ياO مانعينyou who deny القربَcloseness عنfrom أهلpeople of الهوىlove
يا مانعين القربَ عن أهل الهوى
كيداًout of spite وخسَّهand baseness of شيمةٍcharacter خابwas dashed الأملhope
كيداً وخسَّه شيمةٍ خاب الأمل
O you who deny closeness to lovers,
O you who hinder the nearness of the people of passion
Out of spite and baseness of character—your hope is dashed.
With evil and meanness, a trait that failed in hope
يتسابقونthey race each other الىtoward الفضولmeddling وماand not درواthey knew
يتسابقون الى الفضول وما دروا
انthat المحبَّةlove قُدّرَتwas ordained منذsince الازلeternity past
ان المحبَّة قُدّرَت منذ الازل
They race to meddle, unaware
They race towards impertinence, not knowing
That love was ordained from all eternity.
That love was predestined since the beginning
والحبُّand love مهدthe cradle of الفضلvirtue يلبثremains سائداًsupreme
والحبُّ مهد الفضل يلبث سائداً
يسموrises aloft بمنwith whoever يأويtakes refuge حماهُits sanctuary الىto زَحَلSaturn
يسمو بمن يأوي حماهُ الى زَحَل
And love, the cradle of virtue, remains supreme;
And love is the cradle of virtue, prevailing
It lifts whoever seeks its sanctuary to Saturn.
Elevating those who seek its protection to the stars
لاnot يستطيعcan ذووthose possessing النذالةbaseness نزعهُremove it
لا يستطيع ذوو النذالة نزعهُ
منfrom صدرthe breast of مَنone who عرفتyou knew بهِthrough him مُحييthe giver of life to الأوَلthose of old
من صدر مَن عرفت بهِ مُحيي الأوَل
The ignoble cannot tear it away
The ignoble cannot take it away
From the breast of one through whom you knew the giver of life to those of old.
From the heart of those whose first one brings life
منwho ذاis it الذيwho يقوىis able علىto مَنعpreventing اتصاunion (continued)
من ذا الذي يقوى على مَنع اتصا
لcompletes 'union' اثنينtwo people حَبلthe cord الحبof love بينهماbetween them both اتَّصلhas joined
ل اثنين حَبل الحب بينهما اتَّصل
Who can prevent the union
Who is it that can prevent the connection
Of two joined by the cord of love?
Of two whom the rope of love has tied together
حتىuntil غداbecame الروحانthe two souls روحاًa soul واحداًsingle
حتى غدا الروحان روحاً واحداً
يتجاذبانthe two draw each other الوصلunion ماwhile الجسمthe body انفصَلis apart
يتجاذبان الوصل ما الجسم انفصَل
Until the two souls became a single soul,
Until the two spirits became one spirit
They draw each other toward union while bodily apart.
Attracted to each other even as the body separated
ايعيقُdoes it hinder? حَمقَىO fools اتّحادthe united effort of النحلthe bees فيin
ايعيقُ حَمقَى اتّحاد النحل في
ايذاءِharming مَنwhoever يشتارgathers honey عنfrom جنيharvesting العَسَلhoney
ايذاءِ مَن يشتار عن جني العَسَل
O fools, can the bees' united effort
Do fools impede the unity of bees
To harm the honey-gatherer keep him from harvesting honey?
In harming those who seek the honey harvest
والمنعand denial يولعُinflames ذاthe possessor of الهوىpassion ويزيدهُand makes him more
والمنع يولعُ ذا الهوى ويزيدهُ
كلفاًardently attached فمنso, from بعدafter الارادةthe will ماwhat العملis to be done
كلفاً فمن بعد الارادة ما العمل
And denial inflames the lover and increases his
Prohibition inflames this passion and increases it
Ardor; once the will is set, what can be done?
After determination, what can action do?
انindeed الارادةthe will فيin الوجودexistence مليكةٌa queen
ان الارادة في الوجود مليكةٌ
كمhow often حوَّلتit has transformed قاعthe floor of البحارthe seas إلىinto جبلa mountain
كم حوَّلت قاع البحار إلى جبل
Indeed, will is queen of existence;
Determination in existence is a queen
How often it has turned the seabed into a mountain!
Who has often turned the depths of seas into mountains
فذرواso leave off الملامreproach دعوabandon الكلامtalk وبادرواand hasten
فذروا الملام دعو الكلام وبادروا
نحوtoward الطيبgoodness وعالجواand treat تلكthose العللills
نحو الطيب وعالجوا تلك العلل
So leave off reproach, abandon talk, and hasten
So cease blame, stop talk, and hurry
Toward goodness, and cure those ills.
Towards goodness, and treat those illnesses
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.