هَجَرَforsook الصِباyouthful folly وَأَنابَand repented وَهُوَthough he is طَروبُrapturous
هَجَرَ الصِبا وَأَنابَ وَهُوَ طَروبُ
وَلَقَدand indeed يَكونُhe would be وَماand not يَكادُhe almost يُنيبُrepents
وَلَقَد يَكونُ وَما يَكادُ يُنيبُ
He forsook youthful folly and repented, though still rapturous.
The zephyr abandoned me while I was exultant,
And indeed, he once could scarcely repent.
Though it may return, it hardly seems it will repent,
دَرَجَتvanished غَضارَتُهُhis bloom لِأَوَّلِat the first نَكبَةٍcalamity
دَرَجَت غَضارَتُهُ لِأَوَّلِ نَكبَةٍ
وَمَشىand crept عَلىover رَيقِthe first bloom of الشَبابِyouth مَشيبُgray hair
وَمَشى عَلى رَيقِ الشَبابِ مَشيبُ
His bloom vanished at the first calamity,
My youth started to fade after the first calamity,
And gray hair crept across the first bloom of youth.
And gray hair walked the path of my prime.
قَذَفَتhurled بِهِwith him الأَيّامُthe days بَينَamid قَوارِعٍcrushing blows
قَذَفَت بِهِ الأَيّامُ بَينَ قَوارِعٍ
تَأتيbring بِهِنَّwith them حَوادِثٌmisfortunes وَخُطوبُand disasters
تَأتي بِهِنَّ حَوادِثٌ وَخُطوبُ
The days hurled him amid crushing blows
The days cast me amidst great adversities,
That misfortunes and disasters bring with them.
Brought about by events and misfortunes.
لِلَّهِto God أَنتَyou إِذِwhen الصِباyouthful folly بِكَwith you مُولَعٌenamored
لِلَّهِ أَنتَ إِذِ الصِبا بِكَ مُولَعٌ
وَإِذِand when الهَوىpassion لَكَfor you جالِبٌdrawing مَجلوبُdrawn
وَإِذِ الهَوى لَكَ جالِبٌ مَجلوبُ
How wondrous you were, by God, when youthful folly doted on you,
My God, the zephyr is enamored with me,
And when passion, for you, both drew and was drawn.
And desire draws it to me, subdued.
حَلَّتloosened حُباكَyour knee-bindings صَبابَةٌyearning مَكتومَةٌconcealed
حَلَّت حُباكَ صَبابَةٌ مَكتومَةٌ
نَطَقتَyou spoke بِهاof it مِنfrom مُقلَتَيكَyour two eyes غُروبُstreams of tears
نَطَقتَ بِها مِن مُقلَتَيكَ غُروبُ
A hidden longing loosened your knee-bindings;
Your love has settled upon me secretly,
You spoke of it in streams of tears from your eyes.
Proclaimed at dusk by your twilight eyes.
هَلّاwhy did you not عَجَّلتَyou hastened عَلىagainst الدُموعِthe tears بِعَزمَةٍwith firm resolve
هَلّا عَجَّلتَ عَلى الدُموعِ بِعَزمَةٍ
بَلrather لَمnot يَكُنthere was لَكَfor you فيin العَزاءِconsolation نَصيبُa share
بَل لَم يَكُن لَكَ في العَزاءِ نَصيبُ
Why did you not swiftly quell your tears with firm resolve?
Why not hasten to dry the tears decisively?
Rather, you had no share in consolation.
But you have no luck in consolation.
عَطَفَتهُturned him back بَعدُafter جِماحِهِhis headlong flight فيin سَلوَةٍforgetfulness
عَطَفَتهُ بَعدُ جِماحِهِ في سَلوَةٍ
ذِكَرٌmemories يُعَطِّفُهاbrings them back هَوىًpassion مَغلوبُvanquished
ذِكَرٌ يُعَطِّفُها هَوىً مَغلوبُ
After his headlong flight into forgetfulness, he was turned back
After soaring aloft, it folded its wings again
By memories brought back by a vanquished passion.
A memory returns it, a vanquished passion.
أَغضىlowered its eyelids الزَمانُTime لَهُfor him عَلىwith عَينِan eye of الرِضىfavor
أَغضى الزَمانُ لَهُ عَلى عَينِ الرِضى
وَعَلَيهِand over him حارِسٌa guard وَرَقيبُand a watcher
وَعَلَيهِ حارِسٌ وَرَقيبُ
Time half-closed an approving eye for him,
Time has turned away from it, no longer pleased
Yet over him it stood, a guard and a watcher,
A guard and a watcher over it stand.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen اِتَّسَقَتfell into place لَهُfor him أَوطارُهُhis wishes
حَتّى إِذا اِتَّسَقَت لَهُ أَوطارُهُ
طَفِقَتbegan تُطَرِّقُهاbattering them إِلَيهِtoward him نُكوبُcalamities
طَفِقَت تُطَرِّقُها إِلَيهِ نُكوبُ
Until, when his wishes had fallen into place,
Until when its regions came together for it,
Calamities began battering them as they came to him.
Misfortunes began knocking at its door.
خُذtake مِنfrom شَبابِكَyour youth لِلصِباfor youthful folly أَيّامَهُits days
خُذ مِن شَبابِكَ لِلصِبا أَيّامَهُ
هَلwhether تَستَطيعُyou can اللَهوَmerriment حينَwhen تَشيبُyou grow gray
هَل تَستَطيعُ اللَهوَ حينَ تَشيبُ
Take the days of your youth for youthful folly;
Take from your youth days for the zephyr,
Can you make merry when your hair turns gray?
Can you play when your temples turn white?
ياO أَيُّهاyou الرَجُلُthe man المُثَمِّرُincreasing مالَهُhis wealth
يا أَيُّها الرَجُلُ المُثَمِّرُ مالَهُ
وَهُوَwhile he is المُسَلَّبُdespoiled عِرضُهُhis honor المَسلوبُplundered
وَهُوَ المُسَلَّبُ عِرضُهُ المَسلوبُ
O man who makes his wealth grow,
O man who hoards his wealth
While he is despoiled, his honor plundered,
While dispossessed, his honor plundered.
خَلِّleave المَكارِمَnoble deeds قَدalready كَفاكَhas spared you مِراسَهاtheir pursuit
خَلِّ المَكارِمَ قَد كَفاكَ مِراسَها
سَعدانُهاtheir Sa'dan وَسَليلُهُand his scion يَعقوبُYa'qub
سَعدانُها وَسَليلُهُ يَعقوبُ
Leave noble deeds alone; you have been spared their pursuit
Spare all generosity, you have had your fill of it
By their Sa'dan and his scion Ya'qub.
Its auspicious and blessed progeny, Jacob.
ذاكَthat one الرَجاءُthe hope المُستَجارُsought for refuge بِجودِهِin his bounty
ذاكَ الرَجاءُ المُستَجارُ بِجودِهِ
مِنfrom نائِباتِcalamities of الدَهرِtime حينَwhen تَنوبُthey strike
مِن نائِباتِ الدَهرِ حينَ تَنوبُ
That is the hope in whose bounty refuge is sought
That hope which seeks refuge in his generosity
From the calamities of time whenever they strike.
From the vicissitudes of fate when they recur.
كَالكَهلِlike a mature man مُقتَبَلُthe first bloom of الشَبابِyouth يُزِيِّنُهُadorns him
كَالكَهلِ مُقتَبَلُ الشَبابِ يُزِيِّنُهُ
حِلمُforbearance of التَكَهُّلِmaturity وَالشَبابُand youth أَريبُdiscerning
حِلمُ التَكَهُّلِ وَالشَبابُ أَريبُ
Like a mature man, though in youth's first bloom, he is adorned
Like an old man with the bloom of youth adorning him,
By maturity's forbearance; his youth is discerning.
The wisdom of maturity, while youth is fickle.
وَإِذاand when الزَمانُTime عَداassails عَلَيكَagainst you كَفاكَهُhe shields you from it
وَإِذا الزَمانُ عَدا عَلَيكَ كَفاكَهُ
مِنfrom آلِthe house of سَعدانٍSa'dan أَغَرُّradiant نَجيبُhighborn
مِن آلِ سَعدانٍ أَغَرُّ نَجيبُ
And when Time assails you, he shields you from it—
And when time assails you, its violence restrains
A radiant, highborn man of the house of Sa'dan.
The noblest scion of Sa’dan’s clan.
غَمرُabundant in النَدىbounty مَغشِيَةٌfrequented حُجُراتُهُhis chambers
غَمرُ النَدى مَغشِيَةٌ حُجُراتُهُ
سَلِسُeasy in العَطاءِgiving مُؤَمَّلٌlooked to with hope مَرهوبُfeared
سَلِسُ العَطاءِ مُؤَمَّلٌ مَرهوبُ
Overflowing with bounty, his chambers thronged,
The dew’s downpour drenches its chambers,
Easy in giving, looked to with hope and feared.
Smooth flowing, hopeful, revered.
يُعطيكَhe gives you مُقتَدِراًhaving power عَلىover أَموالِهِhis wealth
يُعطيكَ مُقتَدِراً عَلى أَموالِهِ
لاnot كَالَّذيlike one who يُعطيكَgives you وَهوَwhile he is هَيوبُfearful
لا كَالَّذي يُعطيكَ وَهوَ هَيوبُ
He gives to you as one who commands his wealth,
It gives you wealth, able to afford it,
Not like one who gives to you while fearful.
Not like one who gives while filled with rancor.
مِلءُfilling العُيونِthe eyes مُقَلِّصٌdrawing up لِنِجادِهِhis sword-belt
مِلءُ العُيونِ مُقَلِّصٌ لِنِجادِهِ
طَبِنٌastute بِأَنحاءِin the ways of الأُمورِaffairs طَبيبُa physician
طَبِنٌ بِأَنحاءِ الأُمورِ طَبيبُ
Filling the eyes, his sword-belt drawn up,
Eyes brimming over, sparing of his generosity,
Astute in the ways of affairs, a physician to them.
A healer of life’s affairs, a sage.
مُتَقَسِّمٌdividing himself إِمّاeither لِبَذلِto bestow عَطِيَّةٍa gift
مُتَقَسِّمٌ إِمّا لِبَذلِ عَطِيَّةٍ
أَوor نَكبَةٍa calamity يُدعىhe is summoned لَهاfor it فَيُجيبُand so he answers
أَو نَكبَةٍ يُدعى لَها فَيُجيبُ
He divides his efforts, either to bestow a gift,
Dividing, whether to grant a gift,
Or to face a calamity for which he is summoned, and answers.
Or a calamity he is called to, so he answers.
مُتَفاوِتٌwide-ranging فيin الرَأيِjudgment مُختَلِطٌmingled بِهِwith it
مُتَفاوِتٌ في الرَأيِ مُختَلِطٌ بِهِ
فيin أَمرِهِhis conduct التَرغيبُencouragement وَالتَرهيبُand intimidation
في أَمرِهِ التَرغيبُ وَالتَرهيبُ
Wide-ranging in judgment; mingled with it,
Varying in opinion, inconsistent in passion,
In his conduct, are encouragement and intimidation.
In his affair, dissuasion and intimidation.
قَرمٌa chieftain لِهِمَّتِهِfor his ambition إِذاwhen سَكَنَinhabits الحَشىthe breast
قَرمٌ لِهِمَّتِهِ إِذا سَكَنَ الحَشى
قَلَقٌrestlessness يُخالِسُهُcontends with it الكَرىslumber وَوَجيبُand throbbing
قَلَقٌ يُخالِسُهُ الكَرى وَوَجيبُ
A chieftain in ambition, when his breast is inhabited
Serene when hearts are tranquil,
By unrest with which slumber contends, and throbbing.
Restless, regrets secretly disturbing him.
يُمضيhe carries through الأُمورَaffairs المُشكِلاتِobscure عُيونَهاtheir essentials
يُمضي الأُمورَ المُشكِلاتِ عُيونَها
وَمَحَلُّand the arena مُعتَلِجِof wrestling الضَميرِthe inner mind رَحيبُspacious
وَمَحَلُّ مُعتَلِجِ الضَميرِ رَحيبُ
He carries through affairs whose essentials are obscure,
It resolves complex matters, its eyes piercing,
And spacious is the arena of the mind's wrestling.
And the anguished conscience finds its sanctuary spacious.
ضَمَّتgathered قَواصيَهُits farthest reaches إِلَيكَtoward you عَزيمَةٌresolve
ضَمَّت قَواصيَهُ إِلَيكَ عَزيمَةٌ
تَأتيreaches وَراءَbehind الأَمرِan affair وَهوَwhile it is غَريبُunfamiliar
تَأتي وَراءَ الأَمرِ وَهوَ غَريبُ
Resolve has gathered its farthest reaches to you,
With resolve its intentions are bound to you,
Reaching behind an affair while it is still unfamiliar.
They come after the matter while it is strange.
يُمضيhe carries through الأُمورَaffairs بِعَزمِwith the resolve of رَأيٍa judgment واحِدٍsingle
يُمضي الأُمورَ بِعَزمِ رَأيٍ واحِدٍ
مُعَلّىًraised high بِهِby it التَبعيدُkeeping distant وَالتَقريبُand drawing near
مُعَلّىً بِهِ التَبعيدُ وَالتَقريبُ
He carries affairs through with the resolve of a single judgment,
It executes matters with one resolved opinion,
By which keeping far and drawing near are raised high.
Elevation and proximity overseen by it.
تُلقيcasts العِيانَwhat is seen إِلىinto الضَميرِthe inner mind أَناتُهُhis deliberation
تُلقي العِيانَ إِلى الضَميرِ أَناتُهُ
حَتّىuntil يَبوحَdivulges بِسِرِّهِits secret التَجريبُtesting
حَتّى يَبوحَ بِسِرِّهِ التَجريبُ
His deliberation casts what is seen into the inner mind,
It directs visions into the conscience until
Until testing divulges its secret.
Experimentation unveils its secret.
شِكسٌunyielding عَلىtoward الآراءِopinions مُعتَدِلُbalanced in الهَوىdesire
شِكسٌ عَلى الآراءِ مُعتَدِلُ الهَوى
شَرِسٌfierce بِماin what غَلَبَmastered الرِجالُmen غَلوبُever victorious
شَرِسٌ بِما غَلَبَ الرِجالُ غَلوبُ
Unyielding toward opinions, balanced in desire,
Obdurate in views, moderate in desire,
Fierce in what men have mastered, ever victorious.
Fierce against that which defeats men.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though ذَرَفَتwept عَلَيكَupon you بِجودِهِthrough his bounty
وَكَأَنَّما ذَرَفَت عَلَيكَ بِجودِهِ
دِيَمٌsteady rains تَرَنَّمَsang تَحتَهاbeneath them شُؤبوبُa downpour
دِيَمٌ تَرَنَّمَ تَحتَها شُؤبوبُ
And it is as though, through his bounty, there wept upon you
And it is as if its generosity poured upon you
Steady rains, beneath which a downpour sang.
A steady rain under which lovebirds trilled.
أَنِفٌscornful عَنِof الوَطَرِdesire الجَموحِheadlong إِلىtoward الخَنىlewdness
أَنِفٌ عَنِ الوَطَرِ الجَموحِ إِلى الخَنى
يَرميhe aims at الضَميرَthe inner mind بِظَنِّهِwith his surmise فَيُشيبُand so causes gray hair
يَرمي الضَميرَ بِظَنِّهِ فَيُشيبُ
Scorning desire that runs headlong toward lewdness,
Scornful of reckless transgression into shame,
He aims his surmise at the hidden mind, bringing on gray hair.
Its suspicions pierce the conscience till it whitens.
مِنof آلِthe house of سَعدانَSa'dan الَّذينَthose who بِجِدِّهِمthrough their earnest striving
مِن آلِ سَعدانَ الَّذينَ بِجِدِّهِم
نِيلَwas attained الحِفاظُdefense of honor وَأُحكِمand was perfected التَأديبُrefinement
نِيلَ الحِفاظُ وَأُحكِم التَأديبُ
Of the house of Sa'dan, through whose earnest striving
Of Sa’dan’s clan, whose diligence
The defense of honor was attained, and refinement perfected.
Won them the guardianship and perfected education.
حَلّواthey dwelt مِنَin المَعروفِbeneficence فيon قُلَلِthe peaks of العُلىglory
حَلّوا مِنَ المَعروفِ في قُلَلِ العُلى
تَسموrise إِلَيهِمtoward them أَعيُنٌeyes وَقُلوبُand hearts
تَسمو إِلَيهِم أَعيُنٌ وَقُلوبُ
In beneficence they dwelt upon the peaks of glory;
They excelled in benevolence at the summits of glory,
Eyes and hearts rise toward them.
Eyes and hearts aspire to them.
عاوَدتُI experienced again ياO يَعقوبُYa'qub مِنكَfrom you صَنائِعاًfavors
عاوَدتُ يا يَعقوبُ مِنكَ صَنائِعاً
مَحمودَةًpraiseworthy عَهديmy acquaintance بِهِنَّwith them قَريبُrecent
مَحمودَةً عَهدي بِهِنَّ قَريبُ
Again, O Ya'qub, I have known favors from you,
I have returned to you, O Jacob, for fine deeds
Praiseworthy ones; my acquaintance with them is recent.
I promised recently to repeat.
أَعطَيتَنيyou gave me حَتّىuntil مَلَكتُI possessed مَدىthe full extent of الغِنىwealth
أَعطَيتَني حَتّى مَلَكتُ مَدى الغِنى
بِنَداكَthrough your bounty وَالراجيكَand one hoping in you لَيسَis not يَخيبُdisappointed
بِنَداكَ وَالراجيكَ لَيسَ يَخيبُ
You gave to me until I possessed the full measure of wealth,
You gave me until I owned the expanse of wealth
Through your bounty; one who hopes in you is not disappointed.
Through your gift, and the hopeful does not despair.
وَوَعَدتَنيand you promised me فَقَفَرتَthen you followed وَعدَكَyour promise بِالَّتيwith that which
وَوَعَدتَني فَقَفَرتَ وَعدَكَ بِالَّتي
لَمdid not يَقفُهاfollow it مَنٌّreminders of favor وَلاnor تَثريبُreproach
لَم يَقفُها مَنٌّ وَلا تَثريبُ
And you promised me, then followed your promise with a gift
And you promised me, then neglected your word with that
That neither reminders of favor nor reproach followed.
Which no reproach can match.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.