ياO راحلاًone departing عنfrom أضلعيmy ribs
يا راحلاً عن أضلعي
هلاwill you not تعودreturn لمربعيto my dwelling
هلا تعود لمربعي
O you who have departed from my ribs,
O one who left my ribs
will you not return to my dwelling?
Why don't you come back to my square
فعساكso perhaps you تقتلwill slay لوعةburning anguish
فعساك تقتل لوعة
علقتclung بقلبto a heart مولعconsumed by love
علقت بقلب مولع
Perhaps you may slay the burning anguish
So you may kill the agony
that clings to a heart consumed by love.
That clung to the passionate heart
خذtake حذرheed of دمعtears مغرقٍcausing drowning
خذ حذر دمع مغرقٍ
وافتكhave reached you سبَّقthe foremost of ادمعيmy tears
وافتك سبَّق ادمعي
Beware of tears that drown:
Beware of the drowning tear
the foremost of my tears have reached you.
And get rid of what made my tears precede me
منwho ليfor me باعفرwith a dust-colored gazelle شاردٍstraying
من لي باعفر شاردٍ
ينحوheads toward التلاعthe hills اتيلعa little long-necked one
ينحو التلاع اتيلع
Who will bring me a straying, dust-colored gazelle,
Who do I have that is absent-minded
a little long-necked one seeking the hills?
Inclining to the heights, flaming
ناديتهI called to him وكأنماand as though
ناديته وكأنما
ناديتI called to منone who لمdid not يسمعhear
ناديت من لم يسمع
I called to him, as though
I called him as if
I called to one who could not hear.
I called one who did not hear
ياO ظبيgazelle انتyou ليfor me المنىall desires
يا ظبي انت لي المنى
لاnot ظبيةa doe بالاجرعon the sandy ridge
لا ظبية بالاجرع
O gazelle, you are all I desire,
O gazelle you are my wish
not some doe upon the sandy ridge.
No other gazelle with pregnant she-camel
صفdescribe ليto me تلألأthe glittering of لعلعٍLaʿlaʿ
صف لي تلألأ لعلعٍ
والنازلينand those dwelling بلعلعat Laʿlaʿ
والنازلين بلعلع
Describe to me the glittering of Laʿlaʿ,
Describe to me the glitter of armor
and those who dwell at Laʿlaʿ.
And those descending with armor
ماnot جزتI crossed شعبthe pass of غويرهمtheir Ghuwayr
ما جزت شعب غويرهم
حاشاno indeed واحشائيand my entrails معيwith me
حاشا واحشائي معي
Never did I cross the pass of their Ghuwayr—
I did not reward a people other than them
no indeed—with my entrails still with me.
God forbid, my intestines are with me
هلwill تحملَّنيcarry me جسرةa sturdy she-camel
هل تحملَّني جسرة
جوالةroaming بالاربعamong the encampments
جوالة بالاربع
Will a sturdy she-camel carry me,
Will you carry me, O female camel
roaming among the encampments?
Walking steadily on four legs
اوor تبلغنّيbear me همةٌlofty resolve
او تبلغنّي همةٌ
هامthe heights of السماكal-Simāk الارفعthe loftiest
هام السماك الارفع
Or will lofty resolve bear me
Or will an ambition take me
to the heights of al-Simāk, the loftiest?
To the summit of high mountains
ماليwhy do I اجانبshun عزمتيmy resolve
مالي اجانب عزمتي
قدalready ملّhas wearied of جنبيmy side مضجعيmy bed
قد ملّ جنبي مضجعي
Why do I shun my own resolve?
My will has wearied
My side has wearied of my bed.
Of the side of my bed
ياO قبحthe ugliness of طالعthe augury of ليلةa night
يا قبح طالع ليلة
لمdid not تحوcontain حسنthe beauty of المطلعthe beginning
لم تحو حسن المطلع
How ill the augury of a night
Oh how ugly is the fate of a night
that held no fair beginning!
That did not change to a beautiful dawn
ماليwhat have I to do وللدنياand with the world التيwhich
مالي وللدنيا التي
حربthe foe of الاديبthe man of letters اللوذعيthe keen-witted
حرب الاديب اللوذعي
What have I to do with this world,
What do I have to do with this world
the foe of the discerning man of letters?
That fought the contented poet
انif جئتI come اطلبseeking ركدهاher stillness
ان جئت اطلب ركدها
هبّضتshe surges بريحwith a wind زعزعtempestuous
هبّضت بريح زعزع
If I come seeking her calm,
If I come to seek its leadenness
she surges with a tempestuous wind.
It startled with a shaking wind
خدَّاعةdeceitful بنوابضwith the throbbing of
خدَّاعة بنوابض
ليتٍa neck-side لهاof hers أوor اخدعa jugular vein
ليتٍ لها أو اخدع
Deceitful, with the throbbing
Cheating with claws
of her neck or jugular vein.
I wish it understanding or I deceive it
لوif انّهاshe عقلتhad reason وفتwould keep faith
لو انّها عقلت وفت
لابنwith the son of البطينthe ample-bellied one الانزعthe bald-fronted one
لابن البطين الانزع
Had she reason, she would keep faith
If it had a mind and understood
with the son of the ample-bellied, bald-fronted one.
The son of intestines pulling
ورمىand hurled بهاupon her معروفةhis bounty (reading معروفه)
ورمى بها معروفة
قبthe lean-bellied الجيادsteeds النزَّعthe headlong
قب الجياد النزَّع
And his bounty was flung upon her
And he threw it well-known
by lean-bellied, headlong steeds.
To drink the smooth camels
طلعتrose عليهagainst him عصائبbands of warriors
طلعت عليه عصائب
سدّتblocked فضاءthe breadth of المهيعthe open road
سدّت فضاء المهيع
Bands of warriors rose against him,
Clouds gathered over it
blocking the breadth of the open road.
Filling the vast horizon
واتتهand came to him تجرعswallowing غيضهاtheir rage (reading غيظها)
واتته تجرع غيضها
حنقاًin fury طلاعfilling الاجرعthe sandy ridge
حنقاً طلاع الاجرع
They came to him, swallowing their rage,
And it came to him sipping its hatred
furious, filling the sandy ridge.
Angrily like the pregnant she-camel
فجلاso dispersed ابنthe son of حيدرḤaydar ركدهاtheir settled mass
فجلا ابن حيدر ركدها
بالباقياتwith the lasting blows اللمَّعthe flashing ones
بالباقيات اللمَّع
Then the son of Ḥaydar dispersed their settled mass
So the son of Haydar dispelled its sluggishness
with lasting, flashing blows,
With the everlasting glittering
واستلَّand drew out ضغنةthe rancor of صدرهاtheir breast
واستلَّ ضغنة صدرها
بالواصلاتwith the reaching blows القطَّعthe cleaving ones
بالواصلات القطَّع
and drew the rancor from their breast
And he extracted the grief in its chest
with blows that reached and cleaved:
With continuous separation
فيagainst كبشthe champion of كلevery كتيبةbattalion
في كبش كل كتيبة
شاكيbristling with السلاحweapons مدرَّعclad in armor
شاكي السلاح مدرَّع
against the champion of every battalion,
In the chest of each battalion
bristling with weapons, clad in armor;
Complaining, armed with armor
اوor نازعshedding فضفاضةٍan ample coat of mail
او نازع فضفاضةٍ
بشباby the sharp points of الحديدiron مقنّضعstruck down
بشبا الحديد مقنّضع
or one shedding his ample coat of mail,
Or pulling the skirt of his garment
struck down by the points of iron;
With youthful iron hands
ومكافحand a close-combat fighter فيamid لمةٍa band
ومكافح في لمةٍ
فيon المشهدthe battlefield المتجمعthe crowded
في المشهد المتجمع
and one fighting face to face amid a band
And struggling in an affray
on the crowded field of battle;
In the assembled scene
ومنازلٍand one dueling لسميذعagainst a noble champion
ومنازلٍ لسميذع
عبلmighty of الذراعarm سميذعa noble champion
عبل الذراع سميذع
and one dueling a noble champion,
And dwellings for warriors
a mighty-armed noble champion himself.
The forearm of warriors is muscular
ولربand many a اروعgallant warrior يستذلhumbles
ولرب اروع يستذل
ثباتthe steadfastness of آخرanother اروعgallant warrior
ثبات آخر اروع
And many a gallant warrior humbled
And for the Lord the most beautiful
the steadfastness of another gallant warrior.
Is the steadfastness of another most beautiful one
كالليثlike a lion الاexcept أَنهthat he
كالليث الا أَنه
ربعيّspringtime غيثٍrain مربعpasture-bringing
ربعيّ غيثٍ مربع
Like a lion, except that he was
Like a lion except he
a spring rain that made the pastures flourish.
Is my quarter rain quarter
حتىuntil اذاwhen اعتاصgrew intractable القضاfate
حتى اذا اعتاص القضا
الوىtwisted عنانthe rein of الطيِّعthe willing one
الوى عنان الطيِّع
Until, when fate grew intractable,
Until when fate insisted
it twisted the willing one's rein.
And slackened the bridle of obedience
فاجابهso he answered it لِلّهfor God's sake فيwithin
فاجابه لِلّه في
مرأىthe sight of الألهGod ومسمعand hearing
مرأى الأله ومسمع
He answered it for God's sake, within
So he answered God in
the sight and hearing of God.
The sight of God and hearing
ولربّand many a ربةa wearer of برقعa veil
ولربّ ربة برقع
برزتcame forth سليبةstripped of برقعa veil
برزت سليبة برقع
And many a wearer of a veil
And for the Lord a close veiled littter
came forth, stripped of her veil,
Emerged miserable in her litter
تدعوcrying out وحافلand the abundance of دمعهاher tears
تدعو وحافل دمعها
سربstreamed جرىflowed بتفجعin anguish
سرب جرى بتفجع
crying out, while her abundant tears
Praying while her tears
streamed, flowing in anguish.
Poured like a flock weeping
وموزعand a torn-apart body شرقتchoked بهupon him
وموزع شرقت به
هيمُthe thirsty ones of الرماحthe spears الشرَّعthe leveled
هيمُ الرماح الشرَّع
And a torn-apart body that choked
And they were distributed where
the thirsty, leveled spears:
The resolve of spears roamed
تحنوbend علىover اضلاعهhis ribs
تحنو على اضلاعه
قصداًin splintered lengths حنوَّwith the curve of الاضلعribs
قصداً حنوَّ الاضلع
they bent over his ribs,
Yearning over his ribs
in splinters, with the curve of ribs.
Longing the lean ribs
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.