ياOh حبَّذَاhow lovely بستانُgarden قيسQays الكاملُperfect
يا حبَّذَا بستانُ قيس الكاملُ
وضياؤُهand its radiance وظلالهand its shades المتكاملُperfectly harmonious
وضياؤُه وظلاله المتكاملُ
Oh, how lovely is Qays's perfect garden,
O blessed is the garden of Qais the Perfect
and its radiance and its shade in perfect harmony!
With its splendor and integrated shades
فيهِin it الفواكهُthe fruits والأطايبُand delicacies والرغاand desirable things (word begins)
فيهِ الفواكهُ والأطايبُ والرغا
ئبcompletion of 'desirable things' والغرائبُand marvels والنعيمُand bliss الحاصلُat hand
ئب والغرائبُ والنعيمُ الحاصلُ
Within it are fruits, delicacies, and desirable
In it are fruits, fragrances, meadows and wonders
things, marvels, and bliss at hand.
Blessings, marvels and realized comfort
هوit بهجةٌa delight للناظرينَfor beholders وفرحةٌand a joy
هو بهجةٌ للناظرينَ وفرحةٌ
وبهand in it التهانيfelicitations والسرورُand happiness الشاملُall-embracing
وبه التهاني والسرورُ الشاملُ
It is a delight to beholders, and a joy;
It is a delight for onlookers and a joy
and in it are felicitations and all-embracing happiness.
With congratulations and all-encompassing bliss
فالنخلُso the date palms والأشجارُand the trees تجرىflow تحتهاbeneath them
فالنخلُ والأشجارُ تجرى تحتها
الأنهارُthe rivers مِنfrom أرجائهاtheir surroundings وجداولُand streams
الأنهارُ مِن أرجائها وجداولُ
For beneath the date palms and trees flow
The palm trees and trees underneath which rivers flow
rivers and streams from their surroundings.
From its corners and streams
فكأنهاso it is like جناتُgardens عدنٍEden منزلاًas an abode
فكأنها جناتُ عدنٍ منزلاً
نعمَhow excellent النزولُthe lodging بهin it ونعمand how excellent النازِلُthe lodger
نعمَ النزولُ به ونعم النازِلُ
So, as an abode, it is like the gardens of Eden;
As if they were gardens of Eden inhabited
how splendid the lodging there, and how splendid the lodger!
Good is its descent and good is its settler
لاno عيبَflaw فيin مرآهits appearance إلاexcept أنَّهthat it is the case
لا عيبَ في مرآه إلا أنَّه
ينسىforgets أحبَّتَهhis loved ones النزيلُthe guest الداخلُwho enters
ينسى أحبَّتَه النزيلُ الداخلُ
There is no flaw in its appearance, except that
It has no flaw except that
the guest who enters forgets his loved ones.
The entering guest forgets his loved ones
كلّتْfaltered لسانُthe tongue فصاحتيmy eloquence عنfrom وصفهdescribing it
كلّتْ لسانُ فصاحتي عن وصفه
لوْeven if كُنتI were ذَاpossessed of فَهْمِunderstanding كأنيas though I were باقلُBaqil
لوْ كُنت ذَا فَهْمِ كأني باقلُ
My eloquent tongue falls short of describing it;
My eloquent tongue falters describing it
even were I possessed of understanding, I would be like Baqil.
If I were wise I would be saying little
أعداهُimbued it حسناًwith beauty وابتهاجاًand joy ربّهits master
أعداهُ حسناً وابتهاجاً ربّه
الملكُthe king الإمامُthe imam اليعربيُّthe Ya'rubi العادِلُthe just
الملكُ الإمامُ اليعربيُّ العادِلُ
Its master has imbued it with beauty and joy—
Its beauty and joy are gifts of its Lord
the king, the imam, the just Ya'rubi.
The Imam, the just Arabic King
هوhe ذُوpossessor of العلىeminence سلطانُSultan سيفSaif ('sword') المنتَضىunsheathed
هو ذُو العلى سلطانُ سيف المنتَضى
حامىprotector of رعيتهhis subjects القؤولُthe prolific speaker الفاعلُthe man of action
حامى رعيته القؤولُ الفاعلُ
He is the exalted Sultan Saif, the unsheathed sword,
He is the most high, Sultan Sword of Victory
protector of his subjects, a man of word and deed.
Guardian of his nation, the strong doer
أهلُa man of الجدىbounty بحرُa sea of الندىgenerosity نجمُa star of الهدىguidance
أهلُ الجدى بحرُ الندى نجمُ الهدى
حتفُthe doom of العدىfoes العَضْبُthe keen الحسامُthe cutting sword الفَاصِلُthe cleaving
حتفُ العدى العَضْبُ الحسامُ الفَاصِلُ
A man of bounty, a sea of generosity, a star of guidance,
People of glory, sea of dew, star of guidance
the doom of foes, the sharp, cleaving sword.
Demise of enemies, sharp sword, separator
ملكٌa king إذاwhen جادتْgave generously يداهُhis two hands لسائلٍto a petitioner
ملكٌ إذا جادتْ يداهُ لسائلٍ
شَهِدَattested الجهولُthe ignorant بفضلهِto his excellence والعاقلُand the wise
شَهِدَ الجهولُ بفضلهِ والعاقلُ
A king: when his hands give generously to a petitioner,
A king whose hands are generous to askers
the ignorant and the wise attest to his excellence.
So that the ignorant and wise attest to his merit
لاnot خابَwas disappointed منwhoever يرجوكhopes in you ياO ابنَson of أفاضلٍnoble men
لا خابَ من يرجوك يا ابنَ أفاضلٍ
فيin حاجةٍa need لكنbut يخيبُis disappointed العاذلُthe faultfinder
في حاجةٍ لكن يخيبُ العاذلُ
No one who hopes in you is disappointed, O son of noble men,
None despair of you, O son of the virtuous
in any need; but the faultfinder meets disappointment.
Except the hopeless in their needs
دامتmay endure سلامتناour well-being ودامَand may endure سرورناour joy
دامت سلامتنا ودامَ سرورنا
بدَاومِهthrough his continuance فهوfor he is الجوادُthe generous one الفاضلُthe virtuous one
بدَاومِه فهو الجوادُ الفاضلُ
May our well-being endure, and may our joy endure,
May our safety and joy last
as long as he endures, for he is generous and virtuous.
With his permanence for he is generous and perfect
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.