قُلsay لِمَنto whoever يَلومُblames
قُل لِمَن يَلومُ
فِيfor مُهَفهفٍa slender youth أسمرdark-skinned
فِي مُهَفهفٍ أسمر
Say to whoever blames me
Tell the one who blames
For a slender, dark-skinned youth:
In a swaying dark branch
غصنهhis bough قويمُstraight
غصنه قويمُ
فِيin كثيبهhis dune الأعْفَرtawny
فِي كثيبه الأعْفَر
His bough stands straight
Its stem straight
In his tawny dune;
In its sandy hill
ثغرهُhis mouth النّظيمُfinely arrayed
ثغرهُ النّظيمُ
مسْكِرintoxicating عَلىupon سُكَّرsugar
مسْكِر عَلى سُكَّر
His finely arrayed mouth
Its shapely lips
Is intoxicating atop sugar.
Intoxicated with sugar
أهah لوif سقانيhe gave me drink أَطفىhe would quench حَرَّthe heat of نيرانيmy fires
أه لو سقاني أَطفى حَرَّ نيراني
دُرَرٌpearls ثمينهprecious فِيin الياقوتِruby مَكنونَهhidden
دُرَرٌ ثمينه فِي الياقوتِ مَكنونَه
Ah, if he gave me drink, he would quench the heat of my fires.
Oh if he would quench me, he would extinguish the heat of my fire
Precious pearls hidden in ruby.
Precious pearls hidden in ruby
ماhow أَشدَّgrievous حاليmy plight
ما أَشدَّ حالي
إِذْاwhen لمnot أَرَI see وجهَكyour face
إِذْا لم أَرَ وجهَك
How grievous is my plight
How difficult is my state
When I do not see your face!
When I do not see your face
بِنْتَyou departed ياO غزاليmy gazelle
بِنْتَ يا غزالي
وَوَكَّلْتَand you appointed بيover me ذِكرَكremembrance of you
وَوَكَّلْتَ بي ذِكرَك
You have departed, O my gazelle,
You are my gazelle
And set remembrance of you to watch over me.
And you have burdened me with your memory
طالتِgrew long اللَّياليthe nights
طالتِ اللَّيالي
مِنfrom بَعْدِكَafter you ياO أيبكAybak
مِن بَعْدِكَ يا أيبك
The nights have grown long
The nights have been long
Since you left, O Aybak.
After you, oh the most beloved to me
هَلshall ...? أراكI see you دانيnear ففرِّحْthen gladden ياO جانيwrongdoer
هَل أراك داني ففرِّحْ يا جاني
مُهجةًa heart حزينهsorrowful فِيin يدَيكَyour two hands مرهونهheld in pledge
مُهجةً حزينه فِي يدَيكَ مرهونه
Shall I see you near? Then gladden, O wrongdoer,
Will I see you soon and delight, oh my soul
A sorrowful heart, held in pledge in your hands.
A sad forehead is hostage in your hands
تَطيبُbecomes delightful الحُمَيّاstrong wine
تَطيبُ الحُمَيّا
إِذْاwhen كانis ساقيناour cupbearer
إِذْا كان ساقينا
Strong wine is delightful
The cheeks shine
When our cupbearer is
When our cupbearer is
واضحَradiant المحيّاof countenance
واضحَ المحيّا
كغُصنِlike a bough النَّقاthe sand dune ليناsupple
كغُصنِ النَّقا لينا
Radiant of face,
Bright faced
As supple as a bough upon the dune.
Like a soft, slender branch
قالhe said ليto me هنيّاto your health!
قال لي هنيّا
فقُلْthen say ياO مغنّيناour singer
فقُلْ يا مغنّينا
He said to me, 'To your health!'
He said to me gently
Then say, O our singer:
Say oh our singer
ليِّنُsoft البنانِthe fingers محيّاهُhis face بستانيmy garden
ليِّنُ البنانِ محيّاهُ بستاني
لوif غضَّhe lowered جفونهhis eyelids جَنيتُI would pluck رياحينهhis fragrant flowers
لو غضَّ جفونه جَنيتُ رياحينه
Soft-fingered, his face is my garden;
Soften the orange blossoms of my orchard
Were he to lower his eyelids, I would pluck his fragrant flowers.
If he lowered his eyelids, I would gather his fragrances
أناI عبدُservant of موسىMusa
أنا عبدُ موسى
أبيAbu (father of) الفتحal-Fath (victory) شاهَShah (king of) ارمنArmenia
أبي الفتح شاهَ ارمن
I am the servant of Musa,
I am the slave of Musa
Abu al-Fath, Shah of Armenia.
My father, the conqueror of thrones
كمhow many أحياhe revived كعيسىlike Jesus
كم أحيا كعيسى
ميتاًa dead man فلمand so not يُدفَنwas buried
ميتاً فلم يُدفَن
How many has he revived, like Jesus—
How he revived like Jesus
Dead men who thus were not buried!
A dead man who was not buried
يخجلhe puts to shame الشّموساthe suns
يخجل الشّموسا
بوجهwith a face لهof his أحسنmore beautiful
بوجه له أحسن
He puts the suns to shame
He shames the sun
With his more beautiful face.
With a face most beautiful
واحدُthe unique one الزَّمانِof the age فليسَso there is no لهfor him ثانِan equal
واحدُ الزَّمانِ فليسَ له ثانِ
صاحبُpossessor of السّكينهserenity للدّنياfor the world بهِthrough him زينهadornment
صاحبُ السّكينه للدّنيا بهِ زينه
Unique in his age, he has no equal.
The one of the times, he has no second
A man of serenity; through him the world is adorned.
The owner of tranquility, he is the beauty of the world
هازمُvanquisher of الجحافلmassed armies
هازمُ الجحافل
يومَon the day of ضيقةِconstriction of الأنفاسbreaths
يومَ ضيقةِ الأنفاس
Vanquisher of massed armies
Vanquisher of armies
On the day when breaths grow tight,
On the day of constrained breaths
ابنson of الملكthe king العادلal-Adil (the Just)
ابن الملك العادل
صاحبpossessor of النّدىgenerosity والباسand valor
صاحب النّدى والباس
Son of al-Malik al-Adil,
Son of the just king
Possessor of generosity and valor;
Owner of softness and firmness
أخوbrother of الملكthe king الكاملal-Kamil (the Perfect)
أخو الملك الكامل
خيارُthe best خيارِof the best النّاسof men
خيارُ خيارِ النّاس
Brother of al-Malik al-Kamil,
Brother of the perfect king
The best of the best of men.
The best of the best of people
بالسّبعِwith the seven المثانيoft-repeated verses أعوّذُI invoke protection for سَلطانيmy sultan
بالسّبعِ المثاني أعوّذُ سَلطاني
مَنwhoever رأىsees جبينهَhis brow رأىsees المشتريJupiter دونهbeneath it
مَن رأى جبينهَ رأى المشتري دونه
With the seven oft-repeated verses, I invoke protection for my sultan.
With the seven oaths I protect my sultan
Whoever sees his brow sees Jupiter beneath it.
Whoever saw his forehead saw the full moon beneath it
سيديmy lord تَهنّاrejoice
سيدي تَهنّا
بصَرعِat felling جليلِthe mighty one of الطيرthe birds
بصَرعِ جليلِ الطير
My lord, rejoice
My master congratulations
At felling the mighty bird,
On the killing of the great bird
بالعُقابas 'the Eagle' يُكنّىit is called
بالعُقاب يُكنّى
فاتحan opener لبابof the gate الخيرof goodness
فاتح لباب الخير
Known as 'the Eagle,'
Nicknamed the eagle
An opener of the gate of goodness.
Opener of the door of good
كمhow many بهby it مُعنَّىtormented
كم به مُعنَّى
لكنْyet ماnot ارتضىit was content بالغيرwith another
لكنْ ما ارتضى بالغير
How many were tormented by it,
How much meaning in him
Yet it was content with no other.
But he was not content with other than himself
دمتَmay you endure للتّهانيfor congratulations عَدوُّكyour enemy الفانيthe perishing one
دمتَ للتّهاني عَدوُّك الفاني
دامmay he remain فِيin غبينَهdistress بِالهمومwith cares مقرونَهentwined
دام فِي غبينَه بِالهموم مقرونَه
May you live on to receive congratulations; your doomed enemy—
You remain for congratulations, your ephemeral enemy
May he remain in distress entwined with cares.
May worries remain coupled in his thoughts
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.