شَداsang الحَمامُthe doves فيin الحِمىthe protected grounds فَأَطرَباand stirred delight
شَدا الحَمامُ في الحِمى فَأَطرَبا
فَثَمَّand there لَمnot أَسطِعI could لِصَبريfor my patience طَلَباa seeking
فَثَمَّ لَم أَسطِع لِصَبري طَلَبا
The doves sang in the sanctuary and stirred delight;
The doves cooed in the protected area, enchanting,
and there I could not summon my patience.
Then I found I could not summon patience.
ذَكَّرنيreminded me جارِيَةًa maiden جائِزَةًpassing beyond
ذَكَّرني جارِيَةً جائِزَةً
حِجابَthe veil of عَقليmy reason إِذas تؤُمُّshe leads الرَبرَباthe gazelle herd
حِجابَ عَقلي إِذ تؤُمُّ الرَبرَبا
It reminded me of a maiden passing beyond
It reminded me of a permitted, prize-winning slave girl
the veil of my reason as she leads the herd of gazelles.
Who makes my reason veil tremble with her swaying.
تَهُزُّshe sways بِالقَدِّwith her figure قَضيباًa slender branch إِنif مَشَتshe walks
تَهُزُّ بِالقَدِّ قَضيباً إِن مَشَت
وَإِنand if رَنَتshe gazes بِاللَحظِwith her glance هَزَّتshe sways قُضُباbranches
وَإِن رَنَت بِاللَحظِ هَزَّت قُضُبا
When she walks, her figure sets a slender branch swaying;
She sways with her body, shaking a rod if she walks
and when she gazes, her glance sets branches swaying.
And if she glanced with her eyes, she shook rods.
مُرتَجةٌquivering أَردافُهاher hips مُهتَزَّةٌswaying
مُرتَجةٌ أَردافُها مُهتَزَّةٌ
أَعطافُهاher flanks كَالغُصنِlike a bough هَزَّتهُstirred it الصَباthe east wind
أَعطافُها كَالغُصنِ هَزَّتهُ الصَبا
Her hips quiver; swaying are
Her buttocks quiver, her sides sway
her flanks, like a bough stirred by the east wind,
Like a branch that the morning breeze shook.
ماwhat lies بَينَbetween أَسماءَAsma وَرَيّاand Rayya وَسُلَيand Sulayma (opening fragment)
ما بَينَ أَسماءَ وَرَيّا وَسُلَي
مَىSulayma (completion) وَالرَبابِand al-Rabab أُختِهاher sister وَزَينَباand Zaynab
مَى وَالرَبابِ أُختِها وَزَينَبا
among Asma, Rayya, and Sulayma,
Between Asma, Rayya, Sullayma,
and al-Rabab, her sister, and Zaynab.
Maya, Rababa her sister, and Zaynab,
بُدِّلتُI was given in exchange مِنfrom بَعدِafter الغُرابِthe raven الحاthe pitch-black (opening fragment) لِكpitch-black (completion) الthe
بُدِّلتُ مِن بَعدِ الغُرابِ الحا لِك ال
لَونِcolor عَلىdespite رَغمِيَmy reluctance بازاًa hawk أَشهَباgray-white
لَونِ عَلى رَغمِيَ بازاً أَشهَبا
I was given, in place of the raven, pitch-black
After the passing raven I was changed
in color, against my will, a gray-white hawk.
To grey against my will, though white.
فَنَفَّرَand drove away البيضَthe fair women بَياضُthe whiteness of الشَيبِgray hair وَالand the
فَنَفَّرَ البيضَ بَياضُ الشَيبِ وَال
بيضُfair women يُعادينَthey oppose العِذارَthe sideburns الأَشيَباgraying
بيضُ يُعادينَ العِذارَ الأَشيَبا
The whiteness of gray hair drove the fair women away; and the
The whiteness of old age startled the white
fair women abhor graying sideburns.
And white is hostile to grey, aged.
فَهاso here أَناI القائِلُthe one saying مِنfrom فَقدِthe loss of الصِباyouth
فَها أَنا القائِلُ مِن فَقدِ الصِبا
واah أَسَفاmy sorrow واah حَزَناmy grief واah حَرَباmy ruin
وا أَسَفا وا حَزَنا وا حَرَبا
So here I am, lamenting my lost youth:
So here I am, saying in loss of youth
Ah, my sorrow! Ah, my grief! Ah, my ruin!
Woe, sorrow, and battles!
وَلَيسَand not يَهوَينَthey love سِوىexcept مَنone who وَجهُهُhis face
وَلَيسَ يَهوَينَ سِوى مَن وَجهُهُ
كَوَجهِlike the face of شَمسِShams الدينِal-Din حُسناًin beauty قايَباmatched
كَوَجهِ شَمسِ الدينِ حُسناً قايَبا
And they love none but one whose face
I desire only she whose face
is like Shams al-Din's, matching it in beauty.
Is lovely as the sun of the faith.
شَمسُa sun ضُحىًmidmorning بَدرa full moon دُجىًnight's darkness لَيثa lion وَغىًbattle
شَمسُ ضُحىً بَدر دُجىً لَيث وَغىً
غَيثُa rain of جدىًbounty سَيفa sword of رَدىًdeath ماضيkeen الشَباthe edges
غَيثُ جدىً سَيف رَدىً ماضي الشَبا
A sun at midmorning, a full moon in darkness, a lion in battle;
Sun of morning, full moon of night, lion in zeal,
a rain of bounty, a sword of death, keen of edge.
Help in hardship, sword in strife - his youth is gone!
أَحسَنُthe best of خَلقِthe creatures of اللَهِGod طُرّاًall خُلُقاًin character
أَحسَنُ خَلقِ اللَهِ طُرّاً خُلُقاً
أَجمَلُهُمthe fairest of them خلقاًin form وأَوفَىand the most accomplished أَدَباin refinement
أَجمَلُهُم خلقاً وأَوفَى أَدَبا
The best of all God's creatures in character,
Most beautiful of God's creations, in lineage and manners,
the fairest of them in form, the most accomplished in refinement.
Loveliest and best mannered of them in manners and breeding.
ماnot اللَّيثُthe lion عَنon behalf of أَشبالِهِhis cubs مُحامِياًdefending
ما اللَّيثُ عَن أَشبالِهِ مُحامِياً
يثنيturns back الخَميسَthe army ناكِصاًretreating إِنif وَثَباhe springs
يثني الخَميسَ ناكِصاً إِن وَثَبا
No lion guarding his cubs,
No lion turns from his cubs to protect them
turning an army back in retreat when he springs,
If the fateful fifth of the week pounces.
غَضبانَenraged مِنfrom among أسدِthe lions of الشَرىal-Shara مُزَمجِراًgrowling
غَضبانَ مِن أسدِ الشَرى مُزَمجِراً
مَجَرمِزاًcrouching باديbaring النُيوبَthe fangs أَغلَباthick-necked
مَجَرمِزاً بادي النُيوبَ أَغلَبا
a raging lion of al-Shara, growling,
Furious at the lion of the meadow, roaring,
crouching, fangs bared, thick-necked,
Baring his fangs, overwhelming in strength,
يَختَطِفُsnatches الأَبطالَthe champions مِنfrom سُروجِهاtheir saddles
يَختَطِفُ الأَبطالَ مِن سُروجِها
بِكَفِّهِwith his paw حَتّىuntil تَعَضَّthey bite التُرُباthe dust
بِكَفِّهِ حَتّى تَعَضَّ التُرُبا
snatching champions from their saddles
Snatching heroes from their saddles
with his paw until they bite the dust,
With his palm until the dust stirs.
يَوماًever بِأَوفىgreater مِنهُthan he فيin الحَربِwar سُطاًin might
يَوماً بِأَوفى مِنهُ في الحَربِ سُطاً
فَمَنso whoever يُلاقِهِmeets him يُلاقِmeets الحَرَباruin
فَمَن يُلاقِهِ يُلاقِ الحَرَبا
is ever mightier than he in the onslaught of war;
One day, truer than him in war loosing his horse,
so whoever meets him meets ruin.
Who meets him, meets war!
وَلاnor السَحابُthe cloud هامِياًpouring رَبابُهُits cloudbanks
وَلا السَحابُ هامِياً رَبابُهُ
مُنبَجِساًgushing مُثعَنجِراًpouring copiously مُنسَكِباspilling forth
مُنبَجِساً مُثعَنجِراً مُنسَكِبا
Nor is a cloud, its cloudbanks pouring,
Not even a lowering raincloud, its ropes swaying,
gushing, pouring copiously, cascading,
Gushing, thundering, pouring down,
قامَتstood up لَهُbefore it السُهولُthe plains وَالحزونُand the rugged uplands إِجreverence (opening fragment)
قامَت لَهُ السُهولُ وَالحزونُ إِج
لالاًreverence (completion) وَحُلَّتand were loosened فَرَحاًin joy بِهِat it الحُباthe knee-clasping bands
لالاً وَحُلَّت فَرَحاً بِهِ الحُبا
before which the plains and rugged uplands stand in
The plains and valleys rise up for him
reverence, and knee-bands are loosened in joy at it,
Rejoicing, and the loved ones are delighted with him.
دَناdrew near مُسِفّاًhanging low ساحِباًtrailing هَيدَبَهُits rain-fringe
دَنا مُسِفّاً ساحِباً هَيدَبَهُ
معانِقاًembracing بِالسَيلِwith the flood أَعناقَthe necks of الرُباthe hills
معانِقاً بِالسَيلِ أَعناقَ الرُبا
drawing near, hanging low, trailing its rain-fringe,
He approaches, dragging his train, embracing
embracing the hills' necks with its flood,
The torrents' necks with his flood.
يَوماًever بأنَدىmore bountiful مِنthan يَمينِهِhis right hand إِذاwhen
يَوماً بأنَدى مِن يَمينِهِ إِذا
وافاهُcame to him مَنsomeone who يَسأَلُهُasks him أَنto يَهَباgive
وافاهُ مَن يَسأَلُهُ أَن يَهَبا
ever more bountiful than his right hand when
One day when his right hand is readiest
someone comes to him, asking him to give.
To give to whoever asks him.
يَقولُsays لِلعُفاةِto bounty-seekers حُسنُthe beauty of بشرِهِhis cheerful expression
يَقولُ لِلعُفاةِ حُسنُ بشرِهِ
أَهلاًwelcome وَسَهلاًand be at ease بِكُمُto you all وَمَرحَباand welcome
أَهلاً وَسَهلاً بِكُمُ وَمَرحَبا
His gracious smile says to those seeking bounty:
His good-looking face says to the weak,
Welcome to you! Be at ease, and welcome!
"Hello and welcome to you, greetings!"
صَحَّحَproved true عِلمَthe science of الكيمياءِalchemy مَدحُهُpraising him
صَحَّحَ عِلمَ الكيمياءِ مَدحُهُ
فَفيهِso in it قَضَّيتُI spent زَمانيmy time عَجَباin wonder
فَفيهِ قَضَّيتُ زَماني عَجَبا
Praising him has proved the science of alchemy true;
In praise of him, chemistry's principles are corrected
so I have spent my time at it in wonder.
And so in it I have passed my amazing time.
نُهديwe offer لَهُto him المَديحَthe praise فيon أَوراقِهِits sheets of paper
نُهدي لَهُ المَديحَ في أَوراقِهِ
فَنَأخُذُand so we receive الوِرقَthe silver بِهِin exchange for it وَالذَهَباand the gold
فَنَأخُذُ الوِرقَ بِهِ وَالذَهَبا
We offer him praise on its sheets of paper,
We give him this eulogy in its lines
and receive silver and gold in exchange for it.
And so take the paper and the gold for it.
أَلقىcast عَلَيهِupon him رَبُّناour Lord مَحَبَّةًlove
أَلقى عَلَيهِ رَبُّنا مَحَبَّةً
مِنهُfrom Him فَأَضحىand so he became فيamong الوَرىhumankind مُحَبَّباbeloved
مِنهُ فَأَضحى في الوَرى مُحَبَّبا
Our Lord bestowed upon him love
Our Lord has given him a love
from Himself, so he became beloved among humankind.
Through which in the world he is loved.
سَمَتrose high بِهِwith him هِمَّتُهُhis resolve فَصارَand so he became فيin
سَمَت بِهِ هِمَّتُهُ فَصارَ في
اللَّفظِspeech الفَصيحِeloquent مُعرِباًclear in expression وَمُغرِباand strikingly original
اللَّفظِ الفَصيحِ مُعرِباً وَمُغرِبا
His resolve raised him, and he became, in
His ambition carried him so he became
eloquent speech, clear in expression and strikingly original.
Eloquent in speech, Arabizing and Islamizing.
أَضحىbecame بِهِthrough him الإِسلامُIslam مَنصوراًvictorious وَوَلand turned away (opening fragment)
أَضحى بِهِ الإِسلامُ مَنصوراً وَوَل
لَىturned away (completion) الشِركُpolytheism لاnot يَلفِتُturns جيداًa neck هَرَباin flight
لَى الشِركُ لا يَلفِتُ جيداً هَرَبا
Through him Islam became victorious, and
Through him Islam became victorious while
polytheism turned away, fleeing without turning its neck.
Polytheism turned away, not glancing back in flight.
سَدَّsecured ثُغورَthe frontiers of السِلمِpeace لَكِنbut هَدَّdemolished ثَغstronghold (opening fragment)
سَدَّ ثُغورَ السِلمِ لَكِن هَدَّ ثَغ
رَstronghold (completion) الكُفرِunbelief مِنthrough تَقويضِهِhis dismantling ماwhat طَنَّباhad firmly erected
رَ الكُفرِ مِن تَقويضِهِ ما طَنَّبا
He secured the frontiers of peace, but razed the stronghold
He closed the frontiers of peace, but smashed the
of unbelief, dismantling what it had firmly erected.
Encroachments of unbelief, leaving no loose end.
لاmay never زالَcease to be شَمسُShams الدينِal-Din فيin سَعادَةٍhappiness
لا زالَ شَمسُ الدينِ في سَعادَةٍ
ماas long as أَبدَتِreveals السَماءُthe sky لَيلاًat night كَوكَباa star
ما أَبدَتِ السَماءُ لَيلاً كَوكَبا
May Shams al-Din ever remain in happiness,
Still the sun of the faith lives happily
as long as the sky reveals a star at night.
As long as the sky displays no night star.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.