سَلask جَنةthe garden of الشعرpoetry ماwhat أَلوىlaid waste بدوحتهاto its spreading tree
سَل جَنة الشعر ما أَلوى بدوحتها
حَتّىuntil خَلَتbecame empty مِنof ظلالshades الحُسنbeauty وَالطيبِand fragrance
حَتّى خَلَت مِن ظلال الحُسن وَالطيبِ
Ask the garden of poetry what laid waste to its spreading tree,
Ask the garden of poetry how it was devastated by its beauty
Until it was bare of the shades of beauty and fragrance.
Until it was devoid of the shadows of beauty and fragrance
وَمَنand who تَصَدّىstood forth يَردُّto repel السَيلَthe flood مُزدَحِماًsurging
وَمَن تَصَدّى يَردُّ السَيلَ مُزدَحِماً
لَماwhen تَحَدَّرpoured down مِنfrom شُمِّlofty الأَهاضيبِthe hills
لَما تَحَدَّر مِن شُمِّ الأَهاضيبِ
And who stood forth to repel the surging flood
Whoever tries to dam the flood comes back pushed by the current
When it poured down from the lofty hills?
When it descends from the summits of the hills
وَمَنand who أَغارraided عَلىupon تلكَthose الخِيامtents ضُحىًat midmorning
وَمَن أَغار عَلى تلكَ الخِيام ضُحىً
يبيحpermits تَقويضهاtheir dismantling مِنfrom بَعدafter تَطنيبِsecuring with guy ropes
يبيح تَقويضها مِن بَعد تَطنيبِ
And who raided those tents at midmorning,
Whoever attacks these tents in the morning
Permitting their dismantling after their ropes were secured?
Makes it lawful to destroy them after beautifying them
هِيَit is المَنيةdeath ماnot تَنفكّceases سالِبَةًrobbing
هِيَ المَنية ما تَنفكّ سالِبَةً
فَماso not تُغادرleaves حَيّاًa living soul غَيرnot مَسلوبِrobbed
فَما تُغادر حَيّاً غَير مَسلوبِ
It is death, never ceasing to rob,
It is death that does not cease to take away
So it leaves no living soul unplundered.
It does not spare anyone alive without stripping them
حَقُthe duty of العُروبةArabhood أَنto تَأسىgrieve لِشاعرهاfor its poet
حَقُ العُروبة أَن تَأسى لِشاعرها
وَتُذرفand shed الدَمعtears مَنهَلّاًstreaming بِمَسكوبِin an outpouring
وَتُذرف الدَمع مَنهَلّاً بِمَسكوبِ
It is the Arab world's duty to mourn its poet,
It is the right of the Arabs to grieve for their poet
And shed tears streaming in a downpour,
And shed tears copiously like pouring rain
وَتُرسلand release الزَفرةthe sigh الحَرّىburning مصدّعةsplitting
وَتُرسل الزَفرة الحَرّى مصدّعة
ضُلوعthe ribs of كُلevery عَميدsorely stricken القَلبthe heart مَكروبِanguished
ضُلوع كُل عَميد القَلب مَكروبِ
And release a burning sigh that splits
And send a burning sigh that shatters
The ribs of every heartsick, anguished soul.
The ribs of every tender-hearted chief
مَنwho للقريضfor poetry عَريقاًdeep-rooted فيin عُروبتهits Arabness
مَن للقريض عَريقاً في عُروبته
يَأتيbringing بسحرينwith two enchantments مِنof مَعنىmeaning وَتَركيبِand form
يَأتي بسحرين مِن مَعنى وَتَركيبِ
Who is there for poetry, deep-rooted in its Arabness,
Who has ancient roots in his Arabness
Bringing the twin enchantments of meaning and form?
Comes up with two kinds of magic of meaning and composition
وَمِنand who لغرّfor the radiant القَوافيrhymes وَهِيَwhile they are مُشرِقَةshining
وَمِن لغرّ القَوافي وَهِيَ مُشرِقَة
كَأَوجهlike the faces of البَدَوياتBedouin women الرَعابيبfair and delicate
كَأَوجه البَدَويات الرَعابيب
And who is there for the radiant rhymes, shining
And the coquetry of rhymes which shine
Like the faces of fair, delicate Bedouin women?
Like the faces of young Bedouin girls
أَباO father of المَكارمnoble deeds قُمrise فيin الحَفلthe gathering مُرتَجِلاًimprovising
أَبا المَكارم قُم في الحَفل مُرتَجِلاً
مُهذَّباتكyour polished verses لَمnot تصقلwere honed بِتَهذيبِby revision
مُهذَّباتك لَم تصقل بِتَهذيبِ
O Abu al-Makarim, rise at the gathering and improvise
O father of nobility, rise and improvise in this gathering
Your polished verses, never honed by revision.
Your refined verses were not polished by refinement
وَأَضرِمand kindle النارَthe fire إِنfor indeed القَومَthe people هامِدةdormant
وَأَضرِم النارَ إِن القَومَ هامِدة
قُلوبُهُمtheir hearts ذلَّwas abased قَلبٌa heart غَيرnot مَشبوبِaflame
قُلوبُهُم ذلَّ قَلبٌ غَير مَشبوبِ
And kindle the fire, for the people have dormant
And ignite the fire for the people have become apathetic
Hearts; abased is a heart that is not aflame.
Their hearts subdued, no heart aroused
وَاِنفخand breathe إِباءَكyour defiance فيinto آنافهمtheir nostrils غَضَباًin anger
وَاِنفخ إِباءَك في آنافهم غَضَباً
فَقَدfor perhaps تُحَرِّكُyou stir أَصنامَthe idols of المَحاريبِthe shrines
فَقَد تُحَرِّكُ أَصنامَ المَحاريبِ
And breathe your defiance into their nostrils in anger,
And blow your indignation in their noses out of anger
For you may stir the idols of the shrines.
For it may stir the idols of the shrines
تَمكنhas taken hold الذلّhumiliation مِنof قَوميmy people فَلاso no عَجَبwonder
تَمكن الذلّ مِن قَومي فَلا عَجَب
أَلّاthat not يُبالواthey care بِتَقريعabout rebuke وَتَأنيبِand reproach
أَلّا يُبالوا بِتَقريع وَتَأنيبِ
Humiliation has gripped my people, so no wonder
Humiliation has taken hold of my people, no wonder
They heed neither rebuke nor reproach.
They do not care about rebuke and admonishment
ماhow أَشرَفَnoble العُذرَthe excuse لَوif أَنthat الوَغىbattle نثرتscattered
ما أَشرَفَ العُذرَ لَو أَن الوَغى نثرت
أَشلاءَهمtheir mangled remains بَينَbetween مَطعونone pierced وَمَضروبِand one struck
أَشلاءَهم بَينَ مَطعون وَمَضروبِ
How noble the excuse would be, had battle scattered
How honorable the excuse would have been, had the calamity scattered
Their mangled bodies, some pierced and others struck down!
Their body parts among the stabbed and beaten
لَكنbut دَهتهمoverwhelmed them أَساليبstratagems العداةthe foes وَهُمwhile they were
لَكن دَهتهم أَساليب العداة وَهُم
ساهونheedless لاهونdistracted عَنof تِلكَthose الأَساليبِstratagems
ساهون لاهون عَن تِلكَ الأَساليبِ
But their foes' stratagems overwhelmed them while they were
But the methods of the enemies overwhelmed them while they
Heedless and distracted, unaware of those stratagems.
Slept unaware, oblivious of those methods
وَيَقنعونand they are content بِمبذولٍwith a handout يلوِّحُهُdangles it
وَيَقنعون بِمبذولٍ يلوِّحُهُ
مُستعمِروهمtheir colonizers بِتبعيدby drawing away وَتَقريبِand bringing near
مُستعمِروهم بِتبعيد وَتَقريبِ
And they are content with a handout dangled
And they are content with the little dangled
By their colonizers, drawing it away and bringing it near.
By their colonizers with intimidation and appeasement
كَأَنَّهُمas though they لَمhad not يُشيَّدbeen built مَجدthe glory of أَولهمtheir forebears
كَأَنَّهُم لَم يُشيَّد مَجد أَولهم
عَلىon السُيوفswords وَأَطرافِand the points of الأَنابيبِspear-shafts
عَلى السُيوف وَأَطرافِ الأَنابيبِ
As though their forebears' glory had not been built
As if they did not establish the glory of their ancestors
On swords and the points of spears.
On swords and spearheads
ياO رائِداًexplorer of كُلَّevery أَرضland أَهلهاwhose people عربٌArabs
يا رائِداً كُلَّ أَرض أَهلها عربٌ
يَجتازهاcrossing it نِضوworn out by تَصعيدascending وَتَصويبِand descending
يَجتازها نِضو تَصعيد وَتَصويبِ
O explorer of every land whose people are Arabs,
O guide of every land whose inhabitants are Arabs
Crossing it, worn out by climbing and descending,
Whom you traverse with ascents and descents
وَمُنشِداًand seeking عِندهمamong them علماًknowledge وَمَعرِفَةًand understanding
وَمُنشِداً عِندهم علماً وَمَعرِفَةً
بِحالهمof their condition بَينَbetween إِدلاجnight travel وَتَأويبِand daytime travel
بِحالهم بَينَ إِدلاج وَتَأويبِ
And seeking among them knowledge and understanding
And you who have knowledge and understanding of their condition
Of their condition, between night travel and daytime journeys:
Between prosperity and hardship
هَلdid جئتَyou come upon مِنهُمamong them أُناساًpeople عَيشَهُمtheir life رغدٌeasy and abundant
هَل جئتَ مِنهُم أُناساً عَيشَهُم رغدٌ
أَمor هَلdid نَزَلَتyou alight بِقطرin a land غَيرnot مَنكوبِcalamity-stricken
أَم هَل نَزَلَت بِقطر غَير مَنكوبِ
Did you meet among them people who lived in ease,
Have you come across people living in comfort
Or did you alight in a land unstricken by calamity?
Or has any country been spared devastation?
أَمor أَيّwhich راعٍshepherd بِلاwithout ذئبٍa wolf يُجاورهliving beside him
أَم أَيّ راعٍ بِلا ذئبٍ يُجاوره
إِنif لَمdid not تَجدyou find راعياًa shepherd شَراًworse مِنthan الذيبِthe wolf
إِن لَم تَجد راعياً شَراً مِن الذيبِ
Or which shepherd had no wolf beside him,
Or which shepherd without a wolf alongside
If you did not find a shepherd worse than the wolf?
If you do not find the shepherd worse than the wolf
تَبّوأَtook up residence الكاظِميُّal-Kazimi الخلدَeternity مَنزِلَةًa dwelling
تَبّوأَ الكاظِميُّ الخلدَ مَنزِلَةً
يَلقىreceives مِنfrom اللَهGod فيهاin it خَيرَthe best تَرحيبِwelcome
يَلقى مِن اللَه فيها خَيرَ تَرحيبِ
Al-Kazimi has made eternity his abode,
Al-Kazimi has attained immortality
Where he receives from God the finest welcome.
Where he meets the best reception from God
أَباO father of المَكارمnoble deeds أَشرِفlook down مِنfrom علاكyour heights وَقُلand say
أَبا المَكارم أَشرِف مِن علاك وَقُل
أَرىdo I see فلسطينPalestine أَمor دُنياa world of الأَعاجيبِwonders
أَرى فلسطين أَم دُنيا الأَعاجيبِ
O Abu al-Makarim, look down from your heights and say:
O father of nobility, rise above your elevation and say
"Do I see Palestine, or a world of wonders?"
I see Palestine or the wonders of the world
وَاِنظُرand look إِلَيناat us وَسرِّحand let roam فيthrough الحمىthe homeland بَصَراًa gaze
وَاِنظُر إِلَينا وَسرِّح في الحمى بَصَراً
عَنfrom الهُدىright guidance لَمnot يَكُنwas يَوماًever بِمَحجوبِveiled
عَن الهُدى لَم يَكُن يَوماً بِمَحجوبِ
And look at us; let your gaze roam through the homeland,
And look at us and survey attentively in the protected land
A gaze never once veiled from right guidance.
Guidance has never been veiled
تَجدyou will find قَوياًa mighty one وَفيfulfilled وَعدَthe promise الدَخيلthe intruder وَلَمand not
تَجد قَوياً وَفي وَعدَ الدَخيل وَلَم
يَكُنthere was لَناfor us مِنهُfrom him إِلّاexcept وَعدthe promise of عَرقوبِUrqub
يَكُن لَنا مِنهُ إِلّا وَعد عَرقوبِ
You will find a mighty one who kept his promise to the intruder, yet
You will find a strong, faithful promise to the foreigner but
From him we had only Urqub's promise.
We got from him nothing but a fleeting mirage
وَمَرَّand have passed سَبعseven وَعشرand ten فيin البِلادthe land لَهُfor him
وَمَرَّ سَبع وَعشر في البِلاد لَهُ
وَحكمهand his rule مَزجa mixture of تَرهيبintimidation وَتَرغيبِand inducement
وَحكمه مَزج تَرهيب وَتَرغيبِ
And seventeen years have passed for him in the land,
Seventeen years have passed in the country ruled by him
And his rule is a mixture of intimidation and inducement.
His rule a mix of intimidation and enticement
قَدmay تَنتَهيcome to an end هَذِهِthis الدُنياworld وَفيwhile in يَدِهِhis hand
قَد تَنتَهي هَذِهِ الدُنيا وَفي يَدِهِ
مَصيرناour fate رَهنhostage to تَدريبtraining وَتَجريبِand experimentation
مَصيرنا رَهن تَدريب وَتَجريبِ
This world may end while in his hand
This world may end while in his hands
Our fate remains hostage to training and experimentation.
Our fate is hostage to training and testing
حالa state of affairs أَرىI see شَرَّهاits evil فيamong الناسthe people مُنتَشِراًwidespread
حال أَرى شَرَّها في الناس مُنتَشِراً
وَخَيرَهاand its benefits لِلمَطاياfor the mounts وَالمَحاسيبِand the favorites
وَخَيرَها لِلمَطايا وَالمَحاسيبِ
A state whose evil I see spread among the people,
I see its evil spread among the people
And whose benefits go to mounts and favorites.
And its good for the saddled horses and accountants
هَلis there فيin فَلسطينPalestine بَعدَafter البُؤسmisery مِنany دعةٍease
هَل في فَلسطين بَعدَ البُؤس مِن دعةٍ
أَمor لِلزَمانfor time اِبتِسامa smile بَعدَafter تَقطيبِfrowning
أَم لِلزَمان اِبتِسام بَعدَ تَقطيبِ
Is there any ease in Palestine after misery,
Is there any comfort left in Palestine after the misery
Or a smile from time after its frown?
Or does time smile again after frowning?
كَمhow many حَققَfulfilled العَزمresolve والاعجالand haste مِنof أَمَلٍhope
كَم حَققَ العَزم والاعجال مِن أَمَلٍ
وَخابَand failed قَصدan aim بِإمهالٍthrough delay وَتَقليبِand vacillation
وَخابَ قَصد بِإمهالٍ وَتَقليبِ
How many hopes resolve and swift action have fulfilled,
How many resolves and haste led to disappointment
While an aim failed through delay and vacillation!
And intentions failed by procrastination and evasion
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.