دينٌa debt وهذاand this اليومُthe day يومُa day of وفاءِrepayment
دينٌ وهذا اليومُ يومُ وفاءِ
كمhow many منَّةٍa favor للميتthe deceased's فيamong الأحياءِthe living
كم منَّةٍ للميت في الأحياءِ
A debt—and this day is a day of repayment.
Religion is this day, a day of loyalty
How many favors the dead have bestowed upon the living!
How many blessings upon the dead from the living
إنif لمnot يكنbe يُجزىrecompensed الجزاءَthe recompense جميعهall of it
إن لم يكن يُجزى الجزاءَ جميعه
فلعلّthen perhaps فيin التذكارremembrance بعضsome جزاءِrecompense
فلعلّ في التذكار بعض جزاءِ
If he is not granted his recompense in full,
If the full reward cannot be given
Then perhaps remembrance holds some recompense.
Perhaps in remembrance is some reward
ياO ساكنَdweller الصحراءthe desert منفرداًalone بهاin it
يا ساكنَ الصحراء منفرداً بها
مستوحشاًdesolate فيin غربةٍestrangement وتنائيand separation
مستوحشاً في غربةٍ وتنائي
O dweller in the desert, alone within it,
O dweller of the desert, alone within it
Desolate in estrangement and separation,
Lonely in estrangement and seclusion
هلdid كنتyou were قبلاًpreviously تستشفّforesee سكونهاits stillness
هل كنت قبلاً تستشفّ سكونها
وترىand see مقامكyour abode فيin العراءthe open wilderness النائيdistant
وترى مقامك في العراء النائي
Did you once foresee its stillness,
Were you before accustomed to its tranquility
And see your abode in the distant wilderness?
And saw your place in the remote wasteland
فأتيتَso you came والدنياwhile the world سرابٌa mirage كلهاall of it
فأتيتَ والدنيا سرابٌ كلها
ترويyou recount حديثَthe tale of الحبّlove فيin الصحراءِthe desert
تروي حديثَ الحبّ في الصحراءِ
So you came, while all the world was a mirage,
So you came while the whole world is a mirage
Telling the tale of love in the desert.
Telling the tale of love in the desert
ووصفتand you portrayed قيساًQays فيin شديدthe severity of بلائهhis ordeal
ووصفت قيساً في شديد بلائه
ظمآنthirsty يطلبseeking قطرةًa drop منof ماءِwater
ظمآن يطلب قطرةً من ماءِ
And you portrayed Qays in his grievous ordeal,
And described Qays in his severe affliction
Thirsting, seeking a drop of water.
Thirsty seeking a drop of water
ظمآنthirsty حينwhen الماءwater ليلىLayla وحدَهاshe alone
ظمآن حين الماء ليلى وحدَها
عزَّتwas unattainable عليهto him ولمَand not تُتحbe made available لظماءِto the thirsty
عزَّت عليه ولمَ تُتح لظماءِ
Thirsting, when Layla alone was water,
Thirsty when the water was Layla alone
Beyond his reach, and not granted to the thirsty.
Too proud for him, she did not quench his thirst
هيمانlove-distraught يضربroams فيin الهواجرthe midday heats حالماًdreaming
هيمان يضرب في الهواجر حالماً
بظلالof the shade تلكthat الجنةparadise الفيحاءِspacious
بظلال تلك الجنة الفيحاءِ
Love-distraught, he roams through the midday heat, dreaming
Wandering in daydreams, imagining
Of the shade of that spacious paradise.
The shadows of that delightful paradise
فإذاthen when غفاhe dozes فلطيفهاthen for her apparition وإذاand when هفاhe yearns
فإذا غفا فلطيفها وإذا هفا
فلوجههاthen for her face المستعذبِsweet الوضّاءِradiant
فلوجهها المستعذبِ الوضّاءِ
When he dozes, it is for her apparition; when he yearns,
When he slept it was her gentle self, and when awake
It is for her sweet, radiant face.
Her sweet, refreshing face
ياO للقلوبto the hearts لقصةٍfor a tale بقيتhas remained علىdespite
يا للقلوب لقصةٍ بقيت على
قِدمantiquity الدهورthe ages جديدةَfresh الأنباءِthe tidings
قِدم الدهور جديدةَ الأنباءِ
O hearts, what a tale—it has remained, despite
Oh hearts, for a story that remains
The antiquity of ages, fresh in its telling!
Since ancient times, renewed in fame
هيit قصةُthe tale of الطيفthe apparition الحزينsorrowful وصورةand the image of الthe
هي قصةُ الطيف الحزين وصورة ال
قلبheart الطعينpierced مجللاًshrouded بدماءِin blood
قلب الطعين مجللاً بدماءِ
It is the tale of the sorrowful apparition, and the image of the
The story of the sad specter and a picture that
Pierced heart, shrouded in blood.
No grieving heart adorned with blood forgets
هيit قصةthe tale of الدنياthe world وكمand how many منof آدمAdam
هي قصة الدنيا وكم من آدم
مناamong us لهhe has دمعٌtears علىfor حوّاءِEve
منا له دمعٌ على حوّاءِ
It is the world's tale; how many an Adam
The story of life, and how many an Adam
Among us has tears for Eve!
Among us has tears for Eve
كلeveryone بهwithin him قيسQays إذاwhen جنَّfalls الدجىnight's darkness
كل به قيس إذا جنَّ الدجى
نزعcasts off الإِباءَpride وباحand speaks openly بالبرحاءِof the torment
نزع الإِباءَ وباح بالبرحاءِ
Within everyone is a Qays; when darkness falls,
Each has a Qays, when night falls
He casts off pride and lays bare his torment.
He removes his mantle and frets in the wilderness
فإذاthen when تداركهovertakes him النهارُdaylight طوىfolds away المداthe tears (first fragment)
فإذا تداركه النهارُ طوى المدا
معَ(remainder of 'tears') فيin الفؤادthe heart وظُنَّand is thought فيamong السُّعداءِthe happy
معَ في الفؤاد وظُنَّ في السُّعداءِ
Then, when daylight overtakes him, he folds his tears
When day breaks he folds his cloak
Into his heart, and is thought one of the happy.
Hiding his anguish, feigning happiness
لاnot تعلمknows الدنياthe world بماabout what فيin قلبهhis heart
لا تعلم الدنيا بما في قلبه
منof لوعةٍheartache ومرارةٍand bitterness وشقاءِand misery
من لوعةٍ ومرارةٍ وشقاءِ
The world does not know what is in his heart
The world knows not what's in his heart
Of heartache, bitterness, and misery.
Of agony, bitterness and misery
كلٌّeveryone لهhe has ليلىLayla ومنand whoever لمnot يَلقهاhas met her
كلٌّ له ليلى ومن لم يَلقها
فحياتهthen his life عبثٌfutility ومحضُand sheer هباءِdust
فحياته عبثٌ ومحضُ هباءِ
Everyone has a Layla; and whoever has not met her,
Each has a Layla, and he who finds her not
His life is futility and mere dust.
His life is futile, mere vanity
كلٌّeveryone لهhe has ليلىLayla يرىsees فيin حبهاlove for her
كلٌّ له ليلى يرى في حبها
سرّthe secret of الدٌّنىthe worlds وحقيقةَand the truth of الأشياءِthings
سرّ الدٌّنى وحقيقةَ الأشياءِ
Everyone has a Layla; in loving her he sees
Each has a Layla, in whose love he sees
The secret of the worlds and the truth of things.
The secret of life and all of being
ويرىand sees الأمانيhopes فيin سعيرthe blaze of غرامهاpassion for her
ويرى الأماني في سعير غرامها
ويرىand sees السعادةَhappiness فيin أتمِّthe utmost شقاءِmisery
ويرى السعادةَ في أتمِّ شقاءِ
And sees his hopes in the blaze of passion for her,
And sees all wishes in the flames of passion for her
And sees happiness in utter misery.
And sees joy even in utter misery
الكونُthe universe فيin إحسانهاher kindness والعمرُand life عِنat (first fragment)
الكونُ في إحسانها والعمرُ عِن
د(remainder of 'at') حنانهاher tenderness والخلدٌand eternity يومُa day of لقاءِmeeting
د حنانها والخلدٌ يومُ لقاءِ
The universe is in her kindness, and life in
The universe is her kindness, life is her
Her tenderness; and eternity is a day of meeting.
Affection, eternity the day we meet
ياO للقلوبto the hearts لقصةٍfor a tale محزونةٍsorrowful
يا للقلوب لقصةٍ محزونةٍ
لمnot تُروَbe told إلاexcept رُوِّحَتwas soothed ببكاءِwith weeping
لم تُروَ إلا رُوِّحَت ببكاءِ
O hearts, what a sorrowful tale,
Oh hearts, for a mournful tale
Never told without the solace of weeping!
That relives only when we weep
خلدتhas lived on علىin الدنياthe world وزادتand increased روعةًin splendor
خلدت على الدنيا وزادت روعةً
ممّاthrough what كساهاclothed it سيدُthe master of الشعراءِpoets
ممّا كساها سيدُ الشعراءِ
It has lived on in the world and grown in splendor
It immortalized life and added charm
Through what the master of poets has clothed it in.
To what the Prince of Poets clothed it in
خلدتhas lived on علىin الدنياthe world وزادتand increased روعةًin splendor
خلدت على الدنيا وزادت روعةً
منthrough جودةthe excellence of التمثيلacting والإلقاءِand delivery
من جودة التمثيل والإلقاءِ
It has lived on in the world and grown in splendor
It immortalized life and added charm
Through the excellence of acting and delivery,
By the excellence of its imagery and recital
منthrough فنّthe art of زينبهاits Zaynab ومنand through علامهاits Allam
من فنّ زينبها ومن علامها
زينadornment of الشبابyouth وقدوةِand exemplar of النبغاءِthe gifted
زين الشباب وقدوةِ النبغاءِ
Through the art of its Zaynab, and through its Allam—
By Zainab's artistry and her flag
The adornment of youth and exemplar of the gifted.
The beauty of youth and model of the brilliant
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.