وَقَصيرَةِand one who makes short الأَيّامِthe days وَدَّwished جَليسُهاher companion
وَقَصيرَةِ الأَيّامِ وَدَّ جَليسُها
لَوif only دامَwould endure مَجلِسَهاher company بفَقدِat the cost of losing حَميمِa dear friend
لَو دامَ مَجلِسَها بفَقدِ حَميمِ
And one with whom the days fly by—her companion wished
Her friend wished the days to linger, though parted
Her company would last, even at the cost of losing a dear friend.
From the one he loved, yet joy was not then denied him.
كَلِفٌenamored بِهاof her وَبِهِand within him قَديمُlong-standing صَبابَةٍardent longing
كَلِفٌ بِها وَبِهِ قَديمُ صَبابَةٍ
قَدُمَتit has grown old وَماand not عَهدُthe acquaintance of الفَتىthe young man بِقَديمِof long standing
قَدُمَت وَما عَهدُ الفَتى بِقَديمِ
Enamored of her, he harbors an old longing,
With her he tasted long the wine of fancy free,
Grown old, though the young man has not known her long.
Though slim her merit to ensnare a constant lover.
مِنamong مُحدِياتِthose who offer أَخيthe devotee of الهَوىlove جُرَعَdraughts of الأَسىsorrow
مِن مُحدِياتِ أَخي الهَوى جُرَعَ الأَسى
بِدَلالِwith the coquetry of غانِيَةٍa beautiful woman وَمُقلَةِand the eye of ريمِa white gazelle
بِدَلالِ غانِيَةٍ وَمُقلَةِ ريمِ
One of those who offer the lover draughts of grief
For brother mine she clad herself in yellow robes
With a beauty's coquetry and a white gazelle's eye.
Of tribute, at a mime's soft glances feigning passion.
صَفراءَgolden-hued مِنfrom among بَقَرِthe wild cows of الجِواءِal-Jiwa كَأَنَّماas though
صَفراءَ مِن بَقَرِ الجِواءِ كَأَنَّما
تَرَكَleft الحَياءُbashfulness بِهاupon her رُداعُthe yellowish tinge of سَقيمِa sick person
تَرَكَ الحَياءُ بِها رُداعُ سَقيمِ
Golden-hued, one of al-Jiwa's wild cows, as though
Her dress the tawniness of cowhide showed, as though
Bashfulness had left upon her a sick person's pallor.
Modesty had cast off her cloak, descrying shame in it.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.