روضةٌa garden لاnot تحبُّshe loves سلميSalma سواهاany other than it
روضةٌ لا تحبُّ سلمي سواها
معبداًas a sanctuary فيin صباحهاher morning ومساهاand her evening
معبداً في صباحها ومساها
A garden—Salma loves no other
A garden that loves no one but her
as a sanctuary in her mornings and evenings.
A temple in her morning and evening
كلماwhenever حانتِcame due الصلاةُthe prayer توافيهاshe visits it
كلما حانتِ الصلاةُ توافيها
وتخلوand withdraws alone لِلّهfor God فيin نجواهاher intimate communion
وتخلو لِلّه في نجواها
Whenever the hour of prayer comes, she visits it
Whenever it was time for prayer, she would attend
and is alone with God in her intimate communion.
And be alone with God in her intimacy
آيةٌa marvel فيamong الحسانِthe beautiful women قدindeed خصهاhe singled her out الthe
آيةٌ في الحسانِ قد خصها ال
باريCreator بكلwith all الجمالbeauty لماwhen براهاhe fashioned her
باري بكل الجمال لما براها
A marvel among beauties, favored by the
A sign of beauty that God endowed her
Creator with all beauty when he fashioned her.
With all grace when He created her
واصطفاهاand he chose her لحبهfor his love فحماهاso he protected her
واصطفاها لحبه فحماها
فيin ذمارٍa protective sanctuary منof زهدهاher asceticism وتقاهاand her piety
في ذمارٍ من زهدها وتقاها
He chose her for his love and protected her
And chose her for His love and protected her
within the sanctuary of her asceticism and piety.
Among those distinguished by their asceticism and piety
واصطفتهand she chose him لهاfor herself حبيباًas a beloved ولمand did not ترshow mercy (first part)
واصطفته لها حبيباً ولم تر
حمshow mercy (continued) منamong الناسthe people هالكاًone perishing بهواهاfor love of her
حم من الناس هالكاً بهواها
She chose him as her beloved, and showed no
And He chose for her a lover, and she saw
mercy to anyone perishing for love of her.
No protector from people destroyed by passion
عشقتهshe loved him passionately ولاand does not تراهsee him ولكنbut
عشقته ولا تراه ولكن
حسبهاenough for her منfrom عشيقهاher beloved أنthat يراهاhe sees her
حسبها من عشيقها أن يراها
She loved him without seeing him; yet
She loved him though she cannot see him
it was enough for her that her beloved saw her.
But it's enough that her lover can see her
وأتتand she came مرّةًonce تناجيهto commune with him فيin الروthe garden (first part)
وأتت مرّةً تناجيه في الرو
ضgarden (continued) وقدand already باكرتهshe reached it early قبلbefore ضحاهاher midmorning
ض وقد باكرته قبل ضحاها
Once she came to commune with him in the
And she came once to whisper to him in the garden
garden, having reached it early, before midmorning.
And went early before dawn
وتمشتand she strolled علىupon الرياحينthe fragrant herbs لاnot تؤharm (first part)
وتمشت على الرياحين لا تؤ
ذيharm (continued) الرياحينَthe fragrant herbs بالخطىwith footsteps قدماهاher two feet
ذي الرياحينَ بالخطى قدماها
And strolled upon the fragrant herbs, without
She walked on the meadows without disturbing
her feet harming the herbs with their steps.
The meadows with her steps
وجثتand she knelt فيin ظلالِthe shade of صفصافةa willow حاmirrored (first part)
وجثت في ظلالِ صفصافة حا
كتmirrored (continued) ذؤاباتهاher tresses وحاكتand mirrored حياهاher modesty
كت ذؤاباتها وحاكت حياها
And knelt in the shade of a willow that mirrored
And knelt in the shade of a willow, speaking
her tresses and mirrored her modesty.
Of her sorrows and weaving her life
والأزاهيرand the flowers حولهاaround her مثلlike أحداeyes (first part)
والأزاهير حولها مثل أحدا
قeyes (continued) المهاthe oryxes قدhad تفتحتopened ترعاهاwatching over her
ق المها قد تفتحت ترعاها
And the flowers around her, like the eyes
The flowers around her like the eyes
of oryxes, had opened to watch over her.
Of startled does had blossomed watching her
وأكبتand she bent intently علىover الصلاةِthe prayer وعيناand two eyes
وأكبت على الصلاةِ وعينا
هاher إلىtoward ساكنِthe dweller in السماheaven وبداهاand created it
ها إلى ساكنِ السما وبداها
She bent intently over her prayer, her two eyes
And she bowed to pray with her eyes
turned toward heaven's dweller and creator.
To the Dweller of the Skies and its Creator
فإذاthen behold بالنسيمthe breeze منthrough خللgaps in الأغthe branches (first part)
فإذا بالنسيم من خلل الأغ
صانbranches (continued) كاللصlike a thief جاءcame يلثمto kiss فاهاher mouth
صان كاللص جاء يلثم فاها
Then suddenly the breeze, through gaps in the
When a breeze through the branches like a thief
branches, came like a thief to kiss her mouth.
Came and kissed her mouth
قبلةٌa kiss تلوُfollowing قبلةٍa kiss تلوfollowing أخرىanother
قبلةٌ تلوُ قبلةٍ تلو أخرى
اقلقتunsettled بالهاher mind وهاجتand stirred شجاهاher sorrow
اقلقت بالها وهاجت شجاها
Kiss after kiss after yet another
A kiss followed by another that stirred
unsettled her mind and stirred her sorrow.
Her mind and ignited her passion
واستغاثتand cried for help سلمىSalma بيسوعهاto her Jesus تشcomplaining (first part)
واستغاثت سلمى بيسوعها تش
كوcomplaining (continued) إليهto him النسيمَthe breeze مماbecause of what دهاهاbefell her
كو إليه النسيمَ مما دهاها
And Salma cried to her Jesus for help, complaining
And Salma cried for help from her Jesus
to him about what the breeze had done to her.
Complaining of the breeze that seduced her
تلطمshe slaps الخدthe cheek تلدمshe beats الصدرthe breast والمحand the beloved (first part)
تلطم الخد تلدم الصدر والمح
بوبُbeloved (continued) عنهاfrom her محجبٌveiled يتلاهاamuses himself
بوبُ عنها محجبٌ يتلاها
She slapped her cheek and beat her breast, while the
Beating her cheek, pounding her chest, while her Beloved
beloved, veiled from her, amused himself.
Was veiled from her, receding
وأعادand renewed النسيمthe breeze كراتهits assaults يلkissing (first part)
وأعاد النسيم كراته يل
ثمkissing (continued) خداًa cheek ومقلةًand an eye وشفاهاand her lips
ثم خداً ومقلةً وشفاها
And the breeze renewed its assaults, kissing
The breeze returned, kissing
a cheek, an eye, and her lips.
Her cheek, eyelid, and lips
وتمادىand persisted حتىuntil تغلغلit penetrated ينسلslipping stealthily
وتمادى حتى تغلغل ينسل
انسلالthe slipping of الثعبانِthe snake تحتbeneath رداهاher robe
انسلال الثعبانِ تحت رداها
It pressed on until it penetrated, slipping
And persisted, creeping like a snake
like a snake beneath her robe.
Beneath her clothes
فتولىthen seized فؤادهاher heart جزعٌpanic مماat what
فتولى فؤادها جزعٌ مما
أحستshe felt واجهشتand burst into sobs فيin بكاهاher weeping
أحست واجهشت في بكاها
Then panic seized her heart at what
So her heart was filled with grief at what
she felt, and she burst into sobs.
She felt, and she wept loudly
وتخلتand withdrew عنfrom الصلاةthe prayer وخفتand hastened
وتخلت عن الصلاة وخفت
كالغزالlike a gazelle الغضبانangry تنحوheading toward حماهاher refuge
كالغزال الغضبان تنحو حماها
She abandoned her prayer and hurried away
She neglected her prayer and fled
like an angry gazelle, making for her refuge.
Like an angry gazelle seeking refuge
وأفاضتand poured out لوالديهاto her parents بشكوىa complaint
وأفاضت لوالديها بشكوى
أضحكتmade laugh أمهاher mother بهاwith it وأباهاand her father
أضحكت أمها بها وأباها
And poured out to her parents a complaint
And told her parents of her complaint
that made her mother and father laugh.
Her mother laughed, and her father
ضحكاًlaughter للصباat the youth المغفلnaive حتىuntil
ضحكاً للصبا المغفل حتى
أضحكاهاthey both made her laugh فسرياso they both eased بلواهاher distress
أضحكاها فسريا بلواها
They laughed at her naive youth until
A laugh at the heedless youth
they made her laugh and eased her distress.
Until they made her laugh, easing her torment
وخلتand was alone أمهاher mother بهاwith her تشرحexplaining السرthe secret
وخلت أمها بها تشرح السر
لهاto her كيفhow تمwas completed نضجُthe ripening of صباهاher youth
لها كيف تم نضجُ صباها
Her mother took her aside, explaining the secret
Then her mother explained the secret to her
to her: how her youth had fully ripened.
Of how her youth had ripened
وغدتand began بعدafter ذاكthat سلمىSalma توافيto visit
وغدت بعد ذاك سلمى توافي
روضهاher garden والنسيمُand the breeze ملءُthe full measure of رضاهاher contentment
روضها والنسيمُ ملءُ رضاها
And thereafter Salma would visit
After that Salma kept attending her garden
her garden, with the breeze wholly to her liking.
With the breeze full of her consent
واستباحتand permitted herself غيرother than الصلاةthe prayer صلاةًa prayer
واستباحت غير الصلاة صلاةً
واستحلتand deemed permissible غيرother than الإلهGod آلهاan adoring lover
واستحلت غير الإله آلها
She permitted herself a prayer other than prayer,
She permitted what was not prayer as prayer
and accepted an adoring lover other than God.
And took what was not God as her god
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.