عاطِنيهاpass it to me مَمزوجَةًmixed بِالنَباتِwith rock sugar
عاطِنيها مَمزوجَةً بِالنَباتِ
مِنfrom فَمِthe mouth of الكيسِthe bag لاnot مِنَfrom الكاساتِthe cups
مِن فَمِ الكيسِ لا مِنَ الكاساتِ
Pass it to me mixed with rock sugar,
Give it to me mixed with plants
from the mouth of the bag, not from cups.
From the bag, not from glasses
خَندَريساًaged wine دِنانُهاits wine jars حُقَقُsmall caskets العاthe ivory (first part)
خَندَريساً دِنانُها حُقَقُ العا
جِivory (completion) وَراحاًand wine كُؤوسُهاits cups راحاتيmy palms
جِ وَراحاً كُؤوسُها راحاتي
An aged wine whose jars are ivory caskets,
Its leaves are true pleasure
and a wine whose cups are my palms.
And its cups are my comfort
لَمnot تُدَنَّسwas sullied بِمَزجِby mixing ماءٍwater وَلَكِنand yet
لَم تُدَنَّس بِمَزجِ ماءٍ وَلَكِن
رُبَّماsometimes أُتبِعَتit was followed بِماءِby water فُراتِfresh
رُبَّما أُتبِعَت بِماءِ فُراتِ
It has not been sullied by mixing with water, yet
It was not contaminated by mixing water
it is sometimes followed by fresh water.
But maybe followed with Euphrates water
لاno خُمارٌhangover لَهاfor it سِوىexcept لُطفِsubtlety of فِكرٍthought
لا خُمارٌ لَها سِوى لُطفِ فِكرٍ
يَبسِطُgladdens النَفسَthe soul آخِرَat the last of النَسَماتِthe breaths
يَبسِطُ النَفسَ آخِرَ النَسَماتِ
No hangover comes from it, save a subtlety of thought
It has no veil but the gentleness of thought
that gladdens the soul at its final breaths.
That calms the soul at the end of breaths
نَشوَةٌrapture لَمnot تَفُزattained بِهاit نَشوَةُrapture of الراthe wine (first part)
نَشوَةٌ لَم تَفُز بِها نَشوَةُ الرا
حِwine (completion) وَهَلand does ...? لِلعَجوزِfor the old woman لُطفُgrace of الفَتاةِthe maiden
حِ وَهَل لِلعَجوزِ لُطفُ الفَتاةِ
A rapture that wine's rapture has never attained—
A bliss that the bliss of rest did not win
and does an old woman possess a maiden's grace?
Does an old woman have the charm of a girl?
ماnot عَلَيهاupon it فيin الشَرعِreligious law حَدٌّa prescribed penalty وَلاnor جاcame (first part)
ما عَلَيها في الشَرعِ حَدٌّ وَلا جا
ءَcame (completion) بِتَحريمِهاconcerning its prohibition حَديثُa report الثِقاتِthe trustworthy transmitters
ءَ بِتَحريمِها حَديثُ الثِقاتِ
No prescribed penalty applies to it in religious law, nor has there come
It has no limit in Sharia nor did
a report from trustworthy transmitters declaring it forbidden.
The speech of the trustworthy forbid it
عَرَفَتهاknew it النُسّاكُthe ascetics فَاِتَّخَذوهاso they used it
عَرَفَتها النُسّاكُ فَاِتَّخَذوها
فيin المَعاجينِmedicinal pastes وَالجَواراشاتِand digestive electuaries
في المَعاجينِ وَالجَواراشاتِ
Ascetics knew it, so they employed it
The ascetics recognized it, so they took it
in medicinal pastes and digestive electuaries.
In pastes and powders
لَقَّبوهاthey nicknamed it طَوراًsometimes بِباعِثَةِas the awakener of الفِكthe thought (first part)
لَقَّبوها طَوراً بِباعِثَةِ الفِك
رِthought (completion) وَطَوراًand sometimes بِهاضِمِas the digester of الأَقواتِthe foodstuffs
رِ وَطَوراً بِهاضِمِ الأَقواتِ
They called it at times 'the awakener of thought,'
They nicknamed it sometimes arouser of thought
and at times 'the digester of food.'
And sometimes digester of food
قُلتُI said لَمّاwhen تَضَوَّعَwafted المِسكُthe musk مِنهاfrom her
قُلتُ لَمّا تَضَوَّعَ المِسكُ مِنها
وَاِنجَلَتand she appeared فيin ثِيابِهاher garments الخَفِراتِmodest
وَاِنجَلَت في ثِيابِها الخَفِراتِ
I said, when musk wafted from her
I said when musk smelled of it
and she appeared in her modest garments:
And the mats were saturated with its scents
حُقَّit is fitting مَنwhoever باتَspent the night خاطِباًa suitor لَكِto you أَنto يُعgive (first part)
حُقَّ مَن باتَ خاطِباً لَكِ أَن يُع
طِيَgive (completion) بِنتَthe daughter of الكُرومِthe vines خَطَّa writ of بَراةِdivorce
طِيَ بِنتَ الكُرومِ خَطَّ بَراةِ
Whoever spends the night courting you ought
It is the right of whoever spent the night courting you
to give the daughter of the vines a bill of divorce.
To be given the daughter of vineyards as bride
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.