نَشَرَunfolded الرَبيعُspring لَناfor us مَطاوِيَthe folds of طيبِهِits fragrance
نَشَرَ الرَبيعُ لَنا مَطاوِيَ طيبِهِ
فَاِخضَرَّand so grew green ذاوِيَthe withered part of العَيشِlife مِنfrom تَرطيبِهِits moistening
فَاِخضَرَّ ذاوِيَ العَيشِ مِن تَرطيبِهِ
Spring unfolded for us the folds of its fragrance,
Spring has spread for us its fragrant meadows
and withered life grew green from its moistening.
So the downhearted are revived by its moisture
فَصلٌa season تَبَسَّمَsmiled مُسفِراًlifting the veil عنfrom حُسنِهِits beauty
فَصلٌ تَبَسَّمَ مُسفِراً عن حُسنِهِ
فيin إِثرِthe wake of فَصلٍa season لَجَّpersisted فيin تَقطيبِهِits frowning
في إِثرِ فَصلٍ لَجَّ في تَقطيبِهِ
A season smiled, lifting the veil from its beauty,
A season has smiled, unveiling its beauty
after a season that persisted in its frown.
After a season that was stern in its solemnity
هُوَit كَالإِمامِlike an imam فَكُلُّso every شَحرورٍblackbird عَلىupon
هُوَ كَالإِمامِ فَكُلُّ شَحرورٍ عَلى
فَنَنٍa bough بِمنبَرِهِwith its pulpit أَتىcame وَخَطيبِهِand its preacher
فَنَنٍ بِمنبَرِهِ أَتى وَخَطيبِهِ
It is like an imam; every blackbird upon
It is like the imam, so every little hill
a bough has brought its pulpit and its preacher.
Comes with its pulpit and its preacher
هُوَit كيمياوِيُّthe alchemist of الرَبيعِspring أَجادَexcelled فيin
هُوَ كيمياوِيُّ الرَبيعِ أَجادَ في
تَفضيضِهِsilvering it صُنعاًcraftsmanship وفيand in تَذهيبِهِgilding it
تَفضيضِهِ صُنعاً وفي تَذهيبِهِ
It is spring's alchemist, excelling in
It is the alchemist of spring who excelled
the craft of silvering it and gilding it.
In its composition and its refinement
تِلكَthose الدَراهِمُthe dirhams وَالدَنانيرُand the dinars الَّتيthat
تِلكَ الدَراهِمُ وَالدَنانيرُ الَّتي
فيin رَوضِهِits garden وَالدَوحُand the great trees فيamong مَضروبِهِits minted coinage
في رَوضِهِ وَالدَوحُ في مَضروبِهِ
Those are the dirhams and dinars that
Those are the dirhams and dinars
are in its garden, and the great trees are among its minted coins.
In its garden and the ink in its mint
وَأَنامِلُand the fingers of المُنثورِthe stock flowers مِنهُfrom it خَيَّمَتpitched their tents
وَأَنامِلُ المُنثورِ مِنهُ خَيَّمَت
فَحَثَتthen strewed عَلىupon الكافورِcamphor تُربَthe dust of عُيوبِهِits faults
فَحَثَت عَلى الكافورِ تُربَ عُيوبِهِ
And its stock flowers' fingers pitched their tents,
And the scattered enamel that
then strewed upon camphor the dust of its faults.
Sprinkled camphor to cover its flaws
بسَطspread الأَكُفَّthe palms كَعاشِقٍlike a lover يَدعوpraying إِلىto
بسَط الأَكُفَّ كَعاشِقٍ يَدعو إِلى
الرَحمَنِthe Merciful أَنthat يَحظىbe blessed بِوَصلِwith union حَبيبِهِhis beloved
الرَحمَنِ أَن يَحظى بِوَصلِ حَبيبِهِ
It spread its palms like a lover praying to
It has spread its palms like a lover who prays
the Merciful to attain union with his beloved.
To the Merciful to attain the union of his beloved
وَالوَردُand the rose كَالخَجلانِlike one blushing وَالمَنثورِand the stock flower مُسbeginning of 'shy'
وَالوَردُ كَالخَجلانِ وَالمَنثورِ مُس
تَحيٍكَصَبٍّend of 'shy'; like a lovesick lover مُبتَلىafflicted بِرَقيبِهِby his watcher
تَحيٍكَصَبٍّ مُبتَلى بِرَقيبِهِ
And the rose is like one blushing, and the stock flower is
The roses are like the shy, the scattered
shy, like a lovesick lover afflicted by his watcher.
Perplexed youth, watched over by his guardian
هَبَّblew النَسيمُthe breeze بِهِthrough it فَنَبَّهَand so awakened نائِمُthe sleeping ones of الthe (split prefix)
هَبَّ النَسيمُ بِهِ فَنَبَّهَ نائِمُ ال
زَهرِblossoms الأَنيقِthe lovely فَهَبَّand so awoke عِندَat هُبوبِهِits blowing
زَهرِ الأَنيقِ فَهَبَّ عِندَ هُبوبِهِ
The breeze blew through it and awakened the sleeping
The breeze stirred it and awoke the sleeping
lovely blossoms, which awoke when it blew.
Delicate blossoms that danced when it blew
إِنَّindeed النَسيمَthe breeze عَليلُهُits languid breath يُهديbrings as a gift إِلىto
إِنَّ النَسيمَ عَليلُهُ يُهدي إِلى
الصَبِّthe lovesick lover العَليلِthe ailing شِفاءهُhis cure بِطَبيبِهِthrough its physician
الصَبِّ العَليلِ شِفاءهُ بِطَبيبِهِ
Indeed, the breeze's languid breath brings to
Indeed, the breeze is its ailing lover who brings
the ailing lover his cure through its physician.
To the lovesick patient the cure through his doctor
ياah حَبَّذاhow lovely رَقصُthe dance of الغُصونِthe branches عَلىto غِناsinging (continued next line)
يا حَبَّذا رَقصُ الغُصونِ عَلى غِنا
ءِend of 'singing' الطَيرِthe birds حينَwhen أَجادَexcelled فيin تَطريبِهِits enchanting singing
ءِ الطَيرِ حينَ أَجادَ في تَطريبِهِ
Ah, how lovely the branches' dance to the singing
O how delightful is the dancing of the branches
of birds, when they excel in their enchanting song!
To the singing of the birds when they excel in their melodies
ياO مَنyou who يَلومُblame عَلىfor المُدامَةِwine شارِباًa drinker
يا مَن يَلومُ عَلى المُدامَةِ شارِباً
يَجنيreaps ثِمارَthe fruits of مُناهُhis desires مِنfrom مَشروبِهِhis drink
يَجني ثِمارَ مُناهُ مِن مَشروبِهِ
O you who blame a drinker for wine,
O you who blame the wine drinker
who reaps the fruits of his desires from his drink:
Who reaps the fruits he sows from his drink
دَعleave off عَذلَهُreproaching him إِنif كُنتَyou are ناصِحَهُhis well-wisher فَمِنfor part of
دَع عَذلَهُ إِن كُنتَ ناصِحَهُ فَمِن
تَهذيبِهِhis refinement عِصيانُdisobedience to ماwhat تَهذيyou babble بِهِabout it
تَهذيبِهِ عِصيانُ ما تَهذي بِهِ
leave off reproaching him if you are his well-wisher, for part of
Leave blaming him if you are his advisor
his refinement is to defy what you babble about.
For disobeying what you advise is part of refinement
إِنَّindeed المَلامَةَreproach لِلمُحِبِّdirected at the lover عَلىfor الهَوىpassion
إِنَّ المَلامَةَ لِلمُحِبِّ عَلى الهَوى
تُغريentices بِهِtoward it وَتَزيدُand increases فيin تَرغيبِهِarousing his desire
تُغري بِهِ وَتَزيدُ في تَرغيبِهِ
Indeed, reproaching the lover for his passion
Indeed, blaming the lover for his passion
entices him toward it and increases his desire.
Seduces him and increases his desire
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.