Claude 2

  1. أَتَطْمَعُ فِي الْوُدِّ مِنْ زاهِدِ

    وَأَيْنَ الْخَلِيُّ مِنَ الْواجِدِ

    Do you hope for love from an ascetic?

    Where is the destitute from the wealthy?

  2. وَكَمْ قَلَقْ لَكَ مِنْ ساكِنٍ

    عَلَى سَهَرٍ لَكَ مِنْ راقِدِ

    How much has the settled troubled you

    Staying up while you sleep?

  3. عَنانِي الْغَرامُ بِحُبِّ السَّقا

    مِ شَوْقاً إِلى ذلِكَ الْعائِدِ

    My passion has let me go crazy with love for wine

    Yearning for that which returns.

  4. وَقَدْ كُنْتُ جَلْداً أَبِيَّ الْقِيا

    دِ لَوْ أَنَّ غَيْرَ الْهَوى قائِدِي

    I used to have firm principles

    If it were not for love being my guide.

  5. وَمالِيَ فِي الدَّهْرِ مِنْ حامِدٍ

    إِذا لَمْ أَعُذْ بِعُلى حامِدِ

    In this life, I have no praiser

    If I do not seek refuge in the Most Praised.

  6. هُوَ الْبَدْرُ يُشْرِقُ لِلْمُسْتَنِيرِ

    هُوَ الْبَحْرُ يَزْخَرُ لِلوارِدِ

    He is the full moon shining for the enlightened one.

    He is the sea swarming for the visitor.

  7. تَجَمَّعَ فِيهِ خِلالُ الْكِرامِ

    وَقَد يُجْمَعُ الْفَضْلُ فِي واحِدِ

    In him is gathered the essence of nobility.

    Excellence may be gathered in one.

  8. فَتىً يحْجُبُ الْفَضْلَ عَنْ طالِبِيهِ

    وَلا يَحْجُبُ الرِّفْدَ عَنْ قاصَدِ

    A young man who hides his merit from its seekers

    Yet does not hide his gift from one who comes to him.

  9. يَدُلُّ عَلَى جُودِهِ بِشْرُهُ

    وَقَدْ يُعْرَفُ الرَّوْضُ بِالرّائِدِ

    His cheerfulness points to his generosity.

    And an orchard is known by its guide.

  10. وَيَنْطِقُ عَنْ بَأْسِهِ سَيْفُهُ

    بِشَيْطانِ فَتْكٍ لَهُ مارِدِ

    His sword speaks of his might

    With a fierce demon in its slash.

  11. وَمَنْ يَكُ مَوْلاهُ هذا الْمَجِيدُ

    يَكُنْ فَوْقَ كُلِّ فَتىً ماجِدِ

    And whoever has this glorious one as his master

    Is above every glorious man.