تعالَcome عنديat my place مجلسٌa gathering مونِقٌdelightful
تعالَ عندي مجلسٌ مونِقٌ
يزيدُsurpasses أَضعافاًmany times over علىbeyond المونقwhat is delightful
يزيدُ أَضعافاً على المونق
Come: I have a delightful gathering,
Come join my pleasant gathering
Surpassing the delightful many times over.
That exceeds splendor manifold
فقهوةٌand wine كالنارlike fire لكنهاbut it
فقهوةٌ كالنار لكنها
إنif تلقَit encounters غيرَother than الهمِّcare لمnot تَحْرقit burns
إن تلقَ غيرَ الهمِّ لم تَحْرق
And wine like fire, yet
Coffee like fire though it be
If it meets anything but care, it does not burn.
If met with cheer, burns not the soul
والنرجسُand the narcissus الأبلقُthe pied; two-colored والنفسُand the soul لاnot
والنرجسُ الأبلقُ والنفسُ لا
تملُّtires قربَnearness to النرجسthe narcissus الأبلقthe pied; two-colored
تملُّ قربَ النرجس الأبلق
And the pied narcissus—the soul does not
Narcissi so white, and company
Tire of being near the pied narcissus.
Of narcissi white, ne'er cloy the soul
وكلُّناand all of us منof نَمَطٍa kind واحدٍone
وكلُّنا من نَمَطٍ واحدٍ
فيin الزيِّdress والمذهبand outlook والمنطقand speech
في الزيِّ والمذهب والمنطق
And all of us are of one kind,
We're all of a single cloth and way
In dress, outlook, and speech.
In raiment, creed, and wisdom's role
ماnot عندناamong us مَنanyone who نَفسُهُhimself عندهin his own eyes
ما عندنا مَن نَفسُهُ عنده
كالشاهِlike the chess king والندمانُand the drinking companion كالبيذقlike a pawn
كالشاهِ والندمانُ كالبيذق
None among us regards himself
None here with self-conceit imbued
As a chess king, and his drinking companion as a pawn—
Like a King, or sly as fox full-sly
نديمُهhis drinking companion قُدامَهbefore him ثعلبٌa fox
نديمُه قُدامَه ثعلبٌ
فدامَunclear here; probably 'before' through a textual error ليثa lion الغابةِof the forest المطرقwith head bowed
فدامَ ليث الغابةِ المطرق
His companion before him a fox,
His companion a wily fox
Before the forest's lion, its head bowed [first word uncertain].
Ever the forest's lion nearby
إنif شاءhe wishes أنto ينطقَspeak كانcame to pass الذيwhat
إن شاء أن ينطقَ كان الذي
يشاءُhe wishes أوor إنif شاءَhe wishes لمnot ينطقhe speaks
يشاءُ أو إن شاءَ لم ينطق
If he wishes his companion to speak, it is as
To speak if he desires he may
He wishes; or, if he wishes, the companion does not speak.
Or not speak if that is his way
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.