لاdo not تَصُدُّواturn away فرُبَّماfor perhaps ماتَdied صَداof thirst
لا تَصُدُّوا فرُبَّما ماتَ صَدا
مُستَهامٌlove-crazed لِسَلْوَةٍfor solace ماnot تَصَدّىsought
مُستَهامٌ لِسَلْوَةٍ ما تَصَدّى
Do not turn away, for one may die of thirst—
Do not reject, for perhaps rejection leads to death,
love-crazed, having never sought solace.
While the rejected was seeking solace, undeterred by rejection.
جَعَلَmade السهْدَsleeplessness فيin رضاكُمyour favor كراهُhis slumber
جَعَلَ السهْدَ في رضاكُم كراهُ
واكْتَسىand clothed himself فيin هَواكُمُlove for you السُّقمsickness بُرْداa cloak
واكْتَسى في هَواكُمُ السُّقم بُرْدا
He made sleeplessness his slumber to please you,
He found disfavor in your pleasure and dressed
and wore sickness as a cloak for love of you.
In the garb of sickness due to your love's coldness.
رامَtried أنto يُخْفِيَconceal الغَرامpassion ولَكِنand yet
رامَ أن يُخْفِيَ الغَرام ولَكِن
لَمْdid not يَجِدْfind مِنfrom إبْداءrevealing خَافِيهits hidden part بُدّاany escape
لَمْ يَجِدْ مِن إبْداء خَافِيه بُدّا
He tried to conceal his passion, and yet
He wanted to hide his passion yet
found no escape from revealing its secret.
He could find no escape from revealing his secret.
كُلّماwhenever هبّتblew الصَّباthe east wind ذَكَرَrecalled الشّوْthe longing (first part)
كُلّما هبّت الصَّبا ذَكَرَ الشّوْ
قَcompletion of 'longing' ففاضَتso overflowed عَيْناهُhis eyes شَوْقاًwith yearning وَوَجْداand ardor
قَ ففاضَت عَيْناهُ شَوْقاً وَوَجْدا
Whenever the east wind blew, he recalled longing,
Whenever the breeze blew, memories of passion
so his eyes overflowed with yearning and ardor.
Flooded his eyes with yearning and ardour.
وإِذاand when بارِقٌa lightning flash تَألّقgleamed فِيin المُزْthe rainclouds (first part)
وإِذا بارِقٌ تَألّق فِي المُزْ
نِcompletion of 'rainclouds' حكىimitated ذاthis وذاكand that وَدْقاًrainfall ووَقْداand flame
نِ حكى ذا وذاك وَدْقاً ووَقْدا
And when lightning flashed amid the rainclouds,
When lightning flashed in the cloud,
he matched them both in downpour and flame.
It told of this and that, kindling and flames.
ياoh سقَىmay water اللّهGod للرُّصافَةfor al-Rusafa عَهْداًan era
يا سقَى اللّه للرُّصافَة عَهْداً
كَنَسيمlike a breeze الصَّباthe east wind يَرِقُّis gentle ويَنْدىand is dewy
كَنَسيم الصَّبا يَرِقُّ ويَنْدى
Oh, may God water the days of al-Rusafa,
O Allah, grant the land of Rusafa pleasant days
like the east wind's breeze, gentle and dewy,
Like the gentle breeze, soft and dewy.
وَجِنَاناًand gardens فيهاin them أهيمُI wander lovesick حنَاناًin tender longing
وَجِنَاناً فيها أهيمُ حنَاناً
بَيْدَbut أنيthat I حُرمْتُI was denied فِيهِنّin them خُلْداan endless stay
بَيْدَ أني حُرمْتُ فِيهِنّ خُلْدا
and gardens where I lose myself in longing,
And gardens where I wander, infatuated,
though I was denied an endless stay within them—
Although I am deprived of dwelling in them forever.
مُسْتَهِلاًpouring down كأدْمُعيlike my tears يَوْمthe day ودّعْbade farewell (first part)
مُسْتَهِلاً كأدْمُعي يَوْم ودّعْ
تُI (verb ending) ثَرَاهاits soil النّفّاحَfragrance-wafting مِسْكاًmusk ونَداand dew
تُ ثَرَاها النّفّاحَ مِسْكاً ونَدا
with rain pouring like my tears the day I bade farewell
Setting out while my tears, like drops of musk and amber,
to its soil, wafting musk and dew.
Were shed by the puffing wind the day we parted.
ليتَwould that شِعريmy knowing هلwhether يَرْجِعُbrings back الدّهرُtime عَيْشاًa life
ليتَ شِعري هل يَرْجِعُ الدّهرُ عَيْشاً
يَشْهَدُbears witness الطيبُsweetness أنهthat it كانَwas شُهْداhoney
يَشْهَدُ الطيبُ أنه كانَ شُهْدا
Would that I knew: will time bring back a life
I wonder, will time bring back the days
whose sweetness bears witness that it was honey,
When sweet life bore witness that it was bliss?
وَمَجَالاًand an expanse لِرَوضَةٍfor a garden منof غَديرa pool
وَمَجَالاً لِرَوضَةٍ من غَدير
تَبْتَغِيyou seek لِلْمرادِfor the desired end فيهاin it مَرَداa place of return
تَبْتَغِي لِلْمرادِ فيها مَرَدا
and, for a garden, the expanse of a pool,
And open space in a meadow with a stream
where you seek a haven for your desire?
Where our wishes could find respite?
حَيْثُwhere كُنّاwe used to نُغَازِلُflirt with النّرجِسَthe narcissus الغَضthe tender (first part)
حَيْثُ كُنّا نُغَازِلُ النّرجِسَ الغَض
ضَcompletion of 'tender' جُفُوناًeyelids ونَهْصُرand we bend الآسَthe myrtle قَدّاa slender figure
ضَ جُفُوناً ونَهْصُر الآسَ قَدّا
Where we flirted with the tender narcissus's
Where we would flirt with the narcissi, their lids still dewy,
eyelids, and bent the myrtle's slender form;
And gingerly step over the myrtle's branches.
وتُناغيand coo to الحَدائِقُthe gardens العَيْنَthe eye آداcourtesies (first part)
وتُناغي الحَدائِقُ العَيْنَ آدا
باًcompletion of 'courtesies' كَماjust as تُنْضَدare arrayed الأزاهرُthe blossoms نَضْداin order
باً كَما تُنْضَد الأزاهرُ نَضْدا
and the gardens cooed courtesies to the eye,
The gardens would wink at the eye
as blossoms are arrayed in order,
As flowers are piled up in a heap.
تَحْتَbeneath ليلٍa night منthrough حُسْنِهits beauty كَنَهارٍlike a day
تَحْتَ ليلٍ من حُسْنِه كَنَهارٍ
قُطَّwas cut منfrom صيغَةthe mold الشّبابyouth وَقداradiance
قُطَّ من صيغَة الشّباب وَقدا
beneath a night as beautiful as day,
Under a night as lovely as daylight,
a radiance cut from the mold of youth;
When youth was clipped of its bloom and prime.
والثرَياand the Pleiades بجانِبbeside البَدْرِthe full moon تحْكيresemble
والثرَيا بجانِب البَدْرِ تحْكي
راحَةًa palm أوْمَأَتْgestured لِتَلْطِمَto slap خَداa cheek
راحَةً أوْمَأَتْ لِتَلْطِمَ خَدا
and the Pleiades beside the full moon resembled
And Pleiades beside the moon telling
a palm gesturing to slap a cheek.
Of comforts, signalling the waves to surge.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.