غَيرُnot مُجدٍof benefit مَعwith صِحَّةٍhealth وَفَراغِand leisure
غَيرُ مُجدٍ مَع صِحَّةٍ وَفَراغِ
طولُlength مُكثيmy lingering وَالمَجدُand glory سَهلٌeasy لِباغيfor a seeker
طولُ مُكثي وَالمَجدُ سَهلٌ لِباغي
Of no avail, with health and leisure,
Glory cannot be attained without health and leisure,
is my long lingering, when glory is easy for its seeker.
My long stay has made glory easy for the seeker.
غَفَلَتneglected هِمَّتيmy resolve عَنِfrom السَعيِstriving حَتّىuntil
غَفَلَت هِمَّتي عَنِ السَعيِ حَتّى
بَلَّغَتنيbrought me الأَيّامُthe days شَرِّthe worst بَلاغِdestination
بَلَّغَتني الأَيّامُ شَرِّ بَلاغِ
My resolve neglected striving until
My resolve was heedless of striving until
the days brought me to the worst of ends.
The days conveyed to me the worst of messages.
غالِطٌmistaken مَنwhoever يَحُطُّdescends عَنfrom صَهوَةِthe saddle of العِزglory (first part)
غالِطٌ مَن يَحُطُّ عَن صَهوَةِ العِز
زِcompletion of 'glory' وَيَرضىand is content بَمَوقِعِwith the place of الأَرساغِthe fetlocks
زِ وَيَرضى بَمَوقِعِ الأَرساغِ
Mistaken is he who descends from the saddle of glory
Mistaken is he who falls short of the peak of glory
and is content with a place at the fetlocks.
And is content with a lowly status.
غِبwithdraw عَنِfrom الهَمِّworry يَصفُwill become clear عَيشُكَyour life ياO صاfriend (first part)
غِب عَنِ الهَمِّ يَصفُ عَيشُكَ يا صا
حِcompletion of 'friend' وَلاand do not تَنثَنِturn إِلىtoward الفُرّاغِthe idle
حِ وَلا تَنثَنِ إِلى الفُرّاغِ
Withdraw from worry, and your life will clear, my friend,
Spare yourself from worry, your life will be pleasant, O friend!
and do not turn toward the idle.
And do not lean towards emptiness.
غَنِّsing ليto me بِاِسمِin the name of لَيلىLayla عَسىperhaps وَيَومُand the day of الباthe aggressor (first part)
غَنِّ لي بِاِسمِ لَيلى عَسى وَيَومُ البا
غيcompletion of 'aggressor' فيهِin it لَهُfor him يَومُthe day of عَينِAyn (spring) الباغِal-Bagh
غي فيهِ لَهُ يَومُ عَينِ الباغِ
Sing to me in Layla's name—perhaps—and the aggressor's day
Sing to me the name of Layla, perhaps one day
is therein, for him, the day of Ayn al-Bagh [wording unclear].
When I attain her, that day will be the apple of my eye.
غابَvanished عَنّاfrom us الرَقيبُthe watcher وَاِبتَدَرَand hastened الساthe cupbearer (first part)
غابَ عَنّا الرَقيبُ وَاِبتَدَرَ السا
قيcompletion of 'cupbearer' عَلىto الكُؤوسِthe goblets وَالفُرّاغِand the empty ones
قي عَلى الكُؤوسِ وَالفُرّاغِ
Our watcher vanished, and the cupbearer hastened
The watchful critic left and the drinker freely
to the goblets and the empty ones.
Drank from cups and flasks.
غَنِجُcoquettish الطَرفِof gaze ذوpossessing خَدٍّa cheek أَسيلٍsmooth
غَنِجُ الطَرفِ ذو خَدٍّ أَسيلٍ
لَمnot يَزَلcease مِنfrom دِمائِناour blood فيin الصَباغِthe dye
لَم يَزَل مِن دِمائِنا في الصَباغِ
Coquettish of gaze, with a smooth cheek,
The tender-eyed gazelle with smooth cheek
he has never ceased to be dyed with our blood.
Has always dyed us with his blood.
غالَwreaked destruction فيناamong us وَجارَand acted unjustly فيin القَتلِkilling حَتّىuntil
غالَ فينا وَجارَ في القَتلِ حَتّى
تَسَلسَلَتformed chains عَقارِبُscorpions الأَصداغِof the temples
تَسَلسَلَت عَقارِبُ الأَصداغِ
He wreaked destruction among us and was unjust in killing, until
He wreaked havoc among us, killing freely until
the scorpions at his temples linked into chains.
The stars raced across the skies.
غَصَّتِchoked الراحُthe wine بِالمِزاجِon the admixture فَجاشَتthen surged
غَصَّتِ الراحُ بِالمِزاجِ فَجاشَت
بِحَبابٍwith bubbles يَحكيresembling الثُغورَteeth; mouths سَباغِabundant
بِحَبابٍ يَحكي الثُغورَ سَباغِ
The wine choked on the admixture, then surged
Passion raged in the wine and boiled
with abundant bubbles resembling teeth.
With bubbles depicting ruins and wastelands.
غَضِبَتgrew angry فَاِنثَنَتthen turned تُوَسوِسُwhispers فيinto العَقthe mind (first part)
غَضِبَت فَاِنثَنَت تُوَسوِسُ في العَق
لِcompletion of 'mind' شَياطينُdevils فِكرِهاof its thought فيin النُزاغِtemptation; incitement
لِ شَياطينُ فِكرِها في النُزاغِ
It grew angry; then into the mind whispered
She was angered and whispering devils
the devils of its fancy, stirring temptation.
Began to whisper in her restless mind.
غَيَّرَتchanged صِبغَةَthe hue of الدِنانِthe wine-jars بِنورٍwith a light
غَيَّرَت صِبغَةَ الدِنانِ بِنورٍ
هُوَit لِلكَأسِfor the cup أَحسَنُthe finest الأَصباغِof colors
هُوَ لِلكَأسِ أَحسَنُ الأَصباغِ
It changed the wine-jars' hue with a light
She changed the hue of the goblets with a light
that is the finest of colors for the cup.
That is the best dye for the cup.
غَسَقٌdarkness خِلتُI thought أَنَّthat وَجهَthe face of أَبيAbu الفَتal-Fath (first part)
غَسَقٌ خِلتُ أَنَّ وَجهَ أَبي الفَت
حِcompletion of 'al-Fath' جَلاهُdispelled it بِنورِهِwith its light البَزّاغِradiant
حِ جَلاهُ بِنورِهِ البَزّاغِ
A darkness I thought Abu al-Fath's face
It grew dark, would that the face of Abu al-Fatah
had dispelled with its radiant light.
Were lit up by its illuminating radiance!
غَيثُrain جودٍof bounty إِنif هَمَّresolved لِلقَصدِto approach راجٍa hopeful seeker
غَيثُ جودٍ إِن هَمَّ لِلقَصدِ راجٍ
وَوَبالٌand a calamity إِنif هَمَّresolved بِالجَورِupon injustice باغِa transgressor
وَوَبالٌ إِن هَمَّ بِالجَورِ باغِ
A rain of bounty if a hopeful seeker resolves to approach,
A rain of generosity, if it intends for purpose, flows
and a calamity if a transgressor resolves upon injustice.
And a flood, if it intends injustice, gushes.
غَدِقُcopious الجودِin bounty بَعدَماafter هُوَhe مُمraining down (first part)
غَدِقُ الجودِ بَعدَما هُوَ مُم
طِرُcompletion of 'raining down' شُربِdrink الخَيلِfor horses وَالمَطِيِّand riding beasts الرَواغيbellowing
طِرُ شُربِ الخَيلِ وَالمَطِيِّ الرَواغي
Copious in bounty, after raining down
Generous with his bounty after it pours
drink for horses and bellowing riding beasts.
Quenching the thirst of horses and racing camels.
غافِرٌforgiving لِلذُنوبِof sins بَعدَafter اِقتِدارٍgaining power
غافِرٌ لِلذُنوبِ بَعدَ اِقتِدارٍ
عائِدٌreturning لِلصَلاةِto prayer بَعدَafter الفَراغِfinishing
عائِدٌ لِلصَلاةِ بَعدَ الفَراغِ
Forgiving sins after gaining power,
Forgiving of sins after overpowering,
returning to prayer after finishing.
Returning to prayer after rest.
غابِنٌwronging لِلمالِwealth أَنthat; to يَجودَhe bestows generously عَلَيupon
غابِنٌ لِلمالِ أَن يَجودَ عَلَي
هِit جودُthe bounty of أَسيافِهِhis swords عَلىupon كُلِّevery باغِrebel
هِ جودُ أَسيافِهِ عَلى كُلِّ باغِ
He wrongs wealth by lavishing upon
Wealth refuses to spend it, yet his swords’
it the bounty his swords lavish upon every rebel.
Generosity spares no seeker.
غَرَسَplanted الجودَgenerosity فيamong الوَرىhumankind وَأَسراand sent forth
غَرَسَ الجودَ في الوَرى وَأَسرا
هُit بِكُثرِby much الغَرسِplanting فيin بُطونِthe bellies of الأَواغيvessels (uncertain)
هُ بِكُثرِ الغَرسِ في بُطونِ الأَواغي
He planted generosity among mankind and sent
He planted generosity into the earth and multiplied it
it forth, planting abundantly in the bellies of vessels [term uncertain].
By abundant planting in the valleys.
غَمَرَengulfed العالَمينَthe worlds نائِلُthe bounty of كَفَّيtwo hands
غَمَرَ العالَمينَ نائِلُ كَفَّي
هِhis بِبَذلِby bestowing النَوالِgifts وَالإِسباغِand lavishing
هِ بِبَذلِ النَوالِ وَالإِسباغِ
The bounty of his two hands engulfed the worlds
The giver of open palms has flooded the two worlds
with gifts freely bestowed and lavished.
With granting gifts and pouring forth.
غَشِيَentered الحَربَwar يَهتَديfinding his way بِحُسامٍwith a keen sword
غَشِيَ الحَربَ يَهتَدي بِحُسامٍ
عارِفٍknowing بِالنُحورِof throats وَالأَصداغِand temples
عارِفٍ بِالنُحورِ وَالأَصداغِ
He entered war, guided by a keen sword
He attacked war, guided by a sword
well acquainted with throats and temples.
That knows the necks and skulls.
غاصَplunged فيinto لُجَّةِthe depths of المَفارِقِcrowns of heads حَتّىuntil
غاصَ في لُجَّةِ المَفارِقِ حَتّى
خَصَمَvanquished العَقلَreason فيin مَقَرِّthe seat of الدِماغِthe brain
خَصَمَ العَقلَ في مَقَرِّ الدِماغِ
It plunged into the depths of heads, until
He plunged into the murky depths of parting until
it vanquished reason in the brain's own seat.
His reason disputed with the mind.
غادَرَleft الشُهبَthe gray steeds كَالعَجاجَةِlike a dust-cloud دُهماًblack
غادَرَ الشُهبَ كَالعَجاجَةِ دُهماً
وَسَناهاand their radiance مَخضوبَةَdyed الأَرساغِthe fetlocks
وَسَناها مَخضوبَةَ الأَرساغِ
It left the gray steeds black as a dust-cloud,
He cast meteors like plummeting eagles
their radiance dyed at the fetlocks.
With glowing polished blades.
غارَةٌa raid لَمnot يَخَفhe feared بِهاin it زَجرَthe warning cries of قَومٍa people
غارَةٌ لَم يَخَف بِها زَجرَ قَومٍ
لَيسَnot تَخشىfear الأُسودُlions نَغوَةَthe cry of ثاغِa bleating animal
لَيسَ تَخشى الأُسودُ نَغوَةَ ثاغِ
A raid in which he feared no people's warning cries:
A raid that did not fear the scolding of a people
lions do not fear a bleater's cry.
Who do not fear the roaring of lions.
غَبَطَتهُenvied him فيهاfor it الخَلائِقُall creation إِذwhen بِتspent the night (verb stem)
غَبَطَتهُ فيها الخَلائِقُ إِذ بِت
تُI (verb ending) وَدَهرُand Time مُصغٍlistening إِلَيَّto me وَصاغِand attentive
تُ وَدَهرُ مُصغٍ إِلَيَّ وَصاغِ
All creation envied him for it, when I spent the night
I was envied for it by all creation when
with Time listening to me, attentive.
It lasted while time listened to me and obeyed.
غُصَصُthe choking sorrows الدَهرِof Time قَبلَهُbefore him أَخلَصَتنيpurified me
غُصَصُ الدَهرِ قَبلَهُ أَخلَصَتني
فَاِنثَنَيتُso I turned back لِلناسِto people نَشرَfragrance; spreading مَساغِpalatability; ease of swallowing
فَاِنثَنَيتُ لِلناسِ نَشرَ مَساغِ
The choking sorrows of Time, before him, had purified me,
The wrongs of fate cleansed me before it
so I turned back to people, a fragrance easy to savor [wording uncertain].
So I rose above people, spreading my reputation.
غَيرَyet أَنَّthat العَزائِمِthe resolves الأُرتُقَيّاthe Artuqid (first part)
غَيرَ أَنَّ العَزائِمِ الأُرتُقَيّا
تِcompletion of 'Artuqid' حَمَتنيprotected me مِنfrom صَرفِهِits reversals الرَوّاغِevasive
تِ حَمَتني مِن صَرفِهِ الرَوّاغِ
Yet the Artuqid resolves
But my lofty resolves protected me
protected me from Time's evasive reversals.
From its fickle changes.
غُضَّwas lowered طَرفُthe gaze الأَعداءِof the enemies عَنكَfrom you أَباAbu الفَتal-Fath (first part)
غُضَّ طَرفُ الأَعداءِ عَنكَ أَبا الفَت
حِcompletion of 'al-Fath' وَباتَتand spent the night قُلوبُهُمtheir hearts فيin اِرتِياغِalarm
حِ وَباتَت قُلوبُهُم في اِرتِياغِ
Your enemies' gaze is averted from you, Abu al-Fath,
The gaze of enemies fell away from you Abu al-Fatah
and their hearts passed the night in alarm.
And their hearts passed the night in anguish.
غَيظُrage أَهلُpeople of النِفاقِhypocrisy مِنكَbecause of you وَأَمسىand has become
غَيظُ أَهلُ النِفاقِ مِنكَ وَأَمسى
كُلُّevery ضارٍpredator مِنfrom خَوفِهِfear of him وَهوَwhile he is صاغِsubmissive
كُلُّ ضارٍ مِن خَوفِهِ وَهوَ صاغِ
The hypocrites are enraged by you, and now
The hypocrites’ rage at you, and every
every predator, from fear of him, is submissive.
Harmful one now fears you while carving.
غاضَebbed مِنهُfrom him ماءُthe water الحَياةِof life فَبادَتso they perished
غاضَ مِنهُ ماءُ الحَياةِ فَبادَت
حَذَراًin dread مِنof سِنانِكَyour spearhead اللَدّاغِstinging
حَذَراً مِن سِنانِكَ اللَدّاغِ
The water of life ebbed from him, and they perished
The water of life vanished from it, so it perished,
in dread of your stinging spearhead.
Fearing your biting blade.
غَمَّgrieved أَعداءَenemies لاnot (in a wish) بَرِحتَyou cease بِمُلكٍin kingship
غَمَّ أَعداءَ لا بَرِحتَ بِمُلكٍ
آمِناًsecure مِنfrom شَوائِبِthe taints الإِرتِياغِof alarm
آمِناً مِن شَوائِبِ الإِرتِياغِ
He grieved enemies; may you ever remain in kingship,
It saddened your enemies but you did not cease to rule,
secure from the taints of alarm.
Safe from the thorns of doubt.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.