لاmay ... not يُبْعِدُcast away اللَّهGod أسلافاًforebears لناof ours سَبقواwent before
لا يُبْعِدُ اللَّه أسلافاً لنا سَبقوا
ولوand if بقُوْاthey had remained للَقواthey would have met ماwhat لاnot يحبوناthey like
ولو بقُوْا للَقوا ما لا يحبونا
May God not forsake our forebears who went before us.
God does not take away ancestors who preceded us
Had they lived on, they would have met what they would not like.
Even if they remained, they would find we do not love them
كيفhow العزاءُconsolation وماwhile there is no فيin العيشlife مغتبطcause for rejoicing
كيف العزاءُ وما في العيش مغتبط
ولاand no اغتباطَrejoicing لأقوامٍfor people يموتوناdie
ولا اغتباطَ لأقوامٍ يموتونا
How can there be consolation, when life holds nothing to rejoice in,
How to be consoled when there is no joy in life
and no joy belongs to people who die?
And no joy for people who make us die
متىwhenever تَعِشْyou live قبليَbefore me الأحياءُthe living يدركناovertakes us
متى تَعِشْ قبليَ الأحياءُ يدركنا
وإنand if تمتْyou die قبليَbefore me الأمواتُthe dead يعفوناeffaces us
وإن تمتْ قبليَ الأمواتُ يعفونا
If you live, the living before me overtake us (wording unclear).
When will the living comprehend us before I perish
And if you die, the dead before me efface us (wording unclear).
And if the dead pass away before me, they pardon us
لاno بدescape منfrom ميتةdeath للمرءfor a person أوor هَرَمdecrepitude
لا بد من ميتة للمرء أو هَرَم
يظلremains منهbecause of it جليدُthe hardy man القومof the people موهوناenfeebled
يظل منه جليدُ القوم موهونا
There is no escaping death or decrepit old age,
Man must inevitably die or grow old
which leaves even the hardiest of men enfeebled.
His people's iciness remains concealed within him
والبيضُand the white ones والجونand the dark ones لاnot نهوىwe desire فراقَهماparting with both of them
والبيضُ والجون لا نهوى فراقَهما
ولاand not نزالwe cease نذمwe blame البيضَthe white ones والجوناand the dark ones
ولا نزال نذم البيضَ والجونا
The white and the dark—we do not wish to part with either,
We do not yearn for the absence of white and black
yet we never cease blaming the white and the dark.
Yet we still blame white and black
وكلand every لهوٍamusement لَهاهindulged in it الناسُpeople مَشغلةٌa distraction
وكل لهوٍ لَهاه الناسُ مَشغلةٌ
عنfrom ذكرremembering ماwhat همthey منof الأحداثcalamities لاقوناwill encounter
عن ذكر ما هم من الأحداث لاقونا
Every amusement people indulge in is a distraction
Every amusement that distracts people
from remembering the calamities they will encounter.
From remembering what calamities they encounter around us
فإنْso if لهواthey amused themselves فدفاعُthen warding off الهمِّworry حقّهُمُtheir right
فإنْ لهوا فدفاعُ الهمِّ حقّهُمُ
وإنand if بكواthey wept فذووthen those bearing الأشجانsorrows باكوناweeping
وإن بكوا فذوو الأشجان باكونا
So if they amuse themselves, warding off worry is their right;
If they amuse themselves, defending sorrow is their right
and if they weep, those who bear sorrows are weepers.
And if they weep, those who are sad will weep with us
ولاand no يقينَcertainty لأقوامٍfor people وإنand even if زعمواthey claim
ولا يقينَ لأقوامٍ وإن زعموا
وماand what يقينُcertainty أناسٍof people لاnot يُعدّوناmake preparations
وما يقينُ أناسٍ لا يُعدّونا
People have no certainty, even if they claim it;
No certainty for people even if they claim
what certainty have people who make no preparations?
There is no certainty for people who do not count us
لوif أيقنwere certain الناسpeople جَدُّواthey strove earnestly فيin أمورهُمُtheir affairs
لو أيقن الناس جَدُّوا في أمورهُمُ
وكيفand how يوقنbe certain قومٌa people لاnot يَجِدُّوناthey strive earnestly
وكيف يوقن قومٌ لا يَجِدُّونا
If people had certainty, they would strive earnestly in their affairs;
If people were certain, they would be diligent in their affairs
and how can people be certain when they do not strive?
And how can people be certain who do not make us diligent
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.