أينامُdoes he sleep? جدٌّa grandfather فيin العراءِthe open وسبطُهُand his daughter's son
أينامُ جدٌّ في العراءِ وسبطُهُ
منfrom بعْدهِafter him فيin خيرهِhis bounty يتقلَّبُhe revels!
من بعْدهِ في خيرهِ يتقلَّبُ!
Does a grandfather sleep in the open while his grandson
Wherever earnestness abides in the wilderness,
after him, revels in his bounty!
and its offspring after it enjoys its benevolence!
جهلٌignorance بهof him إنْif خالَhe imagined يومًاone day جدَّهhis grandfather
جهلٌ به إنْ خالَ يومًا جدَّه
يبَسًاa dried-up thing بلاwithout حسٍّfeeling وقلبٍand a heart يضرِبُbeats
يبَسًا بلا حسٍّ وقلبٍ يضرِبُ
He is ignorant of him if he ever imagined his grandfather
Ignorant is he who finds strange his grandfather's zeal,
a dried-up thing, without feeling or a beating heart.
arid without feeling, his heart pounds.
بلْrather إنّهindeed he الحيُّthe living one الّذيwhom لوif عادهُhe visited him
بلْ إنّه الحيُّ الّذي لو عادهُ
لرأىhe would surely see الحياةَlife جليّةًclearly manifest تتوثَّبُleaping forth
لرأى الحياةَ جليّةً تتوثَّبُ
Rather, he is alive; were his grandson to visit him,
But verily he is the living one who if he were to return
he would see life clearly leaping forth.
would see life clearly leaping.
وعساهُand perhaps he إنْif نظرَhe looked into المراياthe mirrors أنْto يرىْsee
وعساهُ إنْ نظرَ المرايا أنْ يرىْ
ماwhat ليسَis not يَخفىْhidden: نيْطَلٌan old fool يتثاءبُyawns
ما ليسَ يَخفىْ: نيْطَلٌ يتثاءبُ
And perhaps, if he looked into mirrors, he would see
Mayhap if he looked in the mirror he would see
what is plain to see: a yawning old fool.
what cannot be hidden: a vigilant lion yawning.
أيقالُis it said? للدّنياof this world حياةٌlife والحقيْand the truth (first part)
أيقالُ للدّنيا حياةٌ والحقيْ
قةُtruth (final part) جلّهاmost of it عنّاfrom us بهاwithin it تتحَجَّبُveils itself؟!
قةُ جلّها عنّا بها تتحَجَّبُ؟!
Is this world called life, while the truth
Can it be said there is life to this world while the reality
mostly veils itself from us within it?!
is mostly veiled from us?!
أيقالُis it said? للأخرىْof the hereafter فناءٌannihilation والحقيْand the truth (first part)
أيقالُ للأخرىْ فناءٌ والحقيْ
قةُtruth (final part) ذاتهاitself خلْفَbehind الحجابِthe veil تأهَّبُreadies itself
قةُ ذاتها خلْفَ الحجابِ تأهَّبُ
Is the hereafter called annihilation, while the truth
Can it be said the next is demise while the reality itself
itself stands ready behind the veil?
is clothed behind the veil?!
ياO أيّهاyou الميْتُdead one الّذيwho لاnot يكتفِيhas enough
يا أيّها الميْتُ الّذي لا يكتفِي
منof موتِهِhis death حتّامhow long منهُfrom it تشْربُyou drink؟
من موتِهِ حتّام منهُ تشْربُ؟
O dead one, who never has enough
O you who is dead and will not be sated
of his death—how long will you drink from it?
of his death - so he compulsively drinks from it.
حتّامhow long منfrom حقٍّa duty عليكَupon you تهرَّبُyou evade؟
حتّام من حقٍّ عليكَ تهرَّبُ؟
والحقٌّand the truth صاحٍawake ليسَthere is no منهُfrom it مَهْربُescape
والحقٌّ صاحٍ ليسَ منهُ مَهْربُ
How long will you shirk a duty you owe?
Compulsively fleeing from the right due upon you?
And truth is awake; there is no escape from it.
While the right is shouting - for it there is no escape.
حتّامhow long عمّنfrom her who لاnot تخونُbetrays تَغرَّبُyou estrange yourself
حتّام عمّن لا تخونُ تَغرَّبُ
ومنَand to الّتيher who دمُهاher blood الخِداعُdeceit تَقرَّبُyou draw near؟!
ومنَ الّتي دمُها الخِداعُ تَقرَّبُ؟!
How long will you estrange yourself from her who does not betray,
Compulsively alienating from the one you do not betray?
and draw near to her whose blood is deceit?!
And drawing near through deception to the one whose blood [you shed]?
أإلىis it to الّتيher who تُذكيْkindles الحروبَwars تحبَّبُyou endear yourself؟
أإلى الّتي تُذكيْ الحروبَ تحبَّبُ؟
وعنِand from الّتيher who تُفشيْspreads سلامًاpeace ترْغبُyou turn away؟!
وعنِ الّتي تُفشيْ سلامًا ترْغبُ؟!
Do you endear yourself to her who kindles wars?
Do you befriend the one who kindles wars?
And turn away from her who spreads peace?!
And dislike the one who spreads peace?!
أولمْand have you not تحسَّfelt بنبْضِthe pulse of صدرِكyour chest ينضِبُrunning dry؟
أولمْ تحسَّ بنبْضِ صدرِك ينضِبُ؟
وهواؤهُand its air نحوَtoward الفضاopen space يَتَسرَّبُseeps away؟
وهواؤهُ نحوَ الفضا يَتَسرَّبُ؟
Have you not felt the pulse in your chest run dry?
Do you not feel your chest pulse ebb?
And its air seep away into open space?
Its air permeating into space?
أولمْand did it not يمِلْincline بكwith you تُرْبُthe dust of جذعِكَyour trunk للثّرىْtoward the earth؟
أولمْ يمِلْ بك تُرْبُ جذعِكَ للثّرىْ؟
حتّىuntil غدوتَyou became علىon ثلاثٍthree تركَبُyou ride
حتّى غدوتَ على ثلاثٍ تركَبُ
Has not the dust of your trunk bent you toward the earth,
Or did the soil of your trunk not weary you to the ground?
until you came to ride on three?
That you came to ride upon three [modes of being]?
ماnot ميلهits leaning إلّاexcept تلهّفَthe yearning of عائدٍone returning
ما ميله إلّا تلهّفَ عائدٍ
للأصْلِfor the origin حنّhe yearned وكلّand every أصلٍorigin غالبُprevails
للأصْلِ حنّ وكلّ أصلٍ غالبُ
Its leaning is only the yearning of one returning,
Whose inclination is but a longing returning
longing for his origin—and every origin prevails.
to the origin - yearning - and every origin dominant.
أولَسْتَand are you not تَفترِشُmaking a bed of الثّرىthe earth دونwithout الوِثاcomfort (first part)
أولَسْتَ تَفترِشُ الثّرى دون الوِثا
رةِcomfort (final part) كلّماwhenever أحسَسْتَyou felt أنّكthat you are مُتعبُweary؟
رةِ كلّما أحسَسْتَ أنّك مُتعبُ؟
Do you not make the earth your bed, without comfort,
Do you not lay upon the ground beneath the memorial
whenever you feel that you are weary?
whenever you feel tired?
وكأنّand as though نفْسَكyour soul إذْwhen تَمدَّدُyou stretch out فوقهُupon it
وكأنّ نفْسَك إذْ تَمدَّدُ فوقهُ
تُلقيْcasts off بحِمْلٍa burden للسّكينةِserenity يَسْلُبُsteals away
تُلقيْ بحِمْلٍ للسّكينةِ يَسْلُبُ
And it is as though your soul, when you stretch out upon it,
As if your soul when it stretches upon it
casts off a burden that steals away serenity.
casts off a burden stealing tranquility.
تبغِيyou seek السّكينةَserenity! منْwho سِوىother than أُخْراكَyour hereafter ياO
تبغِي السّكينةَ! منْ سِوى أُخْراكَ يا
عبّادَdevoted worshipper of همِّكَyour worry للسّكينةِserenity يجلُبُbrings!
عبّادَ همِّكَ للسّكينةِ يجلُبُ!
You seek serenity! Who but your hereafter, O
You seek tranquility! Who other than you
worshipper of your worry, can bring serenity?!
toils for tranquility supplying it!
ماnot عادَany longer يسْتهويكَenthralls you فيهاin it مُحْدثٌa new thing
ما عادَ يسْتهويكَ فيها مُحْدثٌ
والحُسنُand beauty فيهاin it للمواضِيْto bygone things يُنسَبُis ascribed
والحُسنُ فيها للمواضِيْ يُنسَبُ
No new thing in it enthralls you any longer,
No modernity in it allures you now
and beauty in it is ascribed to the past.
Its beauty now attributed to its landmarks.
تبكيْyou weep for القديمَthe past أخًاas a brother بكىْwept لأخٍfor a brother مضىْpassed away
تبكيْ القديمَ أخًا بكىْ لأخٍ مضىْ
وتعيشُand you live معْهُwith it كأنّهas though it لاnot يَغرُبُsets
وتعيشُ معْهُ كأنّه لا يَغرُبُ
You weep for the past like a brother who wept for a brother gone,
You cry for the olden days like a brother who cried over a brother passed
and live with it as though it never sets.
And you live with him as if he did not depart.
وتدورُand you revolve فيin فَلَكٍan orbit قديمُكyour past شمسُهُits sun
وتدورُ في فَلَكٍ قديمُك شمسُهُ
وتفاخرُand you boast to الدّنياthe world بأنّكthat you are كوْكبُa planet!
وتفاخرُ الدّنيا بأنّك كوْكبُ!
And you revolve in an orbit whose sun is your past,
You revolve in an orbit whose sun is your olden days
and boast to the world that you are a planet!
And boast to the world you are a planet!
وبهِand through it المسيرُthe journey ودونهand without it تتذبذبُyou waver
وبهِ المسيرُ ودونه تتذبذبُ
وهْوand it الرّشادُright guidance وماand whatever عداهُis beyond it كاذبُis false
وهْو الرّشادُ وما عداهُ كاذبُ
And by it you make your way; without it you waver.
By it is the journey and without it you waver
And it is right guidance; whatever lies beyond it is false.
It is the guide and other than it, false.
ولكلِّand for all ماthat يُمْليهِdictates it قولًاin words تكْتُبُyou write
ولكلِّ ما يُمْليهِ قولًا تكْتُبُ
فبهِfor through it النّجاحُsuccess ودونهُand without it تتخيّبُyou fail
فبهِ النّجاحُ ودونهُ تتخيّبُ
And whatever it dictates in words, you write down;
To every directive it inspires you inscribe a saying
for through it comes success; without it you fail.
By it is success and without it you are disappointed.
والحِبْرُand the ink فيin اَيْديْthe hands of قديمِكyour past مُعْرَبٌdeemed eloquent
والحِبْرُ في اَيْديْ قديمِك مُعْرَبٌ
وفصيحُand the eloquent speech of منْthose who هُمthey دونهُbelow it لاnot يُعْرَبُis deemed eloquent
وفصيحُ منْ هُم دونهُ لا يُعْرَبُ
And ink in the hands of your past is counted eloquent,
The ink in your ancestors hands is eloquent
while the eloquent speech of those beneath it is not.
fluent, while less so those without it.
ومنand whoever اسْتحَبَّfavored قديمَهُhis past أمسىْbecame لأُمْto the mother (first part)
ومن اسْتحَبَّ قديمَهُ أمسىْ لأُمْ
مِmother (final part) قديمِهof his past ابْنًاa son وهْوَand he منهاto her أقْربُcloser
مِ قديمِه ابْنًا وهْوَ منها أقْربُ
And whoever favored his past became, to the mother
Whoever loved his olden became thereby a son
of his past, a son—and he is closer to her.
to the mother of his olden, being most akin to her.
ياO أيّهاyou المتغرّبُestranged one المخذولُforsaken one ماwhat
يا أيّها المتغرّبُ المخذولُ ما
بكَwith you كلّماwhenever أصْبَحْتُI became أدنىْnearer تهرُبُyou flee!
بكَ كلّما أصْبَحْتُ أدنىْ تهرُبُ!
O estranged, forsaken one, what
O you alienated, abandoned! What is with you
ails you? Whenever I draw nearer, you flee!
that whenever I draw closer you flee?
إنّيindeed I أناI الأُخرىْthe hereafter الّتيthat تتهيَّبُyou dread
إنّي أنا الأُخرىْ الّتي تتهيَّبُ
وأناand I هيَshe الأبْقىْthe more enduring one الّتيwhom تتجنَّبُyou avoid
وأنا هيَ الأبْقىْ الّتي تتجنَّبُ
I am indeed the hereafter that you dread,
It is I, the eternal, that you dread
and I am she, the more enduring one you avoid.
and I, the everlasting, that you avoid!
أقبِلْcome عليَّtoward me فإنّنيfor indeed I أترقَّبُawait
أقبِلْ عليَّ فإنّني أترقَّبُ
فِعلًاa deed علىْover الدّنياthis world بهِthrough it تَتغلّبُyou prevail
فِعلًا علىْ الدّنيا بهِ تَتغلّبُ
Turn toward me, for I await
Come to me, for I await
a deed by which you overcome this world.
action in the world by which you overcome!
فأناfor I النّعيمُbliss لِمنْfor whoever أتانيcame to me غالبًاhaving overcome
فأنا النّعيمُ لِمنْ أتاني غالبًا
دنياهُhis worldly life مُعتقدًاbelieving بمنْin the One who لاnot يُغلَبُcan be overcome
دنياهُ مُعتقدًا بمنْ لا يُغلَبُ
For I am bliss to whoever comes to me, having overcome
For I am bliss to whoever came to me triumphant over his worldly affairs,
his worldly life, believing in the One who cannot be overcome.
believing in the one who cannot be overcome.
وأناand I الشّقاءُmisery لِمنْfor whoever أتانيcame to me مُجبرًاcompelled
وأنا الشّقاءُ لِمنْ أتاني مُجبرًا
ماnot انفكّhas ceased فيمَنْfor her who تنقضيْcomes to an end بيْthrough me يَرْغبُhe longs
ما انفكّ فيمَنْ تنقضيْ بيْ يَرْغبُ
And I am misery to whoever comes to me compelled,
And I am misery to whoever came to me coerced,
still longing for her whose end comes through me.
never ceasing to yearn for the one who passes away.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.