هلis there? علىon الأرضthe earth ناسكan ascetic عبدworshipped اللهGod
هل على الأرض ناسك عبد الله
ولمand did not يشغلoccupy الجمالbeauty فؤادهhis heart
ولم يشغل الجمال فؤاده
Is there on earth an ascetic who has worshipped God
Is there on earth a worshipper of God
and whose heart beauty has not occupied?
Whose heart is not enthralled by beauty?
لاnot أرىI see للصلاةfor prayer معنىmeaning إذاif لمnot
لا أرى للصلاة معنى إذا لم
يجعلmakes الناسكthe ascetic الغرامpassionate love عبادهworship
يجعل الناسك الغرام عباده
I see no meaning in prayer unless
Prayer has no meaning if the worshipper
the ascetic makes passionate love his worship.
Does not make love his act of worship.
ماhow ألذsweet العذابsuffering فيin الحبlove ياO قلheart (first part)
ما ألذ العذاب في الحب يا قل
بheart (final part) إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أورىkindled الدلالcoyness زنادهits flint
ب إذا ما أورى الدلال زناده
How sweet is suffering in love, O heart,
How sweet is the torment of love, O heart,
when coyness strikes its flint!
When the confidant adds fuel to its flames!
أناI فيin هيكليmy temple عليلailing طوىconsumed السهsleeplessness (first part)
أنا في هيكلي عليل طوى السه
دsleeplessness (final part) شبابيmy youth وحبand love for ليلايmy Layla زادهincreased it
د شبابي وحب ليلاي زاده
In my temple I am ailing; sleeplessness has consumed
In my being, frail, extinguished youth
my youth, and love for my Layla has intensified it.
And the love of my nights increased it.
أشعلkindled اللهGod فيin السماءthe heavens هواهاlove for her
أشعل الله في السماء هواها
ورماهand hurled it فكانso became قلبيmy heart حصادهits harvest
ورماه فكان قلبي حصاده
God kindled love for her in the heavens
God lit passion in the sky
and hurled it; my heart became its harvest.
And cast it down, so my heart was its harvest.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.