ياO ترجمانinterpreter اللياليthe nights عنconcerning معاذرهاtheir excuses
يا ترجمان الليالي عن معاذرها
وحجةand the argument الزمنtime الباقيenduring علىagainst الفانيthe perishing one
وحجة الزمن الباقي على الفاني
O interpreter of the nights, voicing their excuses,
O interpreter of nights, plead their excuses,
And enduring time’s argument against the perishing one,
And argue for time remaining over ephemeral life,
ياO أبحثkeenest seeker الناسpeople عنfor شعرpoetry وعنand for كرمٍgenerosity
يا أبحث الناس عن شعر وعن كرمٍ
ياO مورثone who bequeaths الطبعnatural talent إحساناًexcellence
يا مورث الطبع إحساناً
O keenest of all people in seeking poetry and generosity,
O you who seek in people poetry and generosity,
O you who impart excellence to natural talent,
O inheritor naturally benevolent,
ياO تاركيyou who leave me منشداًreciting منone who ظلَّkept يحسدننيenvying me
يا تاركي منشداً من ظلَّ يحسدنني
ليسis not الوقوفstanding علىat الأطلالthe ruins منpart of شانيmy concern
ليس الوقوف على الأطلال من شاني
O you who leave me reciting to one who kept envying me:
O you who left singers envying me in the shade,
Standing at the ruins is no concern of mine.
Ruins are not meant for me to linger upon.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.