أَأَلحمامَةُwas it the dove فيamong نَخلِpalm trees ابنِson of هَدّاجِHaddaj
أَأَلحمامَةُ في نَخلِ ابنِ هَدّاجِ
هاجَتstirred صَبابَةُardent longing عانيcaptive القَلبِthe heart مُهتاجِagitated
هاجَت صَبابَةُ عاني القَلبِ مُهتاجِ
Was it the dove among Ibn Haddaj's palms
The dove in the palm trees of Ibn Haddaj
That stirred the longing of a captive, troubled heart,
Fluttered, with a lovesick heart full of passion
أَمor المُخَبِّرُthe bearer of news أَنَّthat الغَيثَthe rain قَدalready وَضَعَتgave birth
أَم المُخَبِّرُ أَنَّ الغَيثَ قَد وَضَعَت
مِنهُfrom it العِشارُten-month-pregnant she-camels (clouds) تَماماًat full term غَيرَwithout إِخداجِpremature or incomplete birth
مِنهُ العِشارُ تَماماً غَيرَ إِخداجِ
Or the messenger saying that the rain had been brought forth
Or did the messenger report that the rain has deposited
By its ten-month-pregnant cloud-camels, full-term, not prematurely?
Its tithe in full, without stint?
شَقَّتcut through سَوائِفُهاtheir sweeping fringes بالفَرشِat al-Farsh مِنfrom مَلَلٍMalal
شَقَّت سَوائِفُها بالفَرشِ مِن مَلَلٍ
إِلىto الأَعارِفِal-A'arif مِنof حَزنٍrugged ground وَأَولاجِand hollows
إِلى الأَعارِفِ مِن حَزنٍ وَأَولاجِ
Their sweeping fringes cut through al-Farsh, from Malal
Its clouds ripped through the cushions out of boredom
To al-A'arif, over rugged ground and hollows,
To the dwellings, in grief and pining
حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّas though وَجوهَthe faces of الأَرضِthe earth مُلبَسَةٌclothed
حَتّى كَأَنَّ وَجوهَ الأَرضِ مُلبَسَةٌ
طَرائِفاًfine fabrics مِنfrom سَدىwarp threads عَصبٍstriped cloth وَديباجِand brocade
طَرائِفاً مِن سَدى عَصبٍ وَديباجِ
Until the faces of the earth seemed clothed
Until it seemed the face of the earth was clad
In fine fabrics woven from striped-cloth and brocade warps.
In brocade of jet black and gold embroidery
هاجَwas stirred الصَبيُّthe boy إِلىto شَوقٍlonging فَهَيَّجَنيso he stirred me
هاجَ الصَبيُّ إِلى شَوقٍ فَهَيَّجَني
فَعِشتُso I lived مِنfrom قَلبِa heart ماضٍresolute غيرnot منعاجِturning aside
فَعِشتُ مِن قَلبِ ماضٍ غير منعاجِ
The boy was stirred to longing, and so stirred me;
The child stirred to longing and stirred me
So I lived, sustained by a resolute heart that would not turn aside.
So I lived with a heart no longer barred
وابنُand the son of الزبنَّجِal-Zabannaj مِمّاamong what قَدmay يُهيِّجُنيstir me
وابنُ الزبنَّجِ مِمّا قَد يُهيِّجُني
بِخُلْقِwith the manner of منتحبٍone lamenting بِاللَيلِin the night نشّاجِsobbing
بِخُلْقِ منتحبٍ بِاللَيلِ نشّاجِ
And Ibn al-Zabannaj is among what can stir me,
And Ibn Zabbanj of what may stir me
In the manner of one lamenting, sobbing in the night.
With a lovely night visitor, chatting
أَمّاas for السَريُّal-Sari فَإِنّيso indeed I سَوفَshall أَمدَحُهُpraise him
أَمّا السَريُّ فَإِنّي سَوفَ أَمدَحُهُ
ماnot المادِحُthe praiser الذاكِرُwho remembers الإِحسانَkindness كالهاجيlike the reviler
ما المادِحُ الذاكِرُ الإِحسانَ كالهاجي
As for al-Sari, I shall praise him;
As for the secret, I will praise him
The praiser who remembers kindness is not like the reviler.
For the praiser recalling kindness is never dull
ذاكَthat one الَّذيwho هُوَhe بَعدَafter اللَهِGod أَنقَذَنيrescued me
ذاكَ الَّذي هُوَ بَعدَ اللَهِ أَنقَذَني
فَلَستُso I am not أَنساهُforgetting him إِنقاذيmy rescue وَإِخراجيand my release
فَلَستُ أَنساهُ إِنقاذي وَإِخراجي
He is the one who, after God, rescued me;
He who after God saved me
So I will not forget him for rescuing me and bringing me out.
I'll not forget his saving and releasing me
لَيثٌa lion بِحَجرٍat Hajr إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle هاجَهُrouses him فَزَعٌan alarm
لَيثٌ بِحَجرٍ إِذا ما هاجَهُ فَزَعٌ
هاجَhe rushes إِلَيهِtoward it بإِلجامٍwith bridling وَإِسراجِand saddling
هاجَ إِلَيهِ بإِلجامٍ وَإِسراجِ
A lion at Hajr: whenever an alarm rouses him,
A lion with a stone, when passion seizes him
He rushes to meet it, bridling and saddling.
Passion seizes him with muzzles and saddlebags
لأحبُوَنَّكَI shall surely bestow on you مِمّاfrom what أَصطَفيI select مِدَحاًpoems of praise
لأحبُوَنَّكَ مِمّا أَصطَفي مِدَحاً
مُصاحِباتٍaccompanying لِعُمّارٍfor Umrah pilgrims وَحُجّاجِand Hajj pilgrims
مُصاحِباتٍ لِعُمّارٍ وَحُجّاجِ
I shall surely bestow on you chosen poems of praise,
I will love you for the chosen praise
Accompanying pilgrims of Umrah and Hajj.
That accompanies Umar and Hajjaj
أَسدىhe bestowed الصَنيعَةَthe favor مِنout of بِرٍّbenevolence وَمِنand out of لَطَفٍkindness
أَسدى الصَنيعَةَ مِن بِرٍّ وَمِن لَطَفٍ
إِلىto قَروعٍone often knocking لِبابِat the gate of المُلكِsovereignty وَلّاجِone often entering
إِلى قَروعٍ لِبابِ المُلكِ وَلّاجِ
He bestowed his favor out of benevolence and kindness
He gave graciousness in kindness and gentleness
On one ever knocking at the gate of sovereignty, ever entering.
To the doors of the rulers' court
كَمhow many مِنof يَدٍa favor لَكَof yours فيamong الأَقوامِthe peoples قَدalready سَلَفَتwas bestowed before
كَم مِن يَدٍ لَكَ في الأَقوامِ قَد سَلَفَت
عِندَupon امرىءٍa man ذيpossessing غِنىًwealth أَوor عِندَupon مُحتاجِsomeone in need
عِندَ امرىءٍ ذي غِنىً أَو عِندَ مُحتاجِ
How many favors of yours have already been bestowed among the people,
How many hands have gone before you
On a man of wealth or on one in need.
With a wealthy man or with one in need
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.