مِنwho ليfor me بِساقٍwith a cupbearer أَغيَدٍgraceful
مِن لي بِساقٍ أَغيَدٍ
عَذارُهُhis cheek-down قَدalready سَرَحاhas spread
عَذارُهُ قَد سَرَحا
Who can find me a graceful cupbearer
Who will lend me a slender leg
whose cheek-down has spread?
Its perfume unleashed
كَأَنَّهُas though he were بَدرُa full moon دُجىًdarkness
كَأَنَّهُ بَدرُ دُجىً
فيin كَفِّهِhis palm شَمسُa sun ضُحىmidmorning
في كَفِّهِ شَمسُ ضُحى
He is like a full moon in the dark,
Like a full moon in the darkness
with a midmorning sun in his palm.
With the rising sun in its palm
ماnot زِلتُI have ceased مِنfrom مُدامِهِhis wine
ما زِلتُ مِن مُدامِهِ
مُغتَبِقاًdrinking wine at evening مُصطَبِحاdrinking wine in the morning
مُغتَبِقاً مُصطَبِحا
I have kept drinking his wine,
I have not ceased being drunk
at evening and in the morning,
From its wine since early morn
حَتّىuntil غَدَوتُI came to be لاnot أَرىI see
حَتّى غَدَوتُ لا أَرى
النَدمانَthe drinking companion إِلّاexcept شَبَحاa shadowy figure
النَدمانَ إِلّا شَبَحا
until I could no longer see
Until I can no longer see
the drinking companion except as a shadowy figure.
Regret except as a specter
وَقَدand indeed عَصَيتُI disobeyed فيin الهَوىlove
وَقَد عَصَيتُ في الهَوى
مَنwhoever لامَblamed فيهِfor it وَلَحاand reproached
مَن لامَ فيهِ وَلَحا
And in love I have defied
And I have disobeyed in love
whoever blamed me for it and reproached me.
Those who blame and denounce
ياO قَلبُheart كَمhow often تَذكُرُهُyou remember him
يا قَلبُ كَم تَذكُرُهُ
لاmay not بارَحَتكَleave you البُرَحاtorment
لا بارَحَتكَ البُرَحا
O heart, how often you remember him!
Oh heart, how you remember him
May torment never leave you!
When will he leave your thoughts?
هَذاthis one الَّذيwhom تَعشَقُهُyou love
هَذا الَّذي تَعشَقُهُ
كَمhow many قَلبُa heart صَبٍّa passionate lover جُرحاwas wounded
كَم قَلبُ صَبٍّ جُرحا
This is the one you love—
The one whom you passionately love
how many a lover's heart has been wounded!
How many ardent hearts has he wounded?
ياO صاحfriend ياO صاحfriend اِسقِنيgive me a drink
يا صاح يا صاح اِسقِني
مِنfrom راحَتَيهِhis two palms القَدَحاthe cup
مِن راحَتَيهِ القَدَحا
O friend, O friend, serve me
Oh friend, oh friend, pour me a drink
the cup from his two palms.
From the palm of his hands
وَاِغتَنِمِand seize العَيشَlife فَماfor … not
وَاِغتَنِمِ العَيشَ فَما
تُبقيpreserve اللَياليthe nights فَرَحاjoy
تُبقي اللَيالي فَرَحا
And seize life, for
And seize life's pleasures
the nights leave no joy.
Before the nights flee away
كَأَنَّماas though البَدرُthe full moon وَقَدand already
كَأَنَّما البَدرُ وَقَد
لاحَappeared لَناto us مُتَّضِحاclearly visible
لاحَ لَنا مُتَّضِحا
It is as though the full moon, having
As if the full moon has shone
appeared clearly before us,
Radiantly upon us
وَجهُthe face مُجيرِMujir (protector) الدينِal-Din (the faith)
وَجهُ مُجيرِ الدينِ
مَولاناour lord إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle مُدِحاis praised
مَولانا إِذا ما مُدِحا
were the face of Mujir al-Din,
The face of my master and guardian
our lord, whenever he is praised.
Whenever he is praised
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.