هذاthis هُوَit الرَّبْعُthe dwelling ماnot يُغْنيكَavails you مَغْناهُits dwelling-place
هذا هُوَ الرَّبْعُ ما يُغْنيكَ مَغْناهُ
بَعْدَafter الحَبيبِthe beloved وَلاand not يُرْوِيكَquenches your thirst رَيَّاهُits fragrance
بَعْدَ الحَبيبِ وَلا يُرْوِيكَ رَيَّاهُ
This is the dwelling; its grounds give you no solace
This is the quarter, what will its plentitude avail me
after the beloved has gone, nor does its fragrance quench your thirst.
After the beloved, nor will its watering quench my thirst
كَأَنَّهُas though it were الحَرَمُthe sanctuary المَحُجُوجُvisited by pilgrims وَالعَلَمُand the standard الْthe
كَأَنَّهُ الحَرَمُ المَحُجُوجُ وَالعَلَمُ الْ
مَنْصُوبُraised aloft يَهْويhastens لَهُtoward it مَنْwhoever كانَused to يَهْواهُlove it
مَنْصُوبُ يَهْوي لَهُ مَنْ كانَ يَهْواهُ
As though it were the sanctuary visited by pilgrims, and the standard
As if it were the forbidden sanctuary, and the banner
raised aloft, toward which those who loved it hasten.
Which waves, calling to it the hearts of those who yearn
شَوقيmy longing لِمَنْfor one whose يَدُthe hand موسىof Moses مِثْلُis like مَبْسِمِهِhis smiling mouth
شَوقي لِمَنْ يَدُ موسى مِثْلُ مَبْسِمِهِ
إِذْاwhen رَشَفْتُI sip بَياضاًwhiteness مِنْfrom ثَناياهُhis front teeth
إِذْا رَشَفْتُ بَياضاً مِنْ ثَناياهُ
I long for one whose smiling mouth is like Moses' hand,
My passion for one whose hand is like Moses’ smile
when I sip whiteness from his front teeth.
When I quaff whiteness from between his lips
وَيْحَalas for العَذُولِthe reproacher أَلَمْhas he not? يُبْصِرْseen فَفِيهِfor in him لناfor us
وَيْحَ العَذُولِ أَلَمْ يُبْصِرْ فَفِيهِ لنا
مِنْof يوسُفِJoseph الأُمَمِthe nations الماضِينَof old أشْباهُlikenesses
مِنْ يوسُفِ الأُمَمِ الماضِينَ أشْباهُ
Alas for the reproacher! Has he not seen? For in him we find
Woe to celibacy! Does he not see among us
likenesses of Joseph of the nations of old.
The Josephs of nations past their likeness?
دعْنيleave me فَلَمْfor ... has not يَسْلُforgotten قَلْبيmy heart عَنْaway from هَوَىlove for صَنَمٍan idol
دعْني فَلَمْ يَسْلُ قَلْبي عَنْ هَوَى صَنَمٍ
لِفِتْنَةِto tempt النَّاسِmankind رَبُّthe Lord of النَّاسِmankind سَوَّاهُfashioned him
لِفِتْنَةِ النَّاسِ رَبُّ النَّاسِ سَوَّاهُ
Leave me be, for my heart has not forgotten love for an idol
Leave me be, my heart asked not about passion for an idol
whom the Lord of mankind fashioned to tempt mankind.
For the people’s seduction, the Lord of men made him
مَنْwhoever لَمْhas not يُضَمْbeen wronged وَيُذِلَّand humbles الحُبُّlove عِزَّتَهُhis pride
مَنْ لَمْ يُضَمْ وَيُذِلَّ الحُبُّ عِزَّتَهُ
فَماthen ... not يُصَحِّحُupholds قاضِيthe judge الحُبِّof love دَعْواهُhis claim
فَما يُصَحِّحُ قاضِي الحُبِّ دَعْواهُ
Whoever has not been wronged, nor had his pride humbled by love—
He whose pride and humility love did not subdue
the judge of love will not uphold his claim.
The judge of love will not validate his claim
بَدَاhe appeared فَقالَand said مَنِwho is المَظْلُومُthe wronged one قُلْتُI said فَتىًa youth
بَدَا فَقالَ مَنِ المَظْلُومُ قُلْتُ فَتىً
مَنَعْتyou withheld ظَلْمَكَyour teeth's moisture أَنْto يُرْويquench بِهِwith it فَاهُhis mouth
مَنَعْت ظَلْمَكَ أَنْ يُرْوي بِهِ فَاهُ
He appeared and said, 'Who is wronged?' I said, 'A youth
He appeared and asked who is wronged, I said a youth
whom you barred from quenching his mouth with the moisture of your teeth.'
Whose injustice prevented to wet his mouth
لَمْhas not يَعْتَصِمْsought refuge بِسُلُوٍّin forgetting عَنْهُhim عاشِقُهُhis lover
لَمْ يَعْتَصِمْ بِسُلُوٍّ عَنْهُ عاشِقُهُ
كأَنَّماas though قُيِّدَتْwere fettered بِالحُسْنِby beauty عَيْناهُhis eyes
كأَنَّما قُيِّدَتْ بِالحُسْنِ عَيْناهُ
His lover has found no refuge in forgetting him,
No immunity availed his lover from him
as though his eyes were fettered by beauty.
As if his eyes were chained by beauty
ياO مَنْyou who إِذْاwhen قِيسَis compared بِالبَدْرِwith the full moon المُنِيرِradiant فَقَدْthen indeed
يا مَنْ إِذْا قِيسَ بِالبَدْرِ المُنِيرِ فَقَدْ
جَنَىdid wrong عَلَيْهِagainst him الَّذِيthe one who بِالبَدْرِwith the full moon سَاواهُequated him
جَنَى عَلَيْهِ الَّذِي بِالبَدْرِ سَاواهُ
O you who, when compared with the radiant full moon, are indeed
O you who if compared to the shining full moon
wronged by whoever sets you equal to it.
Has wronged the one who compared you to the full moon
إِنْif كانَhe has قَدْindeed ظَلَمَwronged المُشْتاقَthe yearning lover إِنَّindeed لَهُhe has
إِنْ كانَ قَدْ ظَلَمَ المُشْتاقَ إِنَّ لَهُ
مَوْلىًa patron يَكُفُّwards off الأَذىharm عَنْهُfrom him وَيَأْباهُand rejects it
مَوْلىً يَكُفُّ الأَذى عَنْهُ وَيَأْباهُ
If he has wronged the yearning lover, that lover surely has
If he who longs is oppressed, he has
a patron who wards harm off him and refuses it:
A Master who will spare him harm and forbid it
موسىMusa الكَرِيمُthe generous وشَانِيهِand his hater الكلِيمُthe wounded one فَماso what
موسى الكَرِيمُ وشَانِيهِ الكلِيمُ فَما
تَقُولُdo you say وَاللَّهُwhile God نَجَّاهُsaved him وَناجَاهُand spoke privately with him
تَقُولُ وَاللَّهُ نَجَّاهُ وَناجَاهُ
Musa the generous; his hater is wounded. What, then,
Generous Moses and his speech with the Speaker! What
can you say, when God has saved him and spoken privately with him?
Can you say, and God saved and delivered him?
يُعْطِيhe gives الجَزِيلَlavish gifts وَيَعْلُوُهand overcomes him حَياmodesty كَرَمٍof generosity
يُعْطِي الجَزِيلَ وَيَعْلُوُه حَيا كَرَمٍ
كَأَنَّهُas though he were سَائِلٌa petitioner مَنْthe one whom كانَhe had أَعْطَاهُgiven to him
كَأَنَّهُ سَائِلٌ مَنْ كانَ أَعْطَاهُ
He gives abundantly, yet noble modesty comes over him,
He gives abundantly and exalts the living generosity
as though he were begging from the one he had given to.
As if he were a beggar whom gave to him
نِيطَتْwas bound سَعادَةُthe happiness دُنْياهُof his worldly life بِأُخْرَاهُto his hereafter
نِيطَتْ سَعادَةُ دُنْياهُ بِأُخْرَاهُ
فَهْوَthus he is السَّعيدُthe fortunate one وَدُنْياهُand his worldly life كَأُخْرَاهُlike his hereafter
فَهْوَ السَّعيدُ وَدُنْياهُ كَأُخْرَاهُ
His happiness in this world is bound to his hereafter;
His worldly fortune is tied to his Hereafter
thus he is blessed, and his worldly life is like his hereafter.
So he is happy and his world is like his Hereafter
عَلىupon العُفاةِthe petitioners بَهاءٌsplendor حِينَwhen بادَأَهُمُfirst approached them
عَلى العُفاةِ بَهاءٌ حِينَ بادَأَهُمُ
مِنْهُfrom him نَوَالٌa gift فَماso ... not كَفَّاهُhis two hands كَفَّاهُrestrained him
مِنْهُ نَوَالٌ فَما كَفَّاهُ كَفَّاهُ
Splendor rests upon petitioners when first they are greeted
Upon the poor there was splendor when He initiated them
by a gift from him; his two hands never restrain him.
With gifts from Him, what sufficed them, sufficed them
مَهابَةٌmajesty وَسَناand radiance نُورٍof light يُحَجِّبُهُveils him
مَهابَةٌ وَسَنا نُورٍ يُحَجِّبُهُ
عَنِfrom العُيونِthe eyes فَياso O موسىMusa لَكَfor you اللَّهُGod
عَنِ العُيونِ فَيا موسى لَكَ اللَّهُ
Majesty and the radiance of light veil him
An awe and brilliance of light veiling Him
from sight. O Musa, may God be your helper!
From the eyes, so O Moses, God be to you
انْظُرْlook تَرَyou will see كُلَّevery مَنْperson who فِيin الأرْضِthe earth فِيin رَجُلٍone man
انْظُرْ تَرَ كُلَّ مَنْ فِي الأرْضِ فِي رَجُلٍ
اللَّهُGod أَكْبَرُis greatest لَيْسَis not النَّاسُmankind إِلاَّهُexcept him
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَيْسَ النَّاسُ إِلاَّهُ
Look: you will see everyone on earth in one man.
Look and see every person on earth in a man
God is greatest! All mankind is he alone.
God is Greatest, there is no god but He
بَيْتُthe house الخِلاَفَةِof the caliphate وَالإِحْسانُand beneficence أَوْجَدَهُbrought him into being
بَيْتُ الخِلاَفَةِ وَالإِحْسانُ أَوْجَدَهُ
رَبُّthe Lord العِبادِof His servants لَناfor us لاno لاmay ... not عَدِمْناهُwe lose him
رَبُّ العِبادِ لَنا لا لا عَدِمْناهُ
He is the house of the caliphate and beneficence, brought into being
The house of the Caliphate and benevolence He originated
for us by the Lord of His servants—no, may we never lose him!
The Lord of worshipers for us, do not let us lose it
أَذْكَىkindled لِحَاظَthe glances المَواضِيof keen blades عِزُّthe might عَزْمَتِهِof his resolve
أَذْكَى لِحَاظَ المَواضِي عِزُّ عَزْمَتِهِ
فَماso ... not غَزَتْraided وَسَبَتْand took captives إِلاَّexcept سَراياهُhis detachments
فَما غَزَتْ وَسَبَتْ إِلاَّ سَراياهُ
The might of his resolve kindled the glances of keen blades,
He provoked the battlefields whose determination’s zeal
so none but his detachments have raided and taken captives.
His raiding parties never raided nor captured but them
ياO مَنْyou who إِذْاwhen مَاemphasis عَدِمْناwe lack الدُّرَّpearls أَوْجَدَنَاyou provide us with
يا مَنْ إِذْا مَا عَدِمْنا الدُّرَّ أَوْجَدَنَا
لَفْظاًspeech يُرَخَّصُis cheapened بَيْنَamong النَّاِسpeople أَغْلاهُits costliest
لَفْظاً يُرَخَّصُ بَيْنَ النَّاِس أَغْلاهُ
O you who, whenever we lack pearls, provide us with
O You who when we lost the pearls provided us
speech that makes the costliest pearls cheap among men.
With words discounted among the people their price
كَمِhow often اصْطَنَعْتَyou have shown favor وَكَمْand how much أَوْلَيْتَنِيَyou bestowed on me حَسَناًkindness
كَمِ اصْطَنَعْتَ وَكَمْ أَوْلَيْتَنِيَ حَسَناً
فَلَيْسَso ... not يَبْلُغُreaches أَقْصَىthe utmost الشُّكْرِgratitude أَدْناهُthe least of it
فَلَيْسَ يَبْلُغُ أَقْصَى الشُّكْرِ أَدْناهُ
How often you have shown favor, and how much kindness you have bestowed on me!
How much You have done and how much good You have granted me
So the greatest gratitude cannot match the least of it.
The extent of thanks cannot reach its bottom
دامَتْmay ... endure عَلَيْناupon us بِهِthrough him النُّعْمَىblessings وَأَمَّنَناand he made us safe
دامَتْ عَلَيْنا بِهِ النُّعْمَى وَأَمَّنَنا
مِمَّاfrom what نَخَافُwe fear أَدامَmay ... perpetuate اللَّهُGod نعْماهُhis bounty
مِمَّا نَخَافُ أَدامَ اللَّهُ نعْماهُ
May blessings endure for us through him; he has kept us safe
By it may blessings continue upon us and secure us
from what we fear; may God perpetuate his bounty.
From what we fear, may God make His blessings last
وَالِهْbe loyal to him تَنَمْyou will sleep فِيin هَنِيءِthe sweetness العَيْشِof life فِيin رَغَدٍplenty
وَالِهْ تَنَمْ فِي هَنِيءِ العَيْشِ فِي رَغَدٍ
وَلاَand do not تَكُنْbe كَالشَّقِيِّlike the ill-fated one الحَظِّin fortune عَاداهُopposed him
وَلاَ تَكُنْ كَالشَّقِيِّ الحَظِّ عَاداهُ
Be loyal to him: you will sleep amid life's sweetness and plenty,
My Lord live comfortably in ease and plenty
and do not be like the ill-fated man who opposed him.
And be not like the wretched evil-fortuned one who envied Him
وَرِثْتَmay you inherit نُوحاًNoah نَبِيَّthe prophet اللَّهِof God فِيin عُمُرٍa lifespan
وَرِثْتَ نُوحاً نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فِي عُمُرٍ
يَجوزُsurpasses حَدَّthe limit مَدَىof the span الأَيَّامِof days أَقْصاهُits utmost reach
يَجوزُ حَدَّ مَدَى الأَيَّامِ أَقْصاهُ
May you inherit from Noah, God's prophet, a lifespan
You inherited Noah the Prophet of God in an age
whose utmost reach surpasses the bounds of days.
That exceeds the extent of days in its end
أَرْجُوI hope for لِقَاءَكَmeeting you لاnot مالاًwealth وَمَنْزِلَةًand rank
أَرْجُو لِقَاءَكَ لا مالاً وَمَنْزِلَةً
فَأَنْتَfor you are لِيfor me سَبَبٌa means وَالرَّازِقُand the provider اللَّهُGod
فَأَنْتَ لِي سَبَبٌ وَالرَّازِقُ اللَّهُ
I hope to meet you—not for wealth or rank;
I hope to meet you not for wealth or status
for you are my means, and God is the provider.
For you are to me the cause and God is the Provider
فَأَغْنِنيso enrich me يَابْنَO son of ذِيthe possessor of الْمَجْدِglory العَلِيِّlofty وَكُنْand be
فَأَغْنِني يَابْنَ ذِي الْمَجْدِ العَلِيِّ وَكُنْ
لِيfor me مُسْعِداًa helper فِيin الَّذِيwhat أَرجوI hope for وَأَخْشَاهُand I fear it
لِي مُسْعِداً فِي الَّذِي أَرجو وَأَخْشَاهُ
So enrich me, O son of the possessor of lofty glory, and be
So enrich me O son of the most high glory and be
my helper in what I hope for and what I fear.
A source of joy for me in what I hope and fear
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.