شاهدتI saw بدريmy full moon فيin البهاsplendor ينجليbecoming visible
شاهدت بدري في البها ينجلي
فقلتso I said ياO شمسsun النهارthe day اخجليbe ashamed
فقلت يا شمس النهار اخجلي
I saw my full moon emerge in splendor.
I saw the full moon shining in the sky,
So I said, 'O sun of day, be ashamed!'
So I said: O sun of the day, be shy!
ياO حبّbeloved قلبيmy heart قدalready غداbecame فيin خطرdanger
يا حبّ قلبي قد غدا في خطر
وماand not قضىsatisfied بالوَصلthrough union منكfrom you الوطرthe longing
وما قضى بالوَصل منك الوطر
O beloved, my heart has fallen into danger,
O love of my heart, now in danger you lie,
and has not satisfied its longing through union with you.
No intimate union with you have I.
متىwhen تزورyou visit منزليmy home ياO قمرmoon
متى تزور منزلي يا قمر
متىwhen نزورwe visit ياO قمرmoon منزليmy home
متى نزور يا قمر منزلي
When will you visit my home, O moon?
When will you visit my home, O moon?
When shall we visit, O moon, my home?
When will we visit, O moon, my home?
ياO مَنone who حمتguarded عيناهhis two eyes منهfrom him الخدودthe cheeks
يا مَن حمت عيناه منه الخدود
جرحتyou wounded قلبيmy heart بالنوىthrough separation والصدودand rejection
جرحت قلبي بالنوى والصدود
O you whose eyes have guarded the cheeks from him,
O you whose cheeks hid his eyes from view,
you wounded my heart with separation and rejection.
You've wounded my heart with refusal and rue.
متىwhen أراكI see you عدتyou returned ليto me ياO شرودelusive one
متى أراك عدت لي يا شرود
متىwhen أراكI see you ياO شرودelusive one عدتyou returned ليto me
متى أراك يا شرود عدت لي
When will I see you returned to me, O elusive one?
When will I see you return, O whim?
When will I see you, O elusive one, returned to me?
When will I see you return, my whim?
أشمتyou made others gloat حبيmy beloved عُذّليmy reproachers بالجفاthrough coldness
أشمت حبي عُذّلي بالجفا
كدّرتyou clouded عيشيmy life بعدماafter قدalready صفاbecame clear
كدّرت عيشي بعدما قد صفا
You made my reproachers gloat, my love, through coldness.
My love, you blame me, how unjust!
You clouded my life after it had grown clear.
You've disturbed my peace after it was just.
متىwhen تسوءyou dismay عُذّليmy reproachers بالوفاthrough faithfulness
متى تسوء عُذّلي بالوفا
متىwhen تسوءyou dismay بالوفاthrough faithfulness عذّليmy reproachers
متى تسوء بالوفا عذّلي
When will you dismay my reproachers with faithfulness?
When will your blame turn to kindness?
When will you, with faithfulness, dismay my reproachers?
When will your blame turn to faithfulness?
ياO مَنone who بسيفwith the sword of الهجرestrangement فيinto القلبthe heart صالcharged
يا مَن بسيف الهجر في القلب صال
وراحand went on يرميhurling مُهجتيmy soul بالنّصالwith blades
وراح يرمي مُهجتي بالنّصال
O you who charged into the heart with estrangement's sword,
O you who stabbed my heart with parting's sword,
and went on hurling blades at my soul,
And shot my soul with arrows in horde,
أبليتyou wore down داويheal مَنthe one who بليwas worn down بالوصالthrough reunion
أبليت داوي مَن بلي بالوصال
أبليتyou wore down داويheal بالوصالthrough reunion مَنthe one who بليwas worn down
أبليت داوي بالوصال مَن بلي
You have worn me down; heal the worn one through reunion.
I'm sick from those whom with union you bless'd.
You have worn me down; through reunion, heal the worn one.
I'm sick from union you gave others, not me.
تُرىI wonder متىwhen تجودyou give generously ليto me بالمُنىwith wished-for things
تُرى متى تجود لي بالمُنى
ترىI wonder متىwhen تزورyou visit بالهناwith bliss
ترى متى تزور بالهنا
I wonder, when will you grant me what I long for?
When will you grant me my wishes, pray?
I wonder, when will you visit with bliss?
When will you come to visit me one day?
رفقاًbe gentle حبيبيmy beloved مقتليmy death قدalready دناdrew near
رفقاً حبيبي مقتلي قد دنا
رفقاًbe gentle حبيبيmy beloved قدalready دناdrew near مقتليmy death
رفقاً حبيبي قد دنا مقتلي
Be gentle, my beloved: my death has drawn near.
Gently, my darling, my death is near.
Be gentle, my beloved: my death has drawn near.
Gently, my darling, my death draws near.
ياO رافعremover of الوصلunion الذيwhich قدalready نصبwas established
يا رافع الوصل الذي قد نصب
بالجزمwith firm resolve كسرwas broken القلبthe heart كمhow much ذاthis النصبthe suffering
بالجزم كسر القلب كم ذا النصب
O you who withdraw the union that had been established,
O you who raised then abandoned our affair,
with firm resolve the heart was broken—how great this suffering!
With certainty, how many hearts did you ensnare?
لقاكmeeting you حبيmy beloved قدalready حُليwas sweetened كالقصبlike sugarcane
لقاك حبي قد حُلي كالقصب
لقاكmeeting you حبيmy beloved كالقصبlike sugarcane قدalready حُليwas sweetened
لقاك حبي كالقصب قد حُلي
Meeting you, my love, has been made sweet as sugarcane.
I met you, my love, bent like a reed.
Meeting you, my love, has been made sweet as sugarcane.
I met you, my love, all bent like a reed.
ماhow أحلىsweet وصالكunion with you أيyes وماand no فيهin it عسلhoney
ما أحلى وصالك أي وما فيه عسل
كلاno indeed ولاand no جُلاّبrosewater syrup علىover موزbananas نزلcame down
كلا ولا جُلاّب على موز نزل
How sweet union with you is—yes!—though there is no honey in it!
How sweet is union with you, what a treat!
No indeed, nor rosewater syrup poured over bananas.
No bee extracts honey from fruit so sweet.
قدalready حارbecame bewildered فيat ذاthis عقلليmy mind واختبلand became deranged
قد حار في ذا عقللي واختبل
قدalready حارbecame bewildered فيat ذاthis واختبلand became deranged عقلليmy mind
قد حار في ذا واختبل عقللي
My mind has become bewildered at this and deranged.
Bewildered, my mind is lost in this affair.
My mind has become bewildered and deranged at this.
Bewildered, lost in this is my mind, I swear.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.