نفرتْshe shied away والظباءُand the gazelles ذاتَpossessed of نفارِflight
نفرتْ والظباءُ ذاتَ نفارِ
وتجنتْand she accused unjustly عليهِagainst him ذاتَthe wearer of السوارِthe bracelet
وتجنتْ عليهِ ذاتَ السوارِ
She shied away—gazelles are given to flight—
She fled, and the doe along with her fled,
and the bracelet-wearer accused him unjustly.
And the one with the bracelets withdrew accusingly.
لمnot يكنhe was يعرفknowing الهوىlove فرآهاthen he saw her
لم يكن يعرف الهوى فرآها
ورأىand he saw زهرةthe blossom of الهوىlove فيin الإزارِthe wrap
ورأى زهرة الهوى في الإزارِ
He had not known love; then he saw her,
He did not know love before seeing her,
and saw love's blossom in her wrap.
And saw the blossom of love on her robe.
ورنتْand gazed عينهاher eye إليهِtoward him بأنsignaling that لاdo not
ورنتْ عينها إليهِ بأن لا
تتبعناfollow us فمرَّthen he went فيalong الآثارِthe tracks
تتبعنا فمرَّ في الآثارِ
And her eye gazed toward him, saying, "Do not
Her eyes winked at him as if saying:
follow us"—yet he followed in her footsteps.
"Do not follow us", so he passed by their tracks.
يتوارىhe hides himself عنfrom العيونِthe eyes وإنand although لمnot
يتوارى عن العيونِ وإن لم
يكُhe was عنfrom كاتبيهِhis two scribes بالمتواريhidden
يكُ عن كاتبيهِ بالمتواري
He hides from watching eyes, though
He hides from eyes though not
he is not hidden from his two scribes.
From the writers with him.
ويدورُand wheels الهوىبلحظيهِlove in his two glances ماwhat lies بيbetween (first part)
ويدورُ الهوىبلحظيهِ ما بي
نَbetween (last part) يمينٍright تخوفاًin fear ويسارِand left
نَ يمينٍ تخوفاً ويسارِ
And love wheels in his two glances, between
And love circles in his glances between
right and left, in fear.
Fearing the right and the left.
وهيand she تختالُsways proudly كالغصونِlike branches إذwhen ماbent (first part)
وهي تختالُ كالغصونِ إذ ما
لَbent (last part) بهنَّwith them النسيمُthe breeze فيin الإسحارِdawn-time
لَ بهنَّ النسيمُ في الإسحارِ
And she sways proudly like branches when
And she sways like branches when
the breeze bends them in the hours before dawn.
The morning breeze blows at dawn,
أوor مهاةِa female oryx النقاthe sand dune إذاwhen رأتِshe saw القاthe hunter (first part)
أو مهاةِ النقا إذا رأتِ القا
نصَhunter (last part) لكنهاbut she بغيرِwithout انذعارِtaking fright
نصَ لكنها بغيرِ انذعارِ
Or an oryx of the dunes, when she sees the
Or a frightened doe when she sees the hunter
hunter, yet without taking fright.
But without panic.
يحسبُdeem الناسُpeople طيبهاher fragrance نفسُthe breath of الصبmorning (first part)
يحسبُ الناسُ طيبها نفسُ الصب
حِmorning (last part) علىupon زهرةِa blossom of روضةٍa garden معطارِrichly fragrant
حِ على زهرةِ روضةٍ معطارِ
People deem her fragrance the breath of morning
People think her charm is the smell
upon a blossom in a richly scented garden.
Of a scented garden.
ويظنونهاand they think her منone of الحورِthe houris لولاexcept that الحوthe houris (first part)
ويظنونها من الحورِ لولا الحو
رُhouris (last part) محجوبةٌveiled عنfrom الإبصارِsight
رُ محجوبةٌ عن الإبصارِ
And they think her one of the houris, except that houris
And see her as a houri but for
are veiled from sight.
Houris being hidden from sight.
ويخالونَand they imagine وجههاher face قمرَthe moon of الأفthe horizon (first part)
ويخالونَ وجهها قمرَ الأف
قِhorizon (last part) علىdespite ماwhat بأوجهِon the faces of الأقمارِthe moons
قِ على ما بأوجهِ الأقمارِ
And they imagine her face the moon of the horizon,
And think her face the full moon
despite what lies upon the faces of moons.
Among other moons.
ويقولونَand they say فتنةٌan enchantress قدindeed برَّهاHe favored her اللَّGod (first part)
ويقولونَ فتنةٌ قد برَّها اللَّ
هُGod (last part) سبحانهglory be to Him فجلَّso exalted is الباريthe Creator
هُ سبحانه فجلَّ الباري
And they say, "An enchantress whom God has favored—
And say she is a beauty God has created
glory be to Him! Exalted is the Creator."
So Glorious is the Maker.
خطرتْshe sauntered تخطفُsnatching القلوبَhearts وقدand already سلَّshe unsheathed (first part)
خطرتْ تخطفُ القلوبَ وقد سلَّ
تْshe unsheathed (last part) سيوفاًswords منfrom لحظهاher glance البتّارِkeen-edged
تْ سيوفاً من لحظها البتّارِ
She sauntered, stealing hearts, having unsheathed
She came tempting hearts, having already
swords from her keen-edged glance.
Drawn swords from her sharp glances.
فيin دلالٍcoquetry تجرُّshe trails مثلَlike الطواويthe peacocks (first part)
في دلالٍ تجرُّ مثلَ الطواوي
سِpeacocks (last part) علىin عجبهنَّtheir pride فضلُthe train of الإزارِthe wrap
سِ على عجبهنَّ فضلُ الإزارِ
With coy grace she trails, like peacocks
Coyly dragging her gown like
in their pride, the train of her wrap.
Peacocks proud of their dress.
والثرىand the earth كلُّهُall of it قلوبٌhearts ضعافٌfrail
والثرى كلُّهُ قلوبٌ ضعافٌ
خشيتْthey feared صولةَthe onslaught of الهوىlove الجبارِtyrannical
خشيتْ صولةَ الهوى الجبارِ
And all the earth is frail hearts
And all the land is faint hearts
that feared the onslaught of tyrannical love.
Fearing love's assault.
والفتىand the youth يتبعُfollows الفتاةَthe maiden وقدand already أمhe became (first part)
والفتى يتبعُ الفتاةَ وقد أم
سىhe became (last part) بماof what مسَّtouched قلبهُhis heart غيرُnot دارِaware
سى بما مسَّ قلبهُ غيرُ دارِ
And the youth follows the maiden; he has become
The youth pursues the girl, obsessed
unaware of what has touched his heart.
With what afflicted his heart beyond cure.
ورأىand he saw قصرهاher palace فطارَthen he flew وطارتْand she flew
ورأى قصرها فطارَ وطارتْ
وادعىand he claimed وادعتْand she claimed حقوقَthe rights of الجوارِneighborliness
وادعى وادعتْ حقوقَ الجوارِ
And he saw her palace; he flew, and she flew,
He saw her palace so he flew and she flew too,
and he claimed, and she claimed, the rights of neighbors.
Claiming the rights of a neighbor.
وأتتهُand she came to him يلوحُshines فيin وجههاher face البشjoy (first part)
وأتتهُ يلوحُ في وجهها البش
رُjoy (last part) وحيتْand she greeted تحيةَa greeting of استبشارِdelight
رُ وحيتْ تحيةَ استبشارِ
And she came to him, joy shining in her face,
She came to him, cheer on her face
and greeted him with a greeting of delight.
And greeted with joy.
ينثنيsway خلفهاbehind her منfrom among الخُرَّدِthe shy virgins العيwide-eyed (first part)
ينثني خلفها من الخُرَّدِ العي
نwide-eyed (last part) ِرياحينٌsweet basils طبنَthey were fragrant كالأزهارِlike flowers
ن ِرياحينٌ طبنَ كالأزهارِ
Behind her sway shy, wide-eyed maidens—
Behind her breeze fragrant as flowers
sweet basils, fragrant as flowers.
From fluttering sleeves.
هنَّthey رباتُmistresses of كلِّevery ذاتِwoman possessing جمالٍbeauty
هنَّ رباتُ كلِّ ذاتِ جمالٍ
ولهاand for her وحدهاher alone خلقنَthey were created جواريhandmaids
ولها وحدها خلقنَ جواري
They are mistresses over every woman of beauty,
They are mistresses of all beauty
yet for her alone they were created as handmaids.
And for them alone are maidens created.
فنشرنَso they set out الكؤوسَthe goblets وانبعثَand sprang up اللهmerriment (first part)
فنشرنَ الكؤوسَ وانبعثَ الله
وmerriment (last part) وقامتْand arose قيامةُthe uproar of الأوتارِthe strings
و وقامتْ قيامةُ الأوتارِ
So they set out the goblets, and merriment sprang up,
They spread the cups and the vine breathed
and the strings rose in uproar.
And the strings were plucked.
وحكىand echoed صوتهنَّtheir voice أصواتَthe tones of داوDavid (first part)
وحكى صوتهنَّ أصواتَ داو
دَDavid (last part) فهبتْthen stirred سواجعُthe warbling ones الأطيارِof the birds
دَ فهبتْ سواجعُ الأطيارِ
And their voice echoed the tones of David,
Their voices told David's songs
and the warbling birds stirred.
And the birds were passionately roused.
وتراخىand receded الظلامُthe darkness فانفجرَthen burst forth الصبحُthe dawn
وتراخى الظلامُ فانفجرَ الصبحُ
وسالتْand flowed ذكاءُDhukāʾ, the sun سيلَa flow like النضارِpure gold
وسالتْ ذكاءُ سيلَ النضارِ
And darkness receded, and dawn burst forth,
Darkness receded and dawn broke
and Dhukāʾ, the sun, poured forth like a stream of gold.
Wit gushed like the flow of life.
وبكىand wept الغيدُthe graceful maidens رحمةًin pity لفتاهنَّfor their young man
وبكى الغيدُ رحمةً لفتاهنَّ
ولكنand yet بمدمعٍwith a tear غيرَnot جاريflowing
ولكن بمدمعٍ غيرَ جاري
And the graceful maidens wept in pity for their young man,
The clouds wept in pity for her girls
but with a tear that did not flow.
But with a dry tear.
ثمَّthen ودَّعنهُthey bade him farewell فقامَso he rose حزيناًsorrowful
ثمَّ ودَّعنهُ فقامَ حزيناً
ينثنيturning away بينَbetween ذلّةِhumiliation وانكسارِand dejection
ينثني بينَ ذلّةِ وانكسارِ
Then they bade him farewell, and he rose sorrowful,
Then they bade him farewell so he rose
turning away amid humiliation and dejection.
Bent with humility and remorse.
ولوand if أنَّthat الهوىlove يمسُّwere to touch قلوبَthe hearts of الأُسthe lions (first part)
ولو أنَّ الهوى يمسُّ قلوبَ الأُس
دِlions (last part) ذلتْwould be humbled نفوسُthe souls of تلكَthose الضواريfierce beasts
دِ ذلتْ نفوسُ تلكَ الضواري
And were love to touch the hearts of lions,
Had love touched lions' hearts
the souls of those fierce beasts would be humbled.
Those wild cats would have been tamed.
لاno وذاتِby the wearer of السوارِthe bracelet ماnot نقضَhe broke العهدَthe pledge
لا وذاتِ السوارِ ما نقضَ العهدَ
ولاnor خانهُhe betrayed it لاno وذاتِby the wearer of السوارِthe bracelet
ولا خانهُ لا وذاتِ السوارِ
No, by the bracelet-wearer, he did not break the pledge,
No! She of the bracelet never broke her vow
nor betray it—no, by the bracelet-wearer!
Nor betrayed it, she of the bracelet.
صانَhe guarded أسرارهاher secrets وباحتْand she revealed بماof what فيin
صانَ أسرارها وباحتْ بما في
صدرهاher breast منof ودائعِentrusted deposits of الأسرارِsecrets
صدرها من ودائعِ الأسرارِ
He guarded her secrets, while she revealed what lay
She guarded her secrets but unveiled
in her breast of secrets held in trust.
What her breast contained of mysteries.
وأصاختْand she gave ear إلىto الوشاةِthe slanderers فلجتْso she persisted
وأصاختْ إلى الوشاةِ فلجتْ
فيin التجنيunjust accusation ولجَّand he persisted فيin الاعتذارِapologizing
في التجني ولجَّ في الاعتذارِ
And she gave ear to slanderers and persisted
She cried to the slanderers who plunged
in unjust reproach, while he persisted in apologizing.
Into fault then plunged into apologies.
واستعارَand borrowed الزمانُtime ايامَthe days of ذاكَthat الأُintimacy (first part)
واستعارَ الزمانُ ايامَ ذاكَ الأُ
نسِintimacy (last part) والدهرُand time لاdoes not يردُreturn العواريborrowed things
نسِ والدهرُ لا يردُ العواري
And time borrowed the days of that intimacy,
Time borrowed days of that companionship
and time does not return what it borrows.
But time will not restore what is past.
ونأتْand grew distant دارهاher home فباتَso he spent the night بلاwithout قلبٍa heart
ونأتْ دارها فباتَ بلا قلبٍ
ولاand no مسعدٌcomforter سوىexcept التذكارِremembrance
ولا مسعدٌ سوى التذكارِ
And her home grew distant; he spent the night without a heart,
He came to her abode, heartless,
and with no comforter but remembrance.
With no joy but memories.
وجنونُand the madness of المحبِّthe lover يومَwhen تراهُyou see him
وجنونُ المحبِّ يومَ تراهُ
فيin ديارٍabodes وقلبهُand his heart فيin ديارِabodes
في ديارٍ وقلبهُ في ديارِ
And a lover's madness is when you see him
A lover's madness is to be
in one abode, while his heart is in another.
In lands while his heart is in lands.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.