سِحْرٌa spell دِمَشْقِيٌّDamascene يُمَزِّقُtears apart فيin دَمِيmy blood
سِحْرٌ دِمَشْقِيٌّ يُمَزِّقُ في دَمِي
روحيmy soul، ويُشْعِلُand kindles فيin العُرُوقِthe veins لَهِيباa blaze
روحي، ويُشْعِلُ في العُرُوقِ لَهِيبا
A Damascene spell rends, within my blood,
A Damascene magic tears through my soul,
my soul, and kindles a blaze in my veins.
And kindles flames in my veins.
نامَتْhave fallen asleep حُروبُwars العِشْقِpassionate love إلّاexcept فيin دِمَشْـDamas- (first part of Damascus)
نامَتْ حُروبُ العِشْقِ إلّا في دِمَشْـ
ـقَ-cus (completion of Damascus) فماfor ... not يَزالُceases to be حَريقُهاher fire مَشْبُوباablaze
ـقَ فما يَزالُ حَريقُها مَشْبُوبا
The wars of love have fallen asleep, except in Damas—
The battles of love have ceased, except in Damascus,
—cus, for her fire is still ablaze.
Where their blaze remains raging still.
أناI ياO دِمَشْقُDamascus أَسِيرُcaptive قَيْدِكِyour fetter والهَوىand love
أنا يا دِمَشْقُ أَسِيرُ قَيْدِكِ والهَوى
أأموتُshall I die? كالوَضَّاحِlike al-Waddah فِيكِin you غَريباas a stranger
أأموتُ كالوَضَّاحِ فِيكِ غَريبا
I, O Damascus, am captive to your chains and to love.
Oh Damascus, I am captive to your bond,
Shall I die like al-Waddah, a stranger in you?
Shall I, like al-Waddah, die a stranger in your midst?
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.