تساقطfell دمعُtears الطلّof the dew فابتسمso smiled الزهرُthe flowers
تساقط دمعُ الطلّ فابتسم الزهرُ
فمنso from مدمعٍa tearful eye دُرٌّpearls ومنand from مبسمa smiling mouth دُرُّpearls
فمن مدمعٍ دُرٌّ ومن مبسم دُرُّ
The dew's tears fell, and the flowers smiled.
The dew of dawn fell as the flowers smiled,
So pearls come from a weeping eye, and pearls from a smiling mouth.
From one tear came a pearl, from one smile came a pearl.
وغنَّىand sang هزارa nightingale الدوحof the spreading trees فيin الروضthe garden بكرةًat dawn
وغنَّى هزار الدوح في الروض بكرةً
فناحthen lamented حمامthe doves الايكِof the grove وانتحبand sobbed النَهرُthe river
فناح حمام الايكِ وانتحب النَهرُ
And the nightingale of the spreading trees sang in the garden at dawn.
The grove of palms sang out at dawn,
Then the grove's doves lamented, and the river sobbed.
The doves moaned, the stream lamented.
وماستand swayed غصونُthe boughs البانof the ban trees تيهاًproudly كأنَّماas though
وماست غصونُ البان تيهاً كأنَّما
سَقَاهاgave them to drink الصباthe east wind خمراًwine فرنَّحهاso made them reel السكرُdrunkenness
سَقَاها الصبا خمراً فرنَّحها السكرُ
And the boughs of the ban trees swayed proudly, as though
The boughs of acacia strayed as though
the east wind had given them wine, and drunkenness made them reel.
The morning breeze made them drunk with wine.
وبانand appeared منfrom الاكمامthe calyxes وردٌrose-bloom مؤَرَّجٌfragrant
وبان من الاكمام وردٌ مؤَرَّجٌ
يحدّثناtells us عنof سرهِits secret الخمرُwine والجمرُand embers
يحدّثنا عن سرهِ الخمرُ والجمرُ
And fragrant rose-bloom appeared from the calyxes;
From the sleeves came roses intertwined,
wine and embers tell us of its secret.
Speaking of their secret - wine and embers.
اذاwhen منحتهُgrants it الشمسُthe sun نورَthe light شعاعهاof its rays
اذا منحتهُ الشمسُ نورَ شعاعها
أراكَshows you يواقيتاًrubies يظللّهاshades them تبرُraw gold
أراكَ يواقيتاً يظللّها تبرُ
When the sun grants it the light of its rays,
When the sun loans its rays,
it shows you rubies shaded by gold.
I see you as rubies shaded by snow.
كأنَّas though التواءُthe winding الماءِof the water يسقيwaters نباتهاits plants
كأنَّ التواءُ الماءِ يسقي نباتها
أفاعٍserpents منof البلَّورcrystal روَّعهاfrightened them امرُsome event
أفاعٍ من البلَّور روَّعها امرُ
The winding water that waters its plants seems like
It's as though the water's twist waters it,
serpents of crystal frightened by some event.
Sprays of crystal startled by fate's command.
كأنَّas though النباتthe vegetation الغضّtender يغشىcovers صعيدهاits ground
كأنَّ النبات الغضّ يغشى صعيدها
حقولٌfields منof الفيروزturquoise ومنبتهُand its growing-bed الشَذرُgold beads
حقولٌ من الفيروز ومنبتهُ الشَذرُ
The tender growth that covers its ground seems like
It's as though the lush plants blanket its plains,
fields of turquoise, with beads of gold for their soil.
Fields of turquoise with a carpet of sparks.
كأنas though حناياthe curved branches الآسof the myrtle بالحملwith the load هَوَدَجٌa howdah
كأن حنايا الآس بالحمل هَوَدَجٌ
أقلَّcarried بناتdaughters النورof light يلثمهاkisses them القطرthe raindrops
أقلَّ بنات النور يلثمها القطر
The myrtle's curved branches, with their burden, seem a howdah
It's as though the curves of myrtle are burdened,
that bears daughters of light, whom the raindrops kiss.
The least of light's daughters kissed by raindrops.
فهيُّواso come بناwith us صحبيmy friends نباكرlet us visit early روضةًa garden
فهيُّوا بنا صحبي نباكر روضةً
ينمُّgives a hint علىof انفاسهاits breaths الطيبُfragrance والعطرُand perfume
ينمُّ على انفاسها الطيبُ والعطرُ
So come, my friends; let us visit a garden at dawn,
So come my friends, let's enjoy a garden
whose breaths are revealed by fragrance and perfume.
Where fragrance and scent grow on its breeze.
كستهاclothed it يدُthe hand الابداعof artistry بالوشيwith embroidery حلَّةًa robe
كستها يدُ الابداع بالوشي حلَّةً
فتاهتso it grew proud وماyet not منof طبعهاits nature التيهُpride والكبرُand arrogance
فتاهت وما من طبعها التيهُ والكبرُ
The hand of artistry clothed it in an embroidered robe,
Artistry dressed it in brocade,
so it grew proud, though pride and arrogance are not its nature.
It wandered, lost, with no mischief or pride.
يسيلُflows علىover الحصباءthe pebbles ماءُwater عقيقهاof its channel
يسيلُ على الحصباء ماءُ عقيقها
كماjust as سالflowed منبثاًّspreading علىover الانجمthe stars الفجرُdawn
كما سال منبثاًّ على الانجم الفجرُ
The water in its channel flows over the pebbles,
Its carnelian water flows over pebbles
as dawn flowed, spreading over the stars.
As the dawn spilt, scattered over stars.
يمرُّpasses علىover الاشجارthe trees عرفُthe fragrance نسيمهاof its breeze
يمرُّ على الاشجار عرفُ نسيمها
فتطفوso float علىupon الانهارthe rivers منfrom زَهرهاits blossoms زُهرُbright stars
فتطفو على الانهار من زَهرها زُهرُ
The fragrance of its breeze passes over the trees,
The scent of its breeze passes trees,
so bright stars from its blossoms float upon the rivers.
Making roses float over rivers.
يغرّدُwarbles فيهاin it العندليبُthe nightingale مردّداًrepeating
يغرّدُ فيها العندليبُ مردّداً
اساجيعَrhymed cadences لحنٍof a melody دونهاbeneath them النظمُverse والنثرُand prose
اساجيعَ لحنٍ دونها النظمُ والنثرُ
The nightingale warbles there, repeating
The nightingale sings, repeating
a melody's rhymed cadences, surpassing verse and prose.
Verses beyond prose or poetry's reach.
تلذُّdelight لاسماعto the ears الزمانof time كأنماas though
تلذُّ لاسماع الزمان كأنما
تردَّدechoed فيهwithin it منof معذّبتيmy tormentress ذكرُa remembrance
تردَّد فيه من معذّبتي ذكرُ
They delight the ears of time, as though
The age is delighted, as though
a remembrance of my tormentress echoed within it.
My tortured soul echoed through it.
يمازجُmingles with هذاthis القلبَheart حالٌa feeling هيit is المُنىwishes
يمازجُ هذا القلبَ حالٌ هي المُنى
يخالدkeeps company with هذاthis العقلَmind شيءٌsomething هوَit is السحرُenchantment
يخالد هذا العقلَ شيءٌ هوَ السحرُ
A feeling mingles with this heart—it is all one desires;
It fills this heart with a state of bliss,
something keeps company with this mind—it is enchantment.
Captures this mind with some magic.
الىtoward مثلthe like of ذاthis تُحدىare urged onward الأَمانيwishes مجدَّةًstriving earnestly
الى مثل ذا تُحدى الأَماني مجدَّةً
وفيand in مثلthe like of ذاthis يحلوbecomes sweet التأمُّلcontemplation والفكرُand thought
وفي مثل ذا يحلو التأمُّل والفكرُ
Toward such a place, wishes are urged onward in earnest;
To this do wishes aspire, exalted,
and in such a place, contemplation and thought grow sweet.
In this does contemplating and thought feel sweet.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.