كَمْhow many فيin أزاهيرblossoms ِ الرياضِthe gardens لناظرٍfor a beholder
كَمْ في أزاهير ِ الرياضِ لناظرٍ
منof مقلةٍan eye وسنىdrowsy وخدٍّand a cheek ناضرِfresh and radiant
من مقلةٍ وسنى وخدٍّ ناضرِ
How many the beholder sees among the gardens' blossoms:
How many flowers in the gardens have, for the onlooker,
Drowsy eyes and fresh, radiant cheeks!
A glance, a yearning, and a blossoming cheek.
ماسَتْswayed أماليدُtender shoots الغصونِthe branches بوشيهاin their embroidery
ماسَتْ أماليدُ الغصونِ بوشيها
معطارةًfragrant وازَّينتْand became adorned بجواهرwith jewels
معطارةً وازَّينتْ بجواهر
The branches' tender shoots swayed in their embroidered finery,
The branches were adorned with their foliage,
Fragrant and arrayed in jewels.
Fragrant and embellished with gems.
للهpraise be to God ماwhat صنعتْshe fashioned وماand what جاءتْshe came بهwith it
لله ما صنعتْ وما جاءتْ به
"فيin ""الغوطتينthe two Ghoutas"" يَدُthe hand الربيعspring الباكرearly"
"في ""الغوطتين"" يَدُ الربيع الباكر"
God be praised for what was fashioned and brought forth
What they made and what came with them,
In the two Ghoutas by the hand of early spring!
To God - in "Al-Ghouta" the hand of early spring made.
بَسَطَتْshe spread وثيرَsoft قطيفةٍvelvet cloth فوقover الثرىthe earth
بَسَطَتْ وثيرَ قطيفةٍ فوق الثرى
خضراءgreen فيهاwithin it كلُّevery لونٍcolor زاهرradiant
خضراء فيها كلُّ لونٍ زاهر
It spread soft velvet over the earth,
It laid out the carpet of an abundant meadow over the soil,
Green, with every radiant hue within it:
Green in it every blossoming color.
منof أحمرred قانٍdeep وأصفرand yellow فاقِعٍvivid
من أحمر قانٍ وأصفر فاقِعٍ
أوor أزرقblue زاهٍbrilliant وأبيضand white سافرunveiled
أو أزرق زاهٍ وأبيض سافر
Deep crimson and vivid yellow,
Of red cochineal and yellow saffron,
Or brilliant blue and unveiled white.
Or blue lapis lazuli and white camphor.
وكَسَتْand she clothed وَحلَّتْand she adorned سمحةًgenerously أشجارهاits trees
وكَسَتْ وَحلَّتْ سمحةً أشجارها
فَجَلَتْso she unveiled عرائسهاits brides بوشيٍin embroidery فاخرsplendid
فَجَلَتْ عرائسها بوشيٍ فاخر
And generously clothed and adorned its trees,
It clothed and adorned its generous trees,
Unveiling its brides in splendid embroidery:
Revealing its brides in splendid attire.
معقودةُbound الإكليلthe garland زهراءradiant الحلىthe ornaments
معقودةُ الإكليل زهراء الحلى
خفاقةُfluttering الأقراطthe earrings ذاتbearing أساورbracelets
خفاقةُ الأقراط ذات أساور
Garland-crowned, radiant in their ornaments,
The garlanded with a flowery crown,
With fluttering earrings, adorned with bracelets.
Fluttering earrings and bangled wrists.
أراختْlet fall منof الظلِّthe shade الظليلdeep and sheltering غصونُهاits branches
أراختْ من الظلِّ الظليل غصونُها
طرراًfringes وأذيالاًand trains وفضلَand trailing folds مآزرwaist-wraps
طرراً وأذيالاً وفضلَ مآزر
Its branches let the deep, sheltering shade fall
Their branches let down a shaded shade,
In fringes, trains, and the trailing folds of waist-wraps.
Speckles, trains, and excess fabric.
"حيَّاgreeted جنانَthe gardens ""الغوطتينthe two Ghoutas"" وجادهاand showered them"
"حيَّا جنانَ ""الغوطتين"" وجادها"
سمحُyielding القيادِthe rein منof السحابِthe clouds الماطرrain-bearing
سمحُ القيادِ من السحابِ الماطر
The gardens of the two Ghoutas were greeted and showered
Greet the gardens of "Al-Ghouta" and its generosity,
By rainclouds yielding readily to the rein.
Tolerant leaders of the raining clouds.
حلمٌa dream منof الإبداعِartistry فيهاwithin it ماثلٌembodied
حلمٌ من الإبداعِ فيها ماثلٌ
منfrom دونهshort of it يعياfalters خيالُthe imagination الشاعرthe poet
من دونه يعيا خيالُ الشاعر
A dream of artistry stands embodied there,
A dream of creativity in which a vision appears,
Short of which the poet's imagination falters.
Without which the imagination of the poet despairs.
تتناثرُscatter الأزهارُthe flowers فيin أجوائهاits air
تتناثرُ الأزهارُ في أجوائها
مبثوثةًstrewn مثلlike الفراشِbutterflies الثائرfluttering
مبثوثةً مثل الفراشِ الثائر
Flowers scatter through its air,
The flowers scattered in its atmospheres,
Strewn like fluttering butterflies.
Strewn like the fluttering butterfly.
فَنَنٌa bough يرنِّحهsets it swaying النسيمُthe breeze كأنهas though it were
فَنَنٌ يرنِّحه النسيمُ كأنه
نشوانُintoxicated منfrom نَفَسٍa breath بَرودٍcool عاطرfragrant
نشوانُ من نَفَسٍ بَرودٍ عاطر
A bough the breeze sets swaying seems
An art that the breeze makes sway as if
Drunk on a cool, fragrant breath.
The exhale of a cool, fragrant breath.
عَرِفَتْhave sweated جباهُthe brows الزهرِthe flowers منfrom قطرdrops الندىdew
عَرِفَتْ جباهُ الزهرِ من قطر الندى
ملتفةentwined الأعناقِthe necks ذاتhaving تآطرbending
ملتفة الأعناقِ ذات تآطر
The flowers' brows have sweated drops of dew,
The foreheads of flowers knew from the dewdrop
Their necks entwined and bending,
Entwined necks and passionate gazes.
كالبكرlike a maiden يرشحُexudes للحياءfrom bashfulness جبينُهاher brow
كالبكر يرشحُ للحياء جبينُها
عرقاًsweat إذاwhen ضُمَّتْshe is clasped لصدرِto the breast الهاصرthe embracer
عرقاً إذا ضُمَّتْ لصدرِ الهاصر
Like a maiden whose brow, in bashfulness, beads
Like a virgin whose forehead blushes for shyness
With sweat when clasped to her embracer's breast.
Sweat when pulled to the breast of an embracer.
وإذاand when الرياحُthe winds تأوهتْsigh سَقَطَfalls الندىthe dew
وإذا الرياحُ تأوهتْ سَقَطَ الندى
منfrom كلِّevery زاهرةٍblossom كدمعٍlike tears هامرstreaming
من كلِّ زاهرةٍ كدمعٍ هامر
And when the winds sigh, the dew falls
And when the winds moan, the dew falls
From every blossom like streaming tears.
From every blossom like a pouring teardrop.
وترىand you see الحميمthe green herbage إذاwhen الرياحُthe winds تناوحتْblow from opposing directions
وترى الحميم إذا الرياحُ تناوحتْ
متموجاًundulating مثلlike الغديرِthe pool المائرsurging
متموجاً مثل الغديرِ المائر
And you see the green herbage, when opposing winds blow,
And you see the waves when the winds whisper
Undulating like a surging pool.
Undulating like the running brook.
وشقائقُand anemones of النعمانِal-Nu'man فيin قيعانِهاits lowlands
وشقائقُ النعمانِ في قيعانِها
تقطيعُcutting to pieces أكبادٍlivers وشقُّand splitting مرائرgallbladders
تقطيعُ أكبادٍ وشقُّ مرائر
And Nu'man's anemones in its lowlands
And the anemones in its valleys
Are livers torn to pieces, gallbladders split apart.
Are like chopped up livers and cleaved breasts.
والشمسُand the sun منthrough خللgaps الغصونَthe branches علىupon الثرىthe earth
والشمسُ من خلل الغصونَ على الثرى
كدراهمٍlike dirhams ألقتْcast بهاwith them يَدُa hand ناثرa scatterer
كدراهمٍ ألقتْ بها يَدُ ناثر
And sunlight through the branches, upon the earth,
And the sun through the branches on the ground
Is like dirhams cast by a scatterer's hand.
Like coins a sprinkling hand scattered.
وترىand you see الجداولَthe streams كالوَذيلَةِlike a silver ingot رونقاًin sheen
وترى الجداولَ كالوَذيلَةِ رونقاً
منsome مستقيمٍstraight فيin المسيرِthe course وجائرand winding
من مستقيمٍ في المسيرِ وجائر
And you see the streams, like a silver ingot in their sheen,
And you see the streams like the train of a gown,
Some straight in their course, others winding.
Going straight and meandering.
والأيكُand the groves فيalong شطآنهاtheir banks كنعائمٍlike ostriches
والأيكُ في شطآنها كنعائمٍ
مَدَّتْstretched out بأعناقٍwith necks لهاof theirs ومناقرand beaks
مَدَّتْ بأعناقٍ لها ومناقر
And the groves along their banks are like ostriches
And the ducks in their ponds like ships
Stretching out their necks and beaks.
Extending necks, having wings and beaks.
مرآةa mirror أحلاميmy dreams ومرتعand a pasture صبوتيmy youthful passion
مرآة أحلامي ومرتع صبوتي
وهوand it is فؤاديmy heart بلindeed ومتعةand the delight ناظريmy eye
وهو فؤادي بل ومتعة ناظري
Mirror of my dreams and pasture of my youthful passion,
The mirror of my dreams and the pasture of my youth,
And it is my heart—indeed, my eye's delight.
It is my heart, nay, the delight of my sight.
فيin كلِّevery مغنىhaunt منof فؤاديmy heart شعبةٌa branch
في كلِّ مغنى من فؤادي شعبةٌ
وبكلand in every وادٍvalley هائمٌa wanderer منfrom خاطريmy mind
وبكل وادٍ هائمٌ من خاطري
In every haunt there is a branch of my heart,
In every melody of my heart there is a branch,
And in every valley a wandering thought of mine.
And with every valley a thought of mine wanders.
وتكادُand almost أخيلتيmy visions تطلُّpeer out عليَّat me فيin
وتكادُ أخيلتي تطلُّ عليَّ في
أرجائهاits reaches منas طائفٍa passing apparition أوor زائرa visitor
أرجائها من طائفٍ أو زائر
And my visions almost peer out at me in
My imagination almost overlooks me in
Its reaches, as a passing phantom or a visitor.
Its spaces from a region or visitor.
كمhow many جولةٍa ramble ليof mine ثمَّthere جائرةstraying الخطىsteps
كم جولةٍ لي ثمَّ جائرة الخطى
بَيْنَamong الخمائلِthe leafy groves كالفراشِlike a butterfly الحائرbewildered
بَيْنَ الخمائلِ كالفراشِ الحائر
How many a ramble I have taken there, with straying steps,
How many rounds for me, then the steps of the lost
Among the leafy groves, like a bewildered butterfly!
Among the beauties like the wandering butterfly.
يقتادنيdraws me فيin كلevery شطرٍdirection جاذبٌsomething alluring
يقتادني في كل شطرٍ جاذبٌ
منof منظرٍa scene نضرٍverdant وحسنٍand beauty باهرdazzling
من منظرٍ نضرٍ وحسنٍ باهر
In every direction something alluring draws me:
On every side a puller leads me
A verdant scene and dazzling beauty.
To a blossoming scene of splendor and charm.
والزهرُand the flowers يلقانيmeet me بثغرٍwith a mouth باسمٍsmiling
والزهرُ يلقاني بثغرٍ باسمٍ
وبوجنةٍand with a cheek حمراred وجفْنٍand an eyelid فاترlanguid
وبوجنةٍ حمرا وجفْنٍ فاتر
And the flowers greet me with smiling mouths,
The flowers greet me with a smiling mouth
And with crimson cheeks and languid eyelids.
And blushing cheek and languid eyelid.
وأرىand I see الغصونَthe branches كأذرعٍlike arms ممدودةٍoutstretched
وأرى الغصونَ كأذرعٍ ممدودةٍ
لتعانقٍfor a mutual embrace منfrom بعدafter طولِa long duration تهاجرmutual estrangement
لتعانقٍ من بعد طولِ تهاجر
And I see the branches as outstretched arms,
I see the branches like outstretched arms
For an embrace after long estrangement.
To embrace after long estrangement.
فيin كلِّevery ربعٍplace مونقٍdelightful ليَfor me وقفةٌa pause
في كلِّ ربعٍ مونقٍ ليَ وقفةٌ
هيit is وقفةُthe pause المسحورِthe bewitched one عندbefore الساحرthe enchanter
هي وقفةُ المسحورِ عند الساحر
At every lovely spot I stop awhile:
In every flourishing quarter a stop for me,
The pause of one bewitched before the enchanter.
The stop of the enchanted with the sorcerer.
أمّاas for العهودُbygone days وإنeven though تقادمhas grown old عهدُهاtheir time
أمّا العهودُ وإن تقادم عهدُها
فرتيمةُthus a reminder-knot الناسيthe forgetful one وهمُّand the sorrow الذاكرthe remembering one
فرتيمةُ الناسي وهمُّ الذاكر
As for bygone days, though their time is long past,
As for eras, though their era is old,
They are the forgetful one's reminder-knot, the rememberer's sorrow.
Are the rhyme of the forgetful and the care of the reminiscent.
"قمْstand فيon مشارفthe heights ""قاسيونQasiyun"" وعجْand turn aside بهاto them"
"قمْ في مشارف ""قاسيون"" وعجْ بها"
تشرفْyou will gaze down عَلَىupon صنعِthe work البديعِthe Originator القادرthe Almighty
تشرفْ عَلَى صنعِ البديعِ القادر
Stand on Qasiyun's heights and pause there;
"Rise on the outskirts of 'Qasioun' and be amazed by it,
You will gaze down upon the work of the all-powerful Originator.
It overlooks the work of the Capable Creator."
دوْحٌgreat trees كساميةِlike lofty القبابِdomes حيالهاopposite them
دوْحٌ كساميةِ القبابِ حيالها
منof باسقاتِtowering الحورِpoplars مثلlike منائرminarets
من باسقاتِ الحورِ مثل منائر
Great trees like lofty domes, and opposite them,
A basin like the loftiness of domes near it,
Towering poplars like minarets.
Of the tall, beautiful houri-like pillars.
"وand ""دمشقDamascus"" ماemphatic particle بينamong الرياضِthe gardens سفينةٌa ship"
"و ""دمشق"" ما بين الرياضِ سفينةٌ"
عامتْfloated علىupon عاليlofty الغواربِwave-crests زاخرsurging
عامتْ على عالي الغواربِ زاخر
And Damascus, amid the gardens, is a ship,
"And Damascus between the gardens is a ship,"
Afloat upon a surging sea of lofty crests.
Which sailed atop the high, abundant waves.
لاnot تستبينُdiscerns العينُthe eye فيin أثباجِهits billows
لا تستبينُ العينُ في أثباجِه
مهماhowever much تقصّتْit searches أولاًa beginning منfrom آخرan end
مهما تقصّتْ أولاً من آخر
The eye cannot discern amid its billows,
The eye does not discern in its thickets,
However hard it searches, beginning from end.
No matter how it searches beginning to end.
تبدوappear الجبالُthe mountains الشمُّlofty منamong them متعممٍa turbaned one
تبدو الجبالُ الشمُّ من متعممٍ
شابتْhave turned gray مفارقُهhis hair-partings وأصلعand a bald one حاسرbareheaded
شابتْ مفارقُه وأصلع حاسر
The lofty mountains appear, some turbaned,
The north mountains appear with a turban,
Their hair-partings gray, others bald and bareheaded.
Its parting whitened and bare pate wrinkled.
تتجاوبُanswer one another الأطيارُthe birds فيamong أفنانِهاits boughs
تتجاوبُ الأطيارُ في أفنانِها
منsome هاتفٍcalling أوor ساجعcooing أوor صافرwhistling
من هاتفٍ أو ساجع أو صافر
The birds answer one another among its boughs,
The birds converse in its branches,
Some calling, some cooing, some whistling.
With a caller, cooer, or whistler.
ياoh ربَّmany a سوداءblack الملاءَةِthe cloak شمّرتْlifted her hem
يا ربَّ سوداء الملاءَةِ شمّرتْ
عنfrom ساقِهاher leg ورنتْand gazed بعينِwith the eye معاقرa wine-drinker
عن ساقِها ورنتْ بعينِ معاقر
How many a black-cloaked bird has lifted her hem,
O my Lord, the black-gowned loosened
Baring her leg, and gazed with a wine-drinker's eye!
Her skirt and rang with a deep-drinking eye.
مخضوبةdyed الكفيْنِboth palms تحكيresembles قَيْنَةًa singing girl
مخضوبة الكفيْنِ تحكي قَيْنَةً
بَرَقَتْgleamed بحمرِwith red مراشفٍlips وأظافرand nails
بَرَقَتْ بحمرِ مراشفٍ وأظافر
With both palms dyed, she resembles a singing girl,
Dyed palms relating a tale,
Gleaming with crimson lips and nails.
Glistening with the red of pillows and fingers.
وثابةٌhopping ولهاand she has تلفّتُlooking around خائفٍa frightened one
وثابةٌ ولها تلفّتُ خائفٍ
مترقبٍwatchful لميامنٍtoward the right ومياسرand the left
مترقبٍ لميامنٍ ومياسر
She hops about, looking round like one afraid,
A quail turns with a fearful,
Keeping watch to right and left.
Vigilant glance to left and right.
غَنّتْshe sang بلحنٍwith a tune يستثيرُstirs لواعجاًburning pangs
غَنّتْ بلحنٍ يستثيرُ لواعجاً
ويهيجُand awakens منthrough طربٍrapture دفينَwhat is buried ضمائرinner hearts
ويهيجُ من طربٍ دفينَ ضمائر
She sang a tune that stirs burning pangs,
She sang a tune that stirs passions
And through rapture awakens what lies buried in hearts:
And from dormant rapture provokes consciences.
ريَّانbrimming منwith دمعٍtears وبلهبand with flame لوعةًanguish
ريَّان من دمعٍ وبلهب لوعةً
كحنينِlike the longing مشتاقٍone who yearns وزفرةِand the sigh زافرone who sighs
كحنينِ مشتاقٍ وزفرةِ زافر
Brimming with tears, and aflame with anguish,
Flowing with tears and the blaze of agony,
Like the longing of one who yearns, and the sigh of one who sighs.
Like the yearning of a longing one and the groan of a groaner.
والطيرُand the birds لوif أبْصَرْتَyou could see أسعدhappier عيشةin life
والطيرُ لو أبْصَرْتَ أسعد عيشة
ياoh ليتwould that للإنسانfor humankind عيشَthe life الطائرthe bird
يا ليت للإنسان عيشَ الطائر
And birds, if you could see, have a happier life;
If only man had the livelihood of birds,
Ah, would that humankind had the life of a bird!
The bird - if you saw - has the happiest life.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.