إنعامInʿam ياO روحَsoul الندىthe dew وأنسَهand its solace
إنعام يا روحَ الندى وأنسَه
الشِعرُpoetry أنتِyou وأنتِand you روحsoul الشاعرِthe poet
الشِعرُ أنتِ وأنتِ روح الشاعرِ
Inʿam, O soul of the dew and its solace,
Grace, O soul of dew and its comfort
You are poetry, and you are the poet’s soul.
Poetry you are, and you are the poet’s soul
فيin أيّwhich معنًىaspect منamong معانيكِyour charms التيthat
في أيّ معنًى من معانيكِ التي
تَسبِيcaptivate النهىthe intellect إبداعcreativity هذاthis الخاطرِthe thought
تَسبِي النهى إبداع هذا الخاطرِ
In which of your charms, those that
In what meaning of your meanings that
Captivate the mind, lies this thought’s inspiration?
Seduce virtue is this imagination everlastingly
فيin الشعرِthe hair أمor فيin النحرِthe throat أمor فيin مائسgracefully swaying
في الشعرِ أم في النحرِ أم في مائس
متمايلٍswaying to and fro أمor فيin الجمالِthe beauty الساحرِenchanting
متمايلٍ أم في الجمالِ الساحرِ
In your hair, or your throat, or in a graceful, swaying form,
In poetry or in prose or in a leaning
Swaying to and fro, or in enchanting beauty?
Swaying or in spellbinding beauty
لاdo not تعجبيmarvel للشعرِat the poetry إِنكindeed you are غنوةa song
لا تعجبي للشعرِ إِنك غنوة
واللحنand the melody منfrom صُنعthe making of الإِلهGod القادرِthe Almighty
واللحن من صُنع الإِله القادرِ
Do not marvel at the poetry—you are a song,
Be not surprised by poetry, you are a melody
And the melody is the work of God Almighty.
And the tune is made by the Able God
وأناand I كطيرٍlike a bird فيamong الروابيthe hills صادحsinging
وأنا كطيرٍ في الروابي صادح
أشجتهsaddened it أفنانُboughs الربيعthe spring الزاهرِblossoming
أشجته أفنانُ الربيع الزاهرِ
And I am like a bird singing among the hills,
And I am like a bird in the hills crying out
Stirred to sorrow by the boughs of blossoming spring.
Stirred by the vine groves of the blooming spring
غنَّىsang لمعنىfor a meaning فيin الطبيعةِnature ساكنٍdwelling
غنَّى لمعنى في الطبيعةِ ساكنٍ
فيin جفنِهَاher eyelid الساجيtranquil وآخرَand another سافرِunveiled
في جفنِهَا الساجي وآخرَ سافرِ
It sang of a meaning in nature, dwelling
It sang to a meaning in nature still
In her tranquil eyelid, and of another unveiled.
In its sleepy eyelid and another traveled
وكذاكَand likewise أنتِyou فكمfor how much جمالٍbeauty مختفٍhidden
وكذاكَ أنتِ فكم جمالٍ مختفٍ
فيin النفسِthe soul موصولٍlinked بآخرَto another ظاهرِvisible
في النفسِ موصولٍ بآخرَ ظاهرِ
And so are you: how much hidden beauty
And so are you, how much beauty is hidden
In the soul is linked to other, visible beauty!
In the soul connected to another apparent
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.