كأنas though أباAbu; father of حفصHafs فتىa young man البأسvalor لمdid not يجبtraverse
كأن أبا حفص فتى البأس لم يجب
بهwith him الليلthe night والبيضand the white ones القلاصyoung she-camels النجائبthe nobly bred ones
به الليل والبيض القلاص النجائب
As though Abu Hafs, the valiant youth, had never been borne
As if Abu Hafs, a valiant youth, did not answer
By the night and white, nobly bred young she-camels
The night's call, nor the white tents, the fleet she-camels.
إلىto الغايةthe goal القصوىthe farthest ولمand did not تهدguide فتيةyoung men
إلى الغاية القصوى ولم تهد فتية
كراماًnoble وتخطوهand pass him by الخطوبcalamities النوائبbefalling misfortunes
كراماً وتخطوه الخطوب النوائب
To the farthest goal, nor had they guided young men
He reached the utmost limit, though the noble
Of noble character, while grievous calamities passed him by.
Young men did not guide him, nor misfortunes impede him.
ويعملand he drives hard عتاقhighbred العيسthe pale she-camels حتىuntil كأنَّهاas though they were
ويعمل عتاق العيس حتى كأنَّها
إذاwhen وضعتare taken off عنهاfrom them الولاياthe saddlecloths المشاجبthe clothes-racks
إذا وضعت عنها الولايا المشاجب
And he drove highbred, pale she-camels until they seemed,
He works the wood of 'Utaq as if when
When their saddlecloths were removed, like clothes-racks.
The ruling coats-of-mail are removed from it.
بعيدfar-reaching مثانيturns; winding paths الهمresolve يمسيpasses the evening ومالهand he has no
بعيد مثاني الهم يمسي وماله
سوىexcept اللَهGod والعضبand the keen sword السربحيlong-bladed صاحبa companion
سوى اللَه والعضب السربحي صاحب
Far-reaching in the paths of his resolve, at evening he had no
Far from the abodes of care he spends the evening,
Companion but God and the long, keen sword.
With none but Allah, and a javelin-throwing companion.
يرومhe seeks جسيماتgreat things العلاglory فينالهاand so attains them
يروم جسيمات العلا فينالها
فتىa young man فيfor جسيماتgreat things المكارمnoble deeds راغبeager
فتى في جسيمات المكارم راغب
He sought great heights of glory and attained them,
He aspires to the heights of glory, and attains them-
A young man eager for great deeds of honor.
A youth aspiring to the heights of noble deeds.
فإنso if لمسfelt; touched وحشاًdesolate بابهhis doorway فلربماthen how often indeed
فإن لمس وحشاً بابه فلربما
تواترcame in succession أفواجاin throngs إليهto him المواكبthe processions
تواتر أفواجا إليه المواكب
If his doorway feels desolate, how often
If he encounters a wild beast at his abode,
Processions came to him, throng after throng,
Cavalcades may come thronging to him.
يحيونthey greet بساماan ever-smiling man كانwas جبينهhis brow
يحيون بساما كان جبينه
هلالa crescent moon بداappeared وانجابand cleared away عنهfrom it السحائبthe clouds
هلال بدا وانجاب عنه السحائب
Greeting an ever-smiling man, whose brow was
They greet a countenance whose crescent forehead
A crescent that appeared, with the clouds clearing away from it.
Was shining, though now concealed by the clouds.
وماand not غائبabsent منone who غابhas gone away يرجىis hoped for أيابهhis return
وما غائب من غاب يرجى أيابه
ولكنهbut he منone who ضمّنwas placed within اللحدthe grave غائبabsent
ولكنه من ضمّن اللحد غائب
One who is gone is not truly absent if his return is hoped for;
He who is absent is hoped to return,
But he who has been laid in the grave is absent.
But he who is buried in the grave is absent.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.