ياO اِبنَson of الدَوامِيِّal-Dawami الَّذيwho هُوَhe عِصمَةٌa refuge
يا اِبنَ الدَوامِيِّ الَّذي هُوَ عِصمَةٌ
وَمُعَوَّلٌand a mainstay لِلمُرتَجيfor the hopeful وَالمُلتَجيand the refuge-seeker
وَمُعَوَّلٌ لِلمُرتَجي وَالمُلتَجي
O Ibn al-Dawami, who is a refuge
O son of generosity, who is a safeguard
and a mainstay for the hopeful and those seeking shelter.
And support for the hopeful and the seeker
لَكَyou have إِنif خَفاis hidden خُلُقُcharacter الصَديقِthe friend خَلائِقٌvirtues
لَكَ إِن خَفا خُلُقُ الصَديقِ خَلائِقٌ
زُهرٌradiant أَرَقُّgentler مِنَthan النَسيمِthe breeze السَجسَجِtemperate
زُهرٌ أَرَقُّ مِنَ النَسيمِ السَجسَجِ
If a friend's character is hidden, you have virtues
For you, even if the character of a friend is scarce characters
radiant, gentler than the temperate breeze.
A flower more delicate than the murmuring breeze
رَثَّتgrew ragged مَوَدّاتُaffections الرِجالِmen وَأَنهَجَتand became threadbare
رَثَّت مَوَدّاتُ الرِجالِ وَأَنهَجَت
وَقَديمُand the long-standing عَهدِكَyour bond سالِمٌintact لَمnot يُنهِجِgrow threadbare
وَقَديمُ عَهدِكَ سالِمٌ لَم يُنهِجِ
Men's affections have grown ragged and threadbare,
Friendships of men have perished and vanished
yet your old bond remains intact, unworn.
Yet your ancient pact remains unbroken
ياO مَنyou whose يَسُدُّrelieves نَداهُhis bounty كُلَّevery خَصاصَةٍneed
يا مَن يَسُدُّ نَداهُ كُلَّ خَصاصَةٍ
وَيَداهُand his two hands تَفتَحُopen كُلَّevery بابٍdoor مُرتَجِbolted
وَيَداهُ تَفتَحُ كُلَّ بابٍ مُرتَجِ
O you whose bounty relieves every need,
O you who closes his bounty to no petitioner
and whose two hands open every bolted door.
And whose hands unlock every closed door
ماnot زِلتَyou have ceased تُغرِبُdo extraordinary things فيin سَماحِكَyour generosity مُبدِعاًinventive
ما زِلتَ تُغرِبُ في سَماحِكَ مُبدِعاً
فيهِin it وَتَنهَجُand you blaze paths مِنهُthrough it مالَمwhat has not يُنهَجِbeen charted
فيهِ وَتَنهَجُ مِنهُ مالَم يُنهَجِ
You never cease to astonish with your generosity, inventive
You have not ceased to originate generosities
in it, and blazing paths through it never blazed before.
And to follow paths none before you have taken
حَتّىuntil بَعَثتَyou sent مُلاطِفاًshowing kindness مُتَفَنِّناًshowing varied skill
حَتّى بَعَثتَ مُلاطِفاً مُتَفَنِّناً
فيin المَكرُماتِgenerous deeds بِسُكَّرٍwith sugar وَبَنَفسَجِand violets
في المَكرُماتِ بِسُكَّرٍ وَبَنَفسَجِ
Until you sent, showing kindness and varied skill
Until you sent, gentle and ingenious
in generous deeds, sugar and violets.
With honors of sugar and violets
كَرُضابِlike sweet saliva ريقَةِsaliva مَنthe one whom أُحِبُّI love وَناصِلٍand a fading mark
كَرُضابِ ريقَةِ مَن أُحِبُّ وَناصِلٍ
مِنfrom عَضَّةٍa bite فيupon خَدِّهِhis cheek المُستَضرَجِcrimson-flushed
مِن عَضَّةٍ في خَدِّهِ المُستَضرَجِ
Like the sweet saliva of the one I love, and a fading mark
Like the soft cheek of one I love and who visits me
from a bite upon his crimson-flushed cheek.
With a coyness in his blushing cheek
هَذاthis يَغُضُّdetracts مِنَfrom اللُجَينِsilver بَياضُهُits whiteness
هَذا يَغُضُّ مِنَ اللُجَينِ بَياضُهُ
وَتَتيهُand vaunts itself زُرقَتُهُits blueness عَلىabove الفيروزَجِturquoise
وَتَتيهُ زُرقَتُهُ عَلى الفيروزَجِ
This gift's whiteness puts silver to shame,
This whiteness dims the intense red of coral
and its blueness vaunts itself above turquoise.
And its blueness wanders upon turquoise
أَهدَيتَهاyou gifted them مُتَوَدِّداًshowing affection فَأَتَيتَso you came بِالعَذبِwith what is sweet
أَهدَيتَها مُتَوَدِّداً فَأَتَيتَ بِالعَذبِ
النَقِيِّpure وَالأَريجِand the fragrance المُبهِجِdelightful
النَقِيِّ وَالأَريجِ المُبهِجِ
You offered them in affection, bringing what is sweet
You gifted them affectionately and brought the sweetest
and pure, and a fragrance that gladdens.
Pure and fragrant unadulterated
أَذكَرتَنيyou reminded me بِشَمائِلٍof qualities لَكَof yours حُلوَةٍsweet
أَذكَرتَني بِشَمائِلٍ لَكَ حُلوَةٍ
بيضٍwhite وَعُرفٍand kindness فائِحٍfragrant مُتَأَرِّجِwafting fragrance
بيضٍ وَعُرفٍ فائِحٍ مُتَأَرِّجِ
You reminded me of sweet qualities of yours,
You reminded me of your fine traits and sweetness
white, and of kindness whose fragrance spreads.
White and diffusing a lingering scent
فَخُذِso take الثَناءَthe praise إِلَيكَto yourself مَحضاًpure شالِصاًunalloyed (apparently خالصاً)
فَخُذِ الثَناءَ إِلَيكَ مَحضاً شالِصاً
بِتَكَلُّفٍwith affectation وَتَمَلُّقٍand flattery لَمnot يُمزَجِbe mixed
بِتَكَلُّفٍ وَتَمَلُّقٍ لَم يُمزَجِ
So take this praise for yourself, pure and unalloyed,
So take this praise sincerely and purely
unmixed with affectation or flattery.
Without affectation and fawning untainted
وَاِلبَسand wear عَداكَmay it pass you by الذَمُّblame مِنهُof it حِبرَةًa striped robe
وَاِلبَس عَداكَ الذَمُّ مِنهُ حِبرَةً
لَولاwere it not for المَوَدَّةُaffection بَينَناbetween us لَمnot تُنسَجِbe woven
لَولا المَوَدَّةُ بَينَنا لَم تُنسَجِ
And wear of it—may blame pass you by—a striped robe,
And clothe others but you in blame from it
which, but for the affection between us, would not have been woven.
Had it not been for our love it would not be woven
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.