اِنفِdispel بِالخَمرِwith wine نَعسَةَthe drowsiness المَخمورِof the drunkard
اِنفِ بِالخَمرِ نَعسَةَ المَخمورِ
وَاِسقِand give drink to يَحيىYahya كَبيرنَاour elder بِالكَبيرِwith the large cup
وَاِسقِ يَحيى كَبيرنَا بِالكَبيرِ
Dispel the drunkard’s drowsiness with wine,
Pour the drunkard some wine to relieve his drowsiness,
and serve Yahya, our elder, a large cup
And serve our elder Yahya a full cup.
مِنof سُلافchoice wine تُديرُit winds طَوقاًa necklace مِنَof الدُّرpearls (continued)
مِن سُلاف تُديرُ طَوقاً مِنَ الدُّر
رِcompletion of “pearls” عَلَيهاaround itself مفَصَّلاًinterspersed بِشُذورِwith gold beads
رِ عَلَيها مفَصَّلاً بِشُذورِ
of choice wine that winds a necklace of pearls
Of necklaces that turn into rings of pearls
around itself, interspersed with gold beads.
Set onto it elaborately with studs.
عَمَرَتit lived long وَالزَّمانُwhile Time فيin حِجرِthe lap of أمa mother
عَمَرَت وَالزَّمانُ في حِجرِ أم
فَضَّلتهاshe favored it بِالبِرِّwith kindness وَالتَّوقيرِand reverence
فَضَّلتها بِالبِرِّ وَالتَّوقيرِ
It was old when Time lay in a mother’s lap—
She lived a full life while time was in its infancy,
a mother who favored it with kindness and reverence.
I favoured her with righteousness and reverence.
فَدَّمتهاthey strained it المُرابِياتُthe nurses مِنَof الدَّهTime (continued)
فَدَّمتها المُرابِياتُ مِنَ الدَّه
رِcompletion of “Time” فَأَبقَتso they left قَليلَةa little مِنof كَثيرِmuch
رِ فَأَبقَت قَليلَة مِن كَثيرِ
Time’s nurses have strained it,
The passing years assailed her with sorrows
leaving a little of what was much.
Yet she retained little of the plentiful.
لَستُI am not فيin وَصفِهاdescribing it بِبالِغِattaining شَيءٍanything
لَستُ في وَصفِها بِبالِغِ شَيءٍ
غَيرَexcept أَنِّيthat I أُقِرُّconfess بِالتَّقصيرِto falling short
غَيرَ أَنِّي أُقِرُّ بِالتَّقصيرِ
I achieve nothing in describing it
I cannot sufficiently describe her,
except to confess that I fall short.
Except to admit I fall short.
فَإِذاso when الكَأسُthe cup أَقبَلَتcomes forward فَبِنَوعَيthen with two kinds (continued)
فَإِذا الكَأسُ أَقبَلَت فَبِنَوعَي
نِcompletion of “two kinds” سُلافٍchoice wine مُعَتَّقٍaged وَسُرورِand joy
نِ سُلافٍ مُعَتَّقٍ وَسُرورِ
So when the cup comes round, it brings two things:
So when the cup arrives adorned
aged choice wine and joy.
With aged wine and joy,
غَيرَexcept أَنَّthat السُّلافَthe choice wine تُبصِرُهُsees it العَيthe eye (continued)
غَيرَ أَنَّ السُّلافَ تُبصِرُهُ العَي
نُcompletion of “the eye” وَهذاwhile this يُرىis seen بِعَينِwith the eye of الضَّميرِthe mind
نُ وَهذا يُرى بِعَينِ الضَّميرِ
Yet the choice wine is seen by the eye,
The eye perceives the wine
while this is seen with the mind’s eye.
While the inner eye sees this.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.