فازَwon قِدحيmy lot-arrow وَهوَand it is المُعَلَّىthe highest lot-arrow وَقَدحيand my kindling
فازَ قِدحي وَهوَ المُعَلَّى وَقَدحي
وَتَوَلّىand departed بَرحيmy anguish وَأَقبَلَand arrived رِبحيmy gain
وَتَوَلّى بَرحي وَأَقبَلَ رِبحي
My lot-arrow has won—it is the highest—and my kindling too;
My cup prevailed, though it was lofty, and my cup
my anguish has departed, and my gain has come,
My woe turned away, and my profit drew near.
إِذاwhen رَأَيتُI saw الشَمسَthe sun المُنيرَةَradiant فيin رَأearly part (word begins)
إِذا رَأَيتُ الشَمسَ المُنيرَةَ في رَأ
دِearly part (word ends) الضُحىthe forenoon تَحتَbeneath لَيلِthe night of شَعرِthe hair of اِبنِIbn (son of) صُبحِSubh
دِ الضُحى تَحتَ لَيلِ شَعرِ اِبنِ صُبحِ
when I see the radiant sun in early
When I see the brilliant sun in the morning
forenoon beneath the night of Ibn Subh’s hair.
Under the night of Ibn Subhi's hair,
مُشهِرٌunsheathing فيin لِحاظِهِhis glances حَدَّthe edge of سَيفٍa sword
مُشهِرٌ في لِحاظِهِ حَدَّ سَيفٍ
مُشرِعٌleveling مِنfrom قَوامِهِhis upright figure قَدَّthe length of رُمحِa spear
مُشرِعٌ مِن قَوامِهِ قَدَّ رُمحِ
In his glances he unsheathes a sword’s edge;
Brandishing the edge of a sword in its sheath,
from his upright figure he levels a spear’s shaft.
Opening from his stature the length of a spear,
إِنif يَكُنis وَجهُهhis face حَوىcontains كُلَّall حُسنٍbeauty
إِن يَكُن وَجهُه حَوى كُلَّ حُسنٍ
فَعَذوليthen my reprover فيهِconcerning him حَوىcontains كُلَّall قُبحِugliness
فَعَذولي فيهِ حَوى كُلَّ قُبحِ
If his face holds all beauty,
If his face contained all beauty,
then my reprover over him holds all ugliness.
Then my blame contained all ugliness.
ياO دُموعيmy tears سُحّيpour forth عَلىover الخَدِّthe cheek وَجداًin longing
يا دُموعي سُحّي عَلى الخَدِّ وَجداً
ماnot مِنَof العَدلِjustice فيin الهَوىlove أَنthat تَشِحّيyou be sparing
ما مِنَ العَدلِ في الهَوى أَن تَشِحّي
O my tears, pour over my cheek in longing;
O my tears, flow plentifully down my cheek in love-pain!
it is not just in love for you to be sparing.
There is no justice in love that you should be stingy.
ماnot تَثَنّىswayed فيin الدِرعِthe armor بِالسَيفِwith the sword وَالخوand the helmet (word begins)
ما تَثَنّى في الدِرعِ بِالسَيفِ وَالخو
ذَةِhelmet (word ends) وَالرُمحِand the spear راغِبٌdesirous فيof الصُلحِpeace
ذَةِ وَالرُمحِ راغِبٌ في الصُلحِ
No one sways in armor with sword and helmet,
He who bends not in mail with sword, helmet, and spear,
and lance, while seeking peace.
Is no lover of peace.
خالَفَdefied الشَرعَsacred law فَاِستَباحَso he deemed lawful دَمَthe blood of الناthe people (word begins)
خالَفَ الشَرعَ فَاِستَباحَ دَمَ النا
سِpeople (word ends) فَفيهِso concerning him الهَوىlove طَويلُlengthy الشَرحِthe explanation
سِ فَفيهِ الهَوى طَويلُ الشَرحِ
He defied sacred law and deemed people’s blood lawful;
He transgressed the law, shedding people's blood unlawfully,
so love for him takes long explaining.
So in him desire is of ample extent.
أَسكَرَتناintoxicated us جُفونُهُhis eyelids السودُblack لَكِنbut
أَسكَرَتنا جُفونُهُ السودُ لَكِن
سَلّunsheathed بيضgleaming السُيوفِthe swords ياO صاحِfriend نُصحيmy counsel
سَلّ بيض السُيوفِ يا صاحِ نُصحي
His black eyelids have intoxicated us, but
His black eyelids have intoxicated us, yet
my counsel, friend, has unsheathed gleaming swords.
Unleash, O preacher of my advice, the white swords!
إنif يَعُدreturns عاذِلٌa reprover إِلىto العَذلِreproach فيهِconcerning him
إن يَعُد عاذِلٌ إِلى العَذلِ فيهِ
لَمdid not أَدَعI forgo عَركَrubbing أُذنِهِhis ear بِالمِلحِwith salt
لَم أَدَع عَركَ أُذنِهِ بِالمِلحِ
If a reprover returns to reproaching me over him,
If a blamer returns to blame,
I shall not forgo rubbing his ear with salt.
I spare not his ear with sarcasm.
كادَalmost بِاللَمعِwith gleaming يَذهَبُtakes away الثَغرthe mouth بِالأبwith the eyes (word begins)
كادَ بِاللَمعِ يَذهَبُ الثَغر بِالأب
صارِeyes (word ends) وَالطَرفُand the gaze فاتِنٌbewitching بِاللَمحِwith a fleeting glance
صارِ وَالطَرفُ فاتِنٌ بِاللَمحِ
His mouth almost takes away sight with its gleam,
The glance all but takes away the mouth with the eyes,
and his gaze bewitches with a fleeting glance.
And the charming glance is enchanting at a glance.
ماnot وَقاهُprotected him الإِلَهُGod شحّاًstinginess بِوَصلٍin granting union
ما وَقاهُ الإِلَهُ شحّاً بِوَصلٍ
وَهوَand he مَعdespite ذاكَthat مُفلِحٌsuccessful بِالشُحِّthrough stinginess
وَهوَ مَع ذاكَ مُفلِحٌ بِالشُحِّ
God has not shielded him from stinginess in granting union,
God did not prevent him from union in avarice,
yet, for all that, he prospers through stinginess.
Yet he, despite that, prospers in withholding.
إِنindeed صَوميmy fast عَنهُfrom him كَصَومِlike the fast of النَصارىthe Christians
إِن صَومي عَنهُ كَصَومِ النَصارى
لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge مَتىwhen أَرىI see عيدَthe feast of فِصحيmy Easter
لَيتَ شِعري مَتى أَرى عيدَ فِصحي
Indeed, my fast from him is like the Christians’ fast;
My fasting from him is like Christians' fasting -
would that I knew when I shall see my Easter feast!
Would that I knew when I shall see the feast of my desire!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.