مالِيwhat have I to do وَلِلتَّشْبِيبِand with love poetry بِالأوْطانِabout homelands
مالِي وَلِلتَّشْبِيبِ بِالأوْطانِ
ليI have شاغِلٌan absorbing concern بِجَمالِكَwith your beauty الْفَتَّانِbewitching
لي شاغِلٌ بِجَمالِكَ الْفَتَّانِ
What have I to do with love poetry about homelands?
What is my concern with roaming the homelands
I am absorbed in your bewitching beauty.
When your alluring beauty preoccupies me
الرِّيقُthe saliva وَالثَّغْرُand the mouth الْعُذَيْبُal-Udhayb وَبارِقٌand Bariq
الرِّيقُ وَالثَّغْرُ الْعُذَيْبُ وَبارِقٌ
وَقَباكَand your tunic مَزْرورٌbuttoned عَلىover نُعْمانِNu'man
وَقَباكَ مَزْرورٌ عَلى نُعْمانِ
The saliva and the mouth are al-Udhayb and Bariq;
Your saliva, lips, charming smile, and lightning teeth
and your tunic is buttoned over Nu'man.
Your cheeks adorned on Nu'man's bounty
وَسْنانٌdrowsy حُورِيُّhouri-like الصِّفاتِin qualities كَأَنَّهُas though he
وَسْنانٌ حُورِيُّ الصِّفاتِ كَأَنَّهُ
مَلَّgrew weary of الْجِنانَthe gardens of Paradise فَفَرَّso fled مِنfrom رِضْوانِRidwan
مَلَّ الْجِنانَ فَفَرَّ مِن رِضْوانِ
Drowsy, with a houri's qualities, he seems
A radiant mouth of houris in nature as though
to have wearied of Paradise and fled from Ridwan.
It filled the heavens then fled from bliss
طالَتْgrew long عَلىover عِطْفَيْهِhis two sides لَيْلَةُthe night شَعْرِهِof his hair
طالَتْ عَلى عِطْفَيْهِ لَيْلَةُ شَعْرِهِ
فَتَرَنَّحاso the two swayed كالْعاشِقِlike the lover الْوَلْهانِlove-distraught
فَتَرَنَّحا كالْعاشِقِ الْوَلْهانِ
The night of his hair grew long over his two sides,
Her night of hair flowed over her shoulders
so they swayed like a love-distraught lover.
She sighed like a swooning lover
وَاخْضَرَّand grew green فَوْقَabove الْوَرْدِthe roses آسُthe myrtle عِذارِهِof his cheek-down
وَاخْضَرَّ فَوْقَ الْوَرْدِ آسُ عِذارِهِ
فَعَجِبْتُso I marveled لِلْجَنَّاتِat the gardens فِيamid النِّيرانِthe fires
فَعَجِبْتُ لِلْجَنَّاتِ فِي النِّيرانِ
The myrtle of his cheek-down grew green above the roses,
Above roses her braids were greener
and I marveled at gardens amid fires.
I was amazed by gardens amidst fires
جُنَّتْwent mad بِمَنْظَرِهِat his appearance الْبَديعِwondrous عُيونُناour eyes
جُنَّتْ بِمَنْظَرِهِ الْبَديعِ عُيونُنا
فَتَسَلْسَلَتْso they were chained بِمَدامِعwith the tears الأَجْفانِof the eyelids
فَتَسَلْسَلَتْ بِمَدامِع الأَجْفانِ
Our eyes went mad at his wondrous appearance,
Your eyes were delighted by his beautiful sight
and were chained with the tears of our eyelids.
Then overflowed with tears from the eyelids
غَزَلِيْmy love poetry بِهِabout him وَمَديحُand praise of موسىMusa رَوْضَةٌa garden
غَزَلِيْ بِهِ وَمَديحُ موسى رَوْضَةٌ
جَمَعَتْunited فُنونَthe arts الْحُسْنِof beauty وَالإِحْسانِand beneficence
جَمَعَتْ فُنونَ الْحُسْنِ وَالإِحْسانِ
My love poetry about him and my praise of Musa are a garden
My love poem and Moses' praise are a garden
uniting the arts of beauty and beneficence.
That combined beauty and benevolence
مَلِكٌa king بِهِthrough him اخْضَرَّgrew green الزَّمانُtime كأنَّماas though
مَلِكٌ بِهِ اخْضَرَّ الزَّمانُ كأنَّما
أيَّامُthe days دَوْلَتِهِof his reign رَبيعٌa spring ثانِsecond
أيَّامُ دَوْلَتِهِ رَبيعٌ ثانِ
A king through whom time grew green, as though
A king with whom the times turned green as though
the days of his reign were a second spring.
The days of his rule were a second spring
أَثْرىgrew rich ثَراهُhis soil بَعْدَafter مَحْلِthe drought مَحَلِّهِof his domain
أَثْرى ثَراهُ بَعْدَ مَحْلِ مَحَلِّهِ
بِدَوامِthrough the continuance of سَحَّthe pouring of سَحابِهِhis cloud الْهَتَّانِcopiously raining
بِدَوامِ سَحَّ سَحابِهِ الْهَتَّانِ
His soil grew rich after his domain's drought
He enriched it after its decline with might
through the ceaseless downpour of his rain-laden cloud.
With the persistence of his pouring clouds
فَلِكُلِّso for every غادِيَةٍmorning raincloud رَحيقٌnectar سَلْسَلٌsmooth-flowing
فَلِكُلِّ غادِيَةٍ رَحيقٌ سَلْسَلٌ
وَلِكُلِّand for every غُصْنٍbranch هِزَّةُthe sway النَّشْوانِof the intoxicated one
وَلِكُلِّ غُصْنٍ هِزَّةُ النَّشْوانِ
So every morning cloud has smooth-flowing nectar,
So every rose has a dangling necklace
and every branch the sway of one intoxicated.
And every branch has the shook of delightedness
وَالنَّهْرُand the river خَدٌّa cheek بِالشُّعاعِwith sunlight مُوَرَّدٌrose-tinted
وَالنَّهْرُ خَدٌّ بِالشُّعاعِ مُوَرَّدٌ
قَدalready دَبَّcrept فِيهِupon it عِذارُthe cheek-down ظِلِّof the shadow الْبانِof the ban tree
قَد دَبَّ فِيهِ عِذارُ ظِلِّ الْبانِ
The river is a cheek made rosy by sunlight,
The river's cheek is reddened by the rays
where the cheek-down of the ban tree's shadow has crept.
As the charm of shade crept through it
وَالْمَاءُand the water فِيat سُوقِthe stems الْغُصونِof the boughs خَلاخِلٌanklets
وَالْمَاءُ فِي سُوقِ الْغُصونِ خَلاخِلٌ
مِنْof فِضَّةٍsilver وَالزَّهْرُand the flowers كالتِّيجانِlike crowns
مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَالزَّهْرُ كالتِّيجانِ
The water at the stems of the boughs forms anklets
And the water in the lanes of branches is anklets
of silver, while the flowers are like crowns.
Of silver and flowers like crowns
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though طائِرَهاits bird خَطيبٌa preacher مصْقَعٌeloquent
فَكَأَنَّ طائِرَها خَطيبٌ مصْقَعٌ
قَدhas قامَstood فَوْقَabove مَنابِرِthe pulpits الأَغْصانِof the branches
قَد قامَ فَوْقَ مَنابِرِ الأَغْصانِ
It is as though its bird were an eloquent preacher
So it's as if their songbird is a melodious orator
standing above the pulpits of the branches.
Who stands atop the minbars of branches
يَشْدوit sings وَأُنْشِدُand I recite فَالْمَدائِحُso praises بَيْنناbetween us
يَشْدو وَأُنْشِدُ فَالْمَدائِحُ بَيْننا
تُهْدىare offered إلىto موسىMusa بِكُلِّin every لِسانِtongue
تُهْدى إلى موسى بِكُلِّ لِسانِ
It sings and I recite; between us, praises
Singing while I recite so praise between us
are offered to Musa in every tongue.
Is gifted to Moses in every tongue
اشْرَبْdrink ثَلاثاًthree ياO نَديمُdrinking companion وَسَقِّنيand give me to drink
اشْرَبْ ثَلاثاً يا نَديمُ وَسَقِّني
وَاطْرَبْand delight لِعُجْمَةِin the inarticulacy of نُطْقِهِits speech وَبَيانِيand my eloquence
وَاطْرَبْ لِعُجْمَةِ نُطْقِهِ وَبَيانِي
Drink three cups, O boon companion, and pour me—
Drink three times, my boon companion, and serve me
and delight in its inarticulate speech and my eloquence—
And delight in the marvel of his speech and my verse
كأْساًa cup إِذْاwhen صافَحْتُهاI clasp it أَثْرَتْmakes rich يَدِيmy hand
كأْساً إِذْا صافَحْتُها أَثْرَتْ يَدِي
مِنْof فِضَّةٍsilver مُلِئَتْfilled مِنَwith الْعِقْيانِpure gold
مِنْ فِضَّةٍ مُلِئَتْ مِنَ الْعِقْيانِ
a cup that makes my hand rich when I clasp it,
A cup, when I clasp it, my hand glistens
made of silver and filled with pure gold.
With silver filled with pearls
حَمْراءُred رَصَّعَهاstudded it الْحَبابُthe bubbles بِجَوْهَرٍwith gems
حَمْراءُ رَصَّعَها الْحَبابُ بِجَوْهَرٍ
كَالزَّهْرِlike flowers فِيin مَرْجٍa meadow مِنَof الْمَرْجانِcoral
كَالزَّهْرِ فِي مَرْجٍ مِنَ الْمَرْجانِ
Red, its bubbles have studded it with gems,
Ruby which gems adorned with jewels
like flowers in a meadow of coral.
Like flowers in a meadow of coral
وَاللَّهِby God لَوْif عَقَلَunderstood الْمَجوسُthe Magians لِكاسِهاconcerning its cup
وَاللَّهِ لَوْ عَقَلَ الْمَجوسُ لِكاسِها
جَعَلُوُهthey would have made it بَيْتَa house عِبادَةِfor worship النِّيرانِof fire
جَعَلُوُه بَيْتَ عِبادَةِ النِّيرانِ
By God, if the Magians understood its cup,
By God, if the Magi were reasonable with his cup
they would have made it a temple for worshipping fire.
They would make it their temple of fire
سُكْرُintoxication الْمُدامِwith wine وَشُكْرُand gratitude to موسىMusa مَذْهَبيmy creed
سُكْرُ الْمُدامِ وَشُكْرُ موسى مَذْهَبي
فَلَقَدْso indeed مَحَوْتُI erased بِطاعَتيthrough my obedience عِصْيانِيmy disobedience
فَلَقَدْ مَحَوْتُ بِطاعَتي عِصْيانِي
Intoxication with wine and gratitude to Musa are my creed;
The wine's inebriation and thanking Moses are my ways
through my obedience I have surely erased my disobedience.
For I have erased my sins with my obedience
شُغْلِيmy occupation مَدائِحُهُhis praises وَغَيْريand others than me لَمْhave not يَزَلْceased
شُغْلِي مَدائِحُهُ وَغَيْري لَمْ يَزَلْ
كالْبومِlike owls يَنْدُبُlaments دارِسَthe ruined remains الْجُدْرانِof walls
كالْبومِ يَنْدُبُ دارِسَ الْجُدْرانِ
My occupation is his praise, while others still,
My occupation is praising him while others ceaselessly
like owls, lament the ruined walls.
Are like owls lamenting the ruins
لَلْبِيدِfor the deserts وَالْكُومِand high-humped camels الرَّواسِمِswift-striding مَعْشَرٌa company
لَلْبِيدِ وَالْكُومِ الرَّواسِمِ مَعْشَرٌ
عَدَلَturned aside الزَّمانُtime بِشَأْنِهِمْwith their affairs عَنْfrom شَانِيmy affairs
عَدَلَ الزَّمانُ بِشَأْنِهِمْ عَنْ شَانِي
The deserts and swift, high-humped camels have their people;
Labid, Kumait, and renowned peers
time has steered their fortunes away from mine.
Time has turned from their glory to mine
سِيَماespecially إِذْاwhen الْتَهَبَblazes الْهَجيرُthe midday heat وَحَوَّمَتْand hovers
سِيَما إِذْا الْتَهَبَ الْهَجيرُ وَحَوَّمَتْ
فَوْقَabove السَّرابِthe mirage حُشاشَةُthe last spark of life الظَّمْآنِof the thirsty man
فَوْقَ السَّرابِ حُشاشَةُ الظَّمْآنِ
Especially when the midday heat blazes and there hovers
Especially when the departure burns and mirages whirl
above the mirage the thirsty man's last spark of life;
Above the horizon with the cravings of thirst
وَالشَّمْسُand the sun تُرْسِلُsends فَضْلَthe trailing length خَيْطِof the thread لُعابِهاof its saliva
وَالشَّمْسُ تُرْسِلُ فَضْلَ خَيْطِ لُعابِها
تَمْتاحُdraws up مِنout of thirst عَطَشٍthe damp earth ثَرىof the pools الْغُدْرانِline_47
تَمْتاحُ مِن عَطَشٍ ثَرى الْغُدْرانِ
and the sun sends down the trailing thread of its saliva,
And the sun sends the excess of its drool
thirstily drawing moisture from the pools' earth.
To quench the thirst of barren lands
يَشْوِيroasts الْوُجوهَthe faces سُمومُهاits scorching wind فَكَأَنَّماso as though أعْbeginning of 'they exchanged'
يَشْوِي الْوُجوهَ سُمومُها فَكَأَنَّما أعْ
تاضُواend of 'they exchanged' عَنِin place of الأَكْوارِcamel-saddles بِالْكيرانِfor bellows
تاضُوا عَنِ الأَكْوارِ بِالْكيرانِ
Its scorching wind roasts faces, as though they had
Its poisons blacken faces, as if
exchanged camel-saddles for bellows.
They cured themselves of flush with ash
فَعلامَso why أُلْقِيshould I cast لِلْمَهالِكِinto deadly perils مُهْجَتيmy lifeblood
فَعلامَ أُلْقِي لِلْمَهالِكِ مُهْجَتي
وَالأَشْرَفُwhile al-Ashraf السُّلْطانُthe sultan قَدْhas indeed أغْنانِيenriched me
وَالأَشْرَفُ السُّلْطانُ قَدْ أغْنانِي
Why then should I cast my lifeblood into deadly perils,
So why should I vent my passions to disasters
when Sultan al-Ashraf has enriched me?
When the noblest of sultans has enriched me
طَرَدَchased الْقَنِيصَthe quarry بِكُلِّwith every ضارٍhunting beast ضامِرٍlean
طَرَدَ الْقَنِيصَ بِكُلِّ ضارٍ ضامِرٍ
مِنْfrom مِخْلَبَيْهِits two claws مُقَرَّطِearring-adorned الآذانِthe ears
مِنْ مِخْلَبَيْهِ مُقَرَّطِ الآذانِ
He chased the quarry with every lean hunting beast,
He dispelled with his clawed hands every harm and humiliation
its ears adorned with its two claws as earrings;
With ears alert for repayment
وَبِكُلِّand with every مُرْدَفَةٍfemale borne pillion مُغَلْغَلَةٍsped along لَهاshe has
وَبِكُلِّ مُرْدَفَةٍ مُغَلْغَلَةٍ لَها
فِيin كُلِّevery عُضْوٍlimb مُقْلَةُthe eye الْغَضْبانِof an angry man
فِي كُلِّ عُضْوٍ مُقْلَةُ الْغَضْبانِ
and with every female borne pillion and sped along, bearing
And with every heavily armed cavalry that in every limb
on every limb the eye of an angry man:
Contains the wrath of vengeance
تُرْكِيَّةٍa Turkish woman سُبِيَتْwas taken captive فَسالَso flowed بِخَدِّهاdown her cheek
تُرْكِيَّةٍ سُبِيَتْ فَسالَ بِخَدِّها
ماwhat كانَwas مِنْof كُحْلٍkohl عَلىupon الأجْفانِthe eyelids
ما كانَ مِنْ كُحْلٍ عَلى الأجْفانِ
a Turkish woman taken captive, down whose cheek flowed
A Byzantine taken captive whose cheek
the kohl that had been upon her eyelids.
Poured what was on the eyelids of kohl
قُلْناwe said وَشِلْوُwhile the carcass قَنِيصِهاof her quarry فِيon صَدْرِهاher chest
قُلْنا وَشِلْوُ قَنِيصِها فِي صَدْرِها
هذاthis عِناقُthe embrace الْعاشِقِof the lover الْوَلْهانِlove-distraught
هذا عِناقُ الْعاشِقِ الْوَلْهانِ
We said, with her quarry's carcass upon her breast,
We said, the rending of her shirt in her chest
'This is the embrace of a love-distraught lover.'
Is the embrace of a swooning lover
لَوْif قالَit had said موسىMusa أجِرْنِيprotect me مِنْهُماfrom those two
لَوْ قالَ موسى أجِرْنِي مِنْهُما
لَنَجاit would have escaped وَأصْبَحَand would have come to be فِيin أعَزِّthe most secure أمانِsafety
لَنَجا وَأصْبَحَ فِي أعَزِّ أمانِ
Had it said, 'Musa, protect me from those two,'
Had Moses asked for refuge from them
it would have escaped and found the surest refuge.
He would have survived and awakened in greatest safety
موسىMusa الّذيwho أَزْرىput to shame بِكِسْرَىKisra وَاعْتَلىand rose high
موسى الّذي أَزْرى بِكِسْرَى وَاعْتَلى
فِيin أَسْرِcapturing إِيوانيIwani عَلىabove الإِيوانِthe iwan
فِي أَسْرِ إِيواني عَلى الإِيوانِ
Musa, who put Kisra to shame and towered
Moses who eclipsed Kisra and ascended
above the iwan by taking Iwani captive.
In the chambers of my palace above the palace
لَبَّىanswered أَخاهُhis brother مِنَfrom الْجَزِيرَةِal-Jazira بَعْدَماafter
لَبَّى أَخاهُ مِنَ الْجَزِيرَةِ بَعْدَما
سَدَّتْblocked عَلَيْهِagainst him الْكُرْجُthe Georgians كُلَّevery مَكانِplace
سَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْكُرْجُ كُلَّ مَكانِ
He answered his brother's call from al-Jazira after
He answered his brother from the island after
the Georgians had hemmed him in on every side,
Every road before him was blocked
بِجَحافِلٍwith vast armies زُمْرُbands الْمَلائِكِof angels فَوْقَهاabove them
بِجَحافِلٍ زُمْرُ الْمَلائِكِ فَوْقَها
مَحْفوفَةٍsurrounded بِخواطِفِby swooping الْعِقْبانِeagles
مَحْفوفَةٍ بِخواطِفِ الْعِقْبانِ
with vast armies, bands of angels above them,
With angelic legions above whom
surrounded by swooping eagles.
Eagles hovered with fluttering wings
لاnot يَهْتَدونَthey find their way إِذْاwhen ادْلَهَّمturns pitch-dark عَجاجُهُمْtheir battle-dust
لا يَهْتَدونَ إِذْا ادْلَهَّم عَجاجُهُمْ
إِلاَّexcept بِشُعْلَةِby the flame صارِمٍof a sharp sword وَسِنانِand a spearpoint
إِلاَّ بِشُعْلَةِ صارِمٍ وَسِنانِ
They find no path when their battle-dust turns pitch-dark,
They cannot find their way when their throngs are confused
except by the flame of a sharp sword and spearpoint.
Except by the flames and blades of a sharp sword
فَجَلاso he cleared عَنfrom الإِسْلامِIslam ظُلْمَةَthe darkness كُفْرِهِمْof their unbelief
فَجَلا عَن الإِسْلامِ ظُلْمَةَ كُفْرِهِمْ
وَأَعادَهُand he restored it لِلْعِزِّto glory بَعْدَafter هَوانِhumiliation
وَأَعادَهُ لِلْعِزِّ بَعْدَ هَوانِ
He cleared from Islam the darkness of their unbelief,
So he dispelled the darkness of their disbelief
and restored it to glory after humiliation.
And restored glory after humiliation
طَهَّرْتَyou purified أَرْمينِيَّةًArmenia فاسْتَبْدَلَتْso it exchanged
طَهَّرْتَ أَرْمينِيَّةً فاسْتَبْدَلَتْ
مِنْfrom دَقَّthe ringing ناقُوسٍof a church bell بِصَوْتِfor the sound أَذانِof a call to prayer
مِنْ دَقَّ ناقُوسٍ بِصَوْتِ أَذانِ
You purified Armenia, and it exchanged
You purified Armenia which then exchanged
the ringing of a church bell for the call to prayer.
The toll of church bells for the call to prayer
نَفَذَتْpierced جُسُومَهُمُtheir bodies الرِّماحُthe spears كَأَنَّهُمْas though they
نَفَذَتْ جُسُومَهُمُ الرِّماحُ كَأَنَّهُمْ
بَعْضَsome الَّذيof what حَمَلُواthey carried مِنَof الصُّلْبانِcrosses
بَعْضَ الَّذي حَمَلُوا مِنَ الصُّلْبانِ
Spears pierced their bodies, as though they were
Their spears penetrated as though they
some of the crosses they had carried.
Carried part of crossed timbers
ياO مَنْyou who يُصَدِّقُbelieves مادِحيْهِhis panegyrists كَأَنَّهُمْas though they
يا مَنْ يُصَدِّقُ مادِحيْهِ كَأَنَّهُمْ
يَتْلُونَrecite آيَاتٍverses مَنَfrom الْقُرْآنِthe Qur'an
يَتْلُونَ آيَاتٍ مَنَ الْقُرْآنِ
O you who believe your panegyrists, as though they
O You who makes those praising seem as if
were reciting verses from the Qur'an;
They recite verses from the Quran
ياO مَنْyou who يَرَىsees أَيْديthe hands العُفاةِof suppliants لِمالِهِfor his wealth
يا مَنْ يَرَى أَيْدي العُفاةِ لِمالِهِ
أَكْفىthe most capable الْكُفاةِof stewards وَأَوْثَقَand the most trustworthy الْخَزَّانِof treasurers
أَكْفى الْكُفاةِ وَأَوْثَقَ الْخَزَّانِ
O you who deem the hands of suppliants, for your wealth,
O You who sees the hands of the destitute upon His wealth
the ablest stewards and most trustworthy treasurers;
As the most sufficient caretakers and trusted treasurers
ياO مَنْyou who يَرىconsiders أَنَّthat الثَّناءَpraise ذَخيرَةٌa treasure
يا مَنْ يَرى أَنَّ الثَّناءَ ذَخيرَةٌ
تَبْقىendures عَلَيْهِfor him وَكُلَّand every شَيْءٍthing فانِperishable
تَبْقى عَلَيْهِ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ فانِ
O you who consider praise a treasure
O You who sees that praise is a treasure
that endures for you, while all things perish.
That remains with Him though all things perish
أَغْلَيْتَyou made costly أَعْلاقَthe precious treasures الْمَحامِدِof praise بَعْدَماafter
أَغْلَيْتَ أَعْلاقَ الْمَحامِدِ بَعْدَما
كانَتْwere تُباعُbeing sold بِأَرْخَصِat the cheapest الأثْمانِprices
كانَتْ تُباعُ بِأَرْخَصِ الأثْمانِ
You have made the precious treasures of praise costly, after
You made the depths of praises expensive after
they were sold for the cheapest prices.
They were sold for the cheapest of prices
شَوَّالُShawwal مِثْلكَlike you مُطْعِمٌa giver of food فَلأِجْلِso for the sake of ذاthis
شَوَّالُ مِثْلكَ مُطْعِمٌ فَلأِجْلِ ذا
أَضْحىhas come to be لَهُfor it فَضْلٌsuperiority عَلىover رَمَضانِRamadan
أَضْحى لَهُ فَضْلٌ عَلى رَمَضانِ
Shawwal, like you, gives food; for this reason
The likes of You provide food so for that
it has gained superiority over Ramadan.
Shawwal has favor over Ramadan
فَتَهَنَّso rejoice ياO مَلِكَking الْمُلوكِof kings بِعيدِهِin its feast
فَتَهَنَّ يا مَلِكَ الْمُلوكِ بِعيدِهِ
فِيin ظِلِّthe shade مُلْكِof a realm دائِمِwith lasting السُّلْطانِsovereignty
فِي ظِلِّ مُلْكِ دائِمِ السُّلْطانِ
So rejoice, O king of kings, in its feast,
So congratulate, O King of Kings, on his feast
beneath the shade of a realm whose sovereignty endures.
In the shade of an eternal Sultanate
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.