وهبتshe gave شهدهاher honey لكلto every خلىcarefree man
وهبت شهدها لكل خلى
وأذاقتand she made taste شجيّهاher grieving lover الشهدthe honey صاباbitter sap
وأذاقت شجيّها الشهد صابا
She gave her honey to every carefree man,
She granted her nectar to every shrub,
and made her grieving lover taste honey as bitter sap.
And let the thorns taste the honey pure.
عرفتهshe knew him معذباtormented فيin هوىlove for الغيthe graceful women (start of الغيد)
عرفته معذبا في هوى الغي
دِcompletion of الغيد: graceful women فزادتهso she gave him more حرقةburning anguish وعذاباand torment
دِ فزادته حرقة وعذابا
She knew him tormented by love for graceful
She knew him tortured by love-longing,
women, and so increased his burning anguish and torment.
So added to his burning, anguish more.
لمdid not ينلobtain منfrom جنانهاher gardens بعضsome ماwhat يرhe hopes (start of يرجوه)
لم ينل من جنانها بعض ما ير
جوهfor it (completes يرجوه) منهاfrom her وأرضعتهand she had him suckled الذئاباthe wolves
جوه منها وأرضعته الذئابا
He gained from her gardens not even a little of what he hoped
He gained no part of her sweet gardens,
for from her, and she had him suckled by wolves.
Though craving all she had, whom wolves nursed.
ماwhat harm عليهاto her وقدand indeed رأتshe saw أنهthat he جنwent mad هياماwith passionate longing
ما عليها وقد رأت أنه جن هياما
بهاfor her فكانتand so she became صواباsanity
بها فكانت صوابا
What would it cost her, seeing him mad with longing
No blame to her, seeing him frenzied,
for her, to become his sanity?
Madly in love with her - she judged aright.
ماwhat harm عليهاto her وقدand indeed رأتshe saw جدبهhis drought يذبِلُwithers أزflowers (start of أزهاره)
ما عليها وقد رأت جدبه يذبِلُ أز
هارَهhis (completes أزهاره) فكانتand so she became سحاباa cloud
هارَه فكانت سحابا
What would it cost her, seeing his drought wither
No blame to her, seeing his meadows
his flowers, to become a cloud?
Wither, their blossoms dried by her disdain.
ماwhat harm علىto جفنهاher eyelid الغريرguileless إذاif رقit softened
ما على جفنها الغرير إذا رق
فأحياso it revived فؤادَهhis heart أوor أصاباstruck
فأحيا فؤادَه أو أصابا
What would it cost her guileless eyelid to soften
No blame to her bright, liquid eyes
and revive his heart—or strike it?
If they revived his heart or left it slain.
ماwhat harm علىto ثغرهاher mouth الشهيdelectable إذاif ناcalled (start of ناداه)
ما على ثغرها الشهي إذا نا
داهto it (completes ناداه) ثغرىmy mouth لقبلةfor a kiss فأجاباand it answered
داه ثغرى لقبلة فأجابا
What would it cost her delectable mouth, when called
No blame to her sweet, ruby lips
by mine for a kiss, to answer?
If to his pleading kiss they replied.
آهah منfrom لوعةanguish تمزقrends أحشاentrails (start of أحشائي)
آه من لوعة تمزق أحشا
ئيmy (completes أحشائي) وحبand a love أفنيتI used up فيهin it الشباباyouth
ئي وحب أفنيت فيه الشبابا
Ah, the anguish that rends
Oh how I grieve, torn by agonies,
my entrails, and a love on which I spent my youth!
My youth all wasted on this love denied!
أناI أشتاقlong for قطرةa drop منof طلاهاher wine
أنا أشتاق قطرة من طلاها
والخليّand the carefree man العربيدُthe drunken reveller عافَspurned الشراباthe drink
والخليّ العربيدُ عافَ الشرابا
I long for a drop of her wine,
For one drop of her sweetness I yearn
while the carefree carouser spurned the drink.
While the proud sand-lily disdains all rain.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.