عادَreturned الهَوىlove بِظِباءِthrough the gazelles of مَكMecca (first part)
عادَ الهَوى بِظِباءِ مَك
كَةَMecca (completion) لِلقُلوبِto the hearts كَماas بَداهاfirst began with them
كَةَ لِلقُلوبِ كَما بَداها
Love returned through the gazelles of Mecca,
Love has returned with the gazelles of Mecca
to hearts, as it first took hold of them.
As it appeared to yearning hearts
وَخَبَتand died down عَليكَupon you مِنىًMina تَباtorments (first part)
وَخَبَت عَليكَ مِنىً تَبا
ريحَtorments (completion) الغَرامِpassion وَماand what زَهاهاstirred them
ريحَ الغَرامِ وَما زَهاها
And at Mina, for you, died down
And the passion of love has set upon me
the torments of passion and all that had stirred them.
The winds of desire and its embellishments
طَرَباًrapture عَلىupon طَرَبٍrapture بِهاthrough her
طَرَباً عَلى طَرَبٍ بِها
ياO دينَbondage of قَلبِكَyour heart مِنfrom جَواهاburning longing for her
يا دينَ قَلبِكَ مِن جَواها
Rapture upon rapture through her—
With confusion upon confusion through it
oh, your heart's bondage to its burning longing for her!
Oh religion of your heart from its passions
إِنّيindeed I عَلِقتُI fell in love عَلىat مِنىًMina
إِنّي عَلِقتُ عَلى مِنىً
لَمياءَa dark-lipped woman يَقتُلُنيkills me لَماهاher lips' dark hue
لَمياءَ يَقتُلُني لَماها
Indeed, at Mina I fell in love with
I have clung to a wish
a dark-lipped woman: her lips' dark hue kills me.
Of tender water that kills me with its touch
راحَتshe departed مَعَwith الغِزلانِthe gazelles قَدalready
راحَت مَعَ الغِزلانِ قَد
لَعِبَتshe toyed بِقَلبيwith my heart ماas much as كَفاهاsatisfied her
لَعِبَت بِقَلبي ما كَفاها
She departed with the gazelles, having
It has gone with the gazelles after
toyed with my heart to her heart's content.
It toyed with my heart without tiring
تَبغيshe seeks الثَوابَreward فَمُهجَتيthen my heart
تَبغي الثَوابَ فَمُهجَتي
هَذيthis القَريحَةُwounded one مَنwho رَماهاshot it
هَذي القَريحَةُ مَن رَماها
She seeks reward; then this heart of mine—
You seek reward so my love
this wounded one—who shot it?
Is this poem that shot it
تَزهوshe vaunts herself عَلىabove تِلكَthose الظِباthe gazelles (first part)
تَزهو عَلى تِلكَ الظِبا
ءِgazelles (completion) فَلَيتَso would that شِعريmy knowledge مَنwho أَباهاfathered her
ءِ فَلَيتَ شِعري مَن أَباها
She vaunts herself above those gazelles—
It grazes upon those gazelles
would that I knew who fathered her!
If only I knew who herded them
وَقَفَhalted الهَوىlove بيwith me عِندَهاbeside her
وَقَفَ الهَوى بي عِندَها
وَسَرَتand journeyed away بِقَلبيwith my heart مُقلَتاهاher two eyes
وَسَرَت بِقَلبي مُقلَتاها
Love halted me beside her,
Love stopped me next to it
and her two eyes carried my heart away.
And my heart silently stole away with it
بَرَدَتshe cooled عَلَيَّupon me كَأَنَّماas though
بَرَدَت عَلَيَّ كَأَنَّما
طَلُّdew الغَمامَةِthe cloud عارِضاهاher two cheeks
طَلُّ الغَمامَةِ عارِضاها
She brought me coolness, as though
It was cold to me as if
her two cheeks were a cloud's dew.
The veil of cloud masked its lightning
شَمسٌa sun أُقَبِّلُI kiss جيدَهاher neck
شَمسٌ أُقَبِّلُ جيدَها
يَومَthe day of النَوىseparation وَأُجِلُّand I revere فاهاher mouth
يَومَ النَوى وَأُجِلُّ فاها
A sun—I kiss her neck
A sun whose cheek I kiss
on the day of parting, and revere her mouth.
The day of intimacy and bare its mouth
وَأَذودُand I hold back قَلباًa heart ظامِئاًthirsty
وَأَذودُ قَلباً ظامِئاً
لَوif قيلَit were said وِردُكَyour watering-place ماnot عَداهاpassed beyond her
لَو قيلَ وِردُكَ ما عَداها
And I hold back a thirsty heart
And I protect a thirsty heart
that, told 'Your watering-place!' would go no farther than her.
As if it was said your drink is naught but it
وَلَوِand if اِستَطاعَit could لَقَدsurely جَرىflowed
وَلَوِ اِستَطاعَ لَقَد جَرى
مَجرىthe course of الوِشاحِthe sash عَلىover حَشاهاher waist
مَجرى الوِشاحِ عَلى حَشاها
And if it could, it would surely flow
If it could, it would have flowed
along her sash's course around her waist.
Like a cloak over its pebbles
ياO يَومَday of مُفتَرَقِthe parting of الرِفاthe companions (first part)
يا يَومَ مُفتَرَقِ الرِفا
قِcompanions (completion) تُرىI wonder تَعودُwill you return لِمُلتَقاهاfor meeting her
قِ تُرى تَعودُ لِمُلتَقاها
O day when companions parted,
Oh day of parting companions
will you return, I wonder, for a meeting with her?
Will you return to meet it?
قالَتshe said سَيَطرُقُكَwill visit you by night الخَياthe phantom (first part)
قالَت سَيَطرُقُكَ الخَيا
لُphantom (completion) مِنَfrom العَقيقِal-Aqiq عَلىdespite نَواهاher distance
لُ مِنَ العَقيقِ عَلى نَواها
She said her phantom would visit you by night
It said worries of love
from al-Aqiq, despite her distance.
Will leak from carnelian into its drink
فَعِديso promise بِطَيفِكِyour phantom's visit مُقلَةًan eye
فَعِدي بِطَيفِكِ مُقلَةً
إِنif غِبتِyou are absent تَطمُعُit longs فيfor كَراهاits sleep
إِن غِبتِ تَطمُعُ في كَراها
So promise your phantom to an eye
Return with your phantom if
that, if you are absent, yearns for sleep.
You are absent, so it hopes for your nearness
إِنّيindeed I شَرِبتُI drank مِنَof الهَوىlove
إِنّي شَرِبتُ مِنَ الهَوى
حَمراءَa red wine صَرَّفَpoured out ساقِياهاits two cupbearers
حَمراءَ صَرَّفَ ساقِياها
Indeed, I have drunk of love
I have drunk from love
a red wine poured by its two cupbearers.
A red wine its cupbearer poured
ياO سَرحَةًa spreading tree بِالقاعِupon the plain لَمnot
يا سَرحَةً بِالقاعِ لَم
يُبلَلbe wetted بِغَيرِwith other than دَميmy blood ثَراهاits soil
يُبلَل بِغَيرِ دَمي ثَراها
O spreading tree upon the plain, never
Oh gazelle in the meadow
has its soil been wetted with anything but my blood.
Whose ground is not damp except by my blood
مَمنوعَةًinaccessible لاnot ظِلُّهاits shade
مَمنوعَةً لا ظِلُّها
يَدنوcomes near إِلَيَّto me وَلاnor جَناهاits fruit
يَدنو إِلَيَّ وَلا جَناها
Inaccessible—neither its shade
Forbidden, neither its shade
comes near me, nor its fruit.
Comes near me nor its side
أَكَذاis it thus تَذوبُmelts away عَلَيكُمُfor you all
أَكَذا تَذوبُ عَلَيكُمُ
نَفسيmy soul وَماand not بَلَغَتhas attained مُناهاits desires
نَفسي وَما بَلَغَت مُناها
Is this how my soul melts away for you all,
Is this how my soul melts
without attaining its desires?
Over you and hasn't reached its purpose?
جَسَدٌa body يُقَلَّبُis turned over لِلضَنىbecause of wasting illness
جَسَدٌ يُقَلَّبُ لِلضَنى
بِيَدَيby the two hands of طُبَيَّبَةٍa little female physician سِواهاother than her
بِيَدَي طُبَيَّبَةٍ سِواها
A body turned over in wasting illness
A body tossed in anguish
by the hands of a little female healer other than her.
By the hands of others beside it
أَينَwhere الوُجوهُthe faces أُحِبُّهاI love them
أَينَ الوُجوهُ أُحِبُّها
وَأَوَدُّand I wish لَوif only أَنّيthat I فِداهاtheir ransom
وَأَوَدُّ لَو أَنّي فِداها
Where are the faces I love
Where are the faces I love
and wish I could ransom with my life?
And I wish I could ransom?
أُمسيI spend the evening لَهاfor them مُتَفَقِّداًsearching
أُمسي لَها مُتَفَقِّداً
فيamong العائِدينَthose visiting the sick وَلاand not أَراهاI see them
في العائِدينَ وَلا أَراها
I spend the evening searching for them
I miss them in the returning
among those visiting the sick, yet do not see them.
And do not see them
واهاًoh! وَلَولاand were it not أَنthat يَلوreproach (first part)
واهاً وَلَولا أَن يَلو
مَreproach (completion) اللائِمونَthe faultfinders لَقُلتُI would surely say آهاah!
مَ اللائِمونَ لَقُلتُ آها
Oh! Were it not that I would be reproached
Alas, if it weren't for
by the faultfinders, I would cry, 'Ah!'
The blamers, I would have said "Oh!"
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.