديعَةَthe deceit مِنهُfrom it لِلدِينارِfor the dinar
لَيتَ الخَديعَةَ مِنهُ لِلدِينارِ
Time is nothing but a deceitful money-changer.
Time is nothing but a cheating money-changer
If only its deceit concerned the dinar!
If only his deception were for money!
أَخَذَit took النُجومَthe stars الزَهرَradiant مِنfrom among أَحبابِناour loved ones
أَخَذَ النُجومَ الزَهرَ مِن أَحبابِنا
مِنهاfrom it وَصَرَّفَهاand exchanged them بِذيfor these الأَزهارِblossoms
مِنها وَصَرَّفَها بِذي الأَزهارِ
It took the radiant stars from among our loved ones
It took the flowers, the stars from our loved ones
from that dwelling, and exchanged them for these blossoms.
From it, and distributed it to the flowery one
قَدindeed قُلتُI said إِذاwhen شاقَstirred longing الرَبيعُspring بِنورِهِwith its light
قَد قُلتُ إِذا شاقَ الرَبيعُ بِنورِهِ
لَمdid not تُنسِmake forget بَلrather ذَكَّرتَyou reminded بِالنُوّارِthrough the blossoms
لَم تُنسِ بَل ذَكَّرتَ بِالنُوّارِ
I have said, when spring stirred longing with its light:
I said: when spring shines with its light
You did not make me forget, but reminded me through the blossoms.
You don't forget, but remind of the lit lamps
أَشَقيقَهاO its anemone ماnot أَنتَyou قَطُّever لِرُشدِهِfor its right guidance
أَشَقيقَها ما أَنتَ قَطُّ لِرُشدِهِ
مَسقِيُّwatered ماءٍwater جَنىًharvested fruit وَمُثمِرُand bearing fruit نارِfire
مَسقِيُّ ماءٍ جَنىً وَمُثمِرُ نارِ
O its anemone, you never follow its right guidance [wording uncertain]:
Its lover! You are not short of honesty
a harvest nourished with water, yet bearing fire.
A giver of ripened water, and a fertile fire
وَعَسىand perhaps دِماءُthe blood of العاشِقينَthe lovers إِلَيهِto it قَدalready
وَعَسى دِماءُ العاشِقينَ إِلَيهِ قَد
سَبَقَتpreceded بُكورَthe early coming of بَواكرِthe first arrivals of الأَمطارِthe rains
سَبَقَت بُكورَ بَواكرِ الأَمطارِ
And perhaps the lovers’ blood had already reached it
Maybe the blood of lovers to it had
before the early coming of the first rains.
Preceded the early rain drops
وَعَسىand perhaps سَوادُthe blackness of قُلوبِهِمtheir hearts فيin قَلبِهِits heart
وَعَسى سَوادُ قُلوبِهِم في قَلبِهِ
فَمُصابُهُمfor their affliction بِمَواضِعِin the places of الإِضمارِconcealment
فَمُصابُهُم بِمَواضِعِ الإِضمارِ
And perhaps the blackness of their hearts is in its heart,
Maybe the blackness of their hearts in its heart
for their affliction lies where feelings are concealed.
So their affliction, in the places of suppression
ياO راحِلينَdeparting ones بِخَطِّwith the script of عَينِيَmy eye مِنكُمُof you
يا راحِلينَ بِخَطِّ عَينِيَ مِنكُمُ
لَكِنَّbut لاno هَيهاتَfar, far away مِنfrom إِقرارِacknowledgment
لَكِنَّ لا هَيهاتَ مِن إِقرارِ
O departing ones, with my eye’s script of you—
Oh you traveling the path of my eyes
but no—how far from acknowledgment!
But no, never from settlement
سَيَرُدُّكُمit will bring you back مِنfrom أَمارِa sign (uncertain) بِلَيلَةٍon a night
سَيَرُدُّكُم مِن أَمارِ بِلَيلَةٍ
كَسلىlanguid فَأُتبِعُهاthen I follow it with نَشاطَthe vigor of نَهارِdaytime
كَسلى فَأُتبِعُها نَشاطَ نَهارِ
It will bring you back from a sign [wording unclear], on a night
It will return you from building signs, in a night
languid, which I then follow with the vigor of day.
Like a consolation, so I followed the vigor of day
الدارُthe dwelling عارِيَةٌa loan كَماjust as سُكّانُهاits inhabitants
الدارُ عارِيَةٌ كَما سُكّانُها
فَياso, O وَإِنeven though طالَlasts long اللِقاءَthe meeting عَواريloans
فَيا وَإِن طالَ اللِقاءَ عَواري
The dwelling is a loan, as are its inhabitants.
The home bare, like its dwellers
So, alas, however long the meeting, they are things on loan.
So yes, and if the gathering was long, disgrace!
ياO صاحِبَcompanion of الأَيّامِthe days حاذِرbeware صُحبَةًa companionship
يا صاحِبَ الأَيّامِ حاذِر صُحبَةً
مَحذورَةَfeared in الإِقبالِcoming وَالإِدبارِand going
مَحذورَةَ الإِقبالِ وَالإِدبارِ
O companion of the days, beware a companionship
Oh companion of days, beware a
feared alike in its coming and its going.
Dreaded companionship, of arrival and departure
فَإِذاso when الفَتىthe young man دَهرِهِhis time خَبَرُhas experienced (reading uncertain) فَلاthen do not
فَإِذا الفَتى دَهرِهِ خَبَرُ فَلا
يورِدكَlead you فيinto شَرٍّevil مِنَamong الأَشرارِthe wicked
يورِدكَ في شَرٍّ مِنَ الأَشرارِ
So when a young man has experienced his time [reading uncertain], let it not
So when the young man experiences his fate
lead you into evil among the wicked.
It doesn't bring you into evil, from evils
فَالعُمرُfor life أَقصَرُshortest ماthat يَكونُit can be وَعُمرُناand our lifespan
فَالعُمرُ أَقصَرُ ما يَكونُ وَعُمرُنا
يَحكُونَthey recount عَنهُabout it أَطوَلُthe longest الأَعمارِlifespans
يَحكُونَ عَنهُ أَطوَلُ الأَعمارِ
For life is as short as can be, and our lifespan—
For life is shortest it can be, and our life
they speak of it as the longest of lives.
They speak of it, the longest of lives
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.