هَلdo you عَرَفتَrecognize الرَبعَthe dwelling-site أَجلىdeparted
هَل عَرَفتَ الرَبعَ أَجلى
أَهلُهُits people عَنهُfrom it فَزالاand so it vanished
أَهلُهُ عَنهُ فَزالا
Do you recognize the dwelling-site, deserted
Do you know the quarter most glorious?
Did you recognize the campsite, clearly revealed,
by its people and faded away,
Its people departed and vanished
After its people departed and it faded away?
بِشَرَورىat Sharawra قَدalready عَفاbecame effaced أَوor
بِشَرَورى قَد عَفا أَو
صارَbecame آلاًa mirage أَوor خَيالاa phantom
صارَ آلاً أَو خَيالا
at Sharawra, now effaced, or
Due to my wickedness, though pardoned,
At Sharawra, its traces have been effaced, or...
turned to a mirage or a phantom?
Or turned to ghosts or mirage.
...it has become a mirage or a fleeting phantom.
جَرَتِswept الريحُthe wind عَلَيهِنover them (continued)
جَرَتِ الريحُ عَلَيهِن
نَcompletion of 'over them' جَنوباًfrom the south وَشِمالاand from the north
نَ جَنوباً وَشِمالا
The wind swept over them,
The winds blew over it
The winds have swept over its remains,
from the south and from the north.
From south and north alike,
Blowing from the south and from the north.
رُبَّmany a ريمٍwhite gazelle كانَwas فيهاthere
رُبَّ ريمٍ كانَ فيها
يَملَءُfills العَينَthe eye جَمالاwith beauty
يَملَءُ العَينَ جَمالا
Many a white gazelle was there,
Many a gazelle once frolicked there
Many a white gazelle was once there,
filling the eye with beauty.
Filling the eyes with beauty.
Filling the eye with pure beauty.
وَلَقَدand indeed تَقنِصُكَthey ensnare you الحوthe fair-eyed women (continued)
وَلَقَد تَقنِصُكَ الحو
رُcompletion of 'fair-eyed women' بِهاthere العينُthe wide-eyed ones الغَزالاthe gazelle
رُ بِها العينُ الغَزالا
And indeed you are ensnared by the fair-eyed women,
The ruined abodes will deceive your eye
Indeed, the wide-eyed maidens hunt you there,
the wide-eyed ones there—you, the gazelle.
As though adorned with a grazing gazelle,
With eyes of the gazelle, capturing the prey.
فيamong ظِباءٍgazelles يَتَزاوَرthey visit one another (continued)
في ظِباءٍ يَتَزاوَر
نَcompletion of 'they visit one another' فَيَمشينَthen they walk ثِقالاheavily
نَ فَيَمشينَ ثِقالا
Among gazelles who visit one another,
In meadows once trodden by does
Among fawns that turn shyly to one another,
then walk with a heavy tread,
Stately walking with swelling bellies.
Walking with a heavy, languid grace.
قَدalready تَبَدَّلنَthey have taken in exchange فُروعاًtresses
قَد تَبَدَّلنَ فُروعاً
بِصَياصيهاfor their horns طِوالاlong
بِصَياصيها طِوالا
they have taken tresses,
Branches have changed into spears
The ruins have exchanged their flowing braids...
long ones, in exchange for their horns.
With tips made long by points.
...for the long horns of wild cows.
كَمhow often شَفَينَthey healed العَينَthe eye مِنهُنfrom them (continued)
كَم شَفَينَ العَينَ مِنهُن
نَcompletion of 'from them' رَميقاًby gazing وَاِكتِحالاand applying kohl
نَ رَميقاً وَاِكتِحالا
How often they soothed the eye,
How many bright eyes have they soothed
How often they healed the eye of the beholder...
through gazing at them and taking them as kohl!
With morning draughts and kohl!
...with a loving glance and kohl-lined lids.
وَفَلاةٍand many a wilderness أَلبَسَتهاclothed it
وَفَلاةٍ أَلبَسَتها
ظُلمَةُthe darkness اللَيلِof night جِلالاin mantles
ظُلمَةُ اللَيلِ جِلالا
And many a wilderness was clothed
Deserts clad by the darkness of night
And many a desert wasteland, clothed by...
by night's darkness in mantles;
With majestic garb.
...the darkness of night in a heavy shroud,
قَدalready تَبَطَّنتُI traversed its depths بِحَرفٍon a lean, hardy she-camel
قَد تَبَطَّنتُ بِحَرفٍ
تَقدُمُoutstrips العيسَthe pale camels العِجالاthe swift ones
تَقدُمُ العيسَ العِجالا
I traversed its depths on a lean, hardy she-camel
I moored my camel in a ruin
I have crossed its depths upon a lean mount...
that outstrips the swift pale camels.
Overtaking the swift rumen.
...that outstrips the swift white camels.
تُفعِمُfills الغُبطَthe saddle-frames بِأُخراwith her hindquarters (continued)
تُفعِمُ الغُبطَ بِأُخرا
هاher (ending of 'her hindquarters') وَتَستَوفيand takes up in full الحِبالاthe ropes
ها وَتَستَوفي الحِبالا
She fills the saddle-frames with her hindquarters
It fills me with joy at evening
She fills the rear saddle-straps with her bulk,
and takes up the full length of the ropes.
And completes the cords in the morning,
And stretches the girth-ropes to their limit.
ذاتُpossessed of لَوثٍstrength شِدقِمِيٍّof Shadqam's stock
ذاتُ لَوثٍ شِدقِمِيٍّ
يَسبِقُoutstrips الطِرفَthe thoroughbred نِقالاin swift strides
يَسبِقُ الطِرفَ نِقالا
Endowed with the strength of Shadqam's stock,
A sleek smooth-necked she-camel
Possessed of strength, of the Shidqam breed,
outstripping a thoroughbred with swift strides,
Outstripping the glance of an eye.
Surpassing the noble steed in her pace.
وَهيَand she فيin ذاكَthat مِنِfrom إِبراIbrahim (continued)
وَهيَ في ذاكَ مِنِ إِبرا
هيمَcompletion of 'Ibrahim' تَستَشفِئُfinds worthy خالاa maternal uncle
هيمَ تَستَشفِئُ خالا
in this she finds in Ibrahim
While it was of Ibrahim's camels
And she, in this journey, from Ibrahim...
a worthy maternal uncle,
Seeking refuge if scarred.
...seeks a remedy for her fatigue.
خَيرُthe best مَنof those who حَطَّset down بِهِwith him الرَكthe riders (continued)
خَيرُ مَن حَطَّ بِهِ الرَك
بُcompletion of 'the riders' المُخَبّونَtravelling at a brisk trot الرِحالاthe saddles
بُ المُخَبّونَ الرِحالا
the best of those with whom the riders
Best is he who pitched his tent
The best man with whom the riders...
hurrying at a trot have laid down their saddles.
Where the saddled camels knelt.
...those weary travelers, set down their saddles.
مالَturned إِبراهيمُIbrahim بِالماwith wealth (continued)
مالَ إِبراهيمُ بِالما
لِcompletion of 'wealth' يَميناًto the right وَشِمالاand to the left
لِ يَميناً وَشِمالا
Ibrahim lavished his wealth
Ibrahim cared not for riches
Ibrahim has scattered wealth far and wide,
to right and left.
On his right or left.
To the right hand and to the left.
فَإِذاso if عُدَّis counted جَوادٌa generous man
فَإِذا عُدَّ جَوادٌ
مَعَهُalongside him كانَit would be مُحالاabsurd
مَعَهُ كانَ مُحالا
So if a generous man is counted
Whenever a steed was counted
So when a generous man is mentioned,
alongside him, that would be absurd.
His, it proved unsound.
Comparing another to him is an absurdity.
لَيتَwould that أَعدائِيَmy enemies كانواwere
لَيتَ أَعدائِيَ كانوا
لِأَبيfor Abu إِسحاقَIshaq مالاwealth
لِأَبي إِسحاقَ مالا
Would that my enemies were
Would that my enemies possessed
Would that my enemies were simply...
wealth belonging to Abu Ishaq!
For Abu Ishaq riches!
...wealth belonging to Abu Ishaq.
جادَhe gave generously حَتّىuntil حَصَدَhe mowed down الفاpoverty (continued)
جادَ حَتّى حَصَدَ الفا
قَةَcompletion of 'poverty' وَاِجتَثَّand uprooted السُؤالاbegging
قَةَ وَاِجتَثَّ السُؤالا
He gave until he mowed down poverty
He was munificent until reaping bounty
He gave until he harvested poverty itself,
and uprooted begging.
And uprooting begging.
And uprooted the very need to ask.
لَمnot يَقُلhe said أَفعَلُI shall do إِلّاunless
لَم يَقُل أَفعَلُ إِلّا
أَتبَعَhe followed up القَولَthe statement الفِعالاwith deeds
أَتبَعَ القَولَ الفِعالا
Never did he say, 'I shall do it,' without
He never said: ‘I will act’
He never says "I shall do" unless...
following his words with deeds.
Unless following words with deeds.
...he follows the spoken word with the deed.
أَجوَدُthe most generous الناسِof people وَلَوeven if أَصhe became (continued)
أَجوَدُ الناسِ وَلَو أَص
بَحَcompletion of 'he became' أَسواthe worst الناسِof people حالاin circumstances
بَحَ أَسوا الناسِ حالا
The most generous of men, even should he become
Most generous of men, even if
The most generous of people, even were he...
the worst off of them all.
Becoming poorest of all.
...in the most destitute of conditions.
ياO أَباAbu إِسحاقَIshaq لَوif أَنyou treated fairly (continued)
يا أَبا إِسحاقَ لَو أَن
صَفتَcompletion of 'you treated fairly' مِنكَagainst yourself المالَthe wealth قالاit would say
صَفتَ مِنكَ المالَ قالا
O Abu Ishaq, if you did justice
O Abu Ishaq, if you inventoried
O Abu Ishaq, if you were to grant...
to your wealth against yourself, it would say:
Your wealth, it would say:
...justice to your wealth, it would speak out:
ماwhat لِرِجلِwith the foot of المالِwealth أَمسَتit has come to be
ما لِرِجلِ المالِ أَمسَت
تَشتَكيcomplaining مِنكَbecause of you الكَلالاof exhaustion
تَشتَكي مِنكَ الكَلالا
'What ails wealth's foot, that it has come
'Why does the man complain of you
"Why have the legs of Wealth come..."
to complain of exhaustion because of you?
When the penniless cry in weariness?
"...to complain of such fatigue because of you?"
ماwhat لِأَموالِكَwith your wealth مَمunclear; apparently 'whoever' شاwishes (continued)
ما لِأَموالِكَ مَم شا
ءَcompletion of 'wishes' اِجتَنىgathers مِنهاfrom it وَكالاand measures out
ءَ اِجتَنى مِنها وَكالا
What is it with your wealth? Whoever wishes
Why, when you gained some of it
What ails your wealth? Whoever wishes...
gathers from it and measures it out.
And others took a share as agents?'
...harvests from it and takes his fill.
أَتَرىdo you deem لاءً'No' حَراماًforbidden
أَتَرى لاءً حَراماً
وَتَرىand do you deem هاءً'Here, take it' حَلالاlawful
وَتَرى هاءً حَلالا
Do you deem 'No' forbidden,
Do you see any unlawful coin
Do you deem the word "No" to be a sin,
and deem 'Here, take it' lawful?'
And regard any as lawful?'
And view the word "Yes" as lawful duty?
ياO فَتىًyoung man يُرغِمُwho humbles بِالجوthrough generosity (continued)
يا فَتىً يُرغِمُ بِالجو
دِcompletion of 'generosity' رِجالاًmen وَرِجالاand more men
دِ رِجالاً وَرِجالا
O youth who humbles, through generosity,
O young man who by his munificence
O youth who, through generosity, humbles...
men and yet more men,
Vanquishes men and men!
...ranks upon ranks of men.
كُلَّماwhenever قيسَare measured بِكَagainst you الأَقthe peoples (continued)
كُلَّما قيسَ بِكَ الأَق
وامُcompletion of 'the peoples' لَمdid not يَسوُواequal in worth قِبالاa sandal-strap
وامُ لَم يَسوُوا قِبالا
whenever peoples are measured against you,
Whenever the champions were compared with you
Whenever other tribes are measured against you,
they are not worth a sandal-strap.
They did not equal a span.
They are not worth a single sandal-strap.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model. Gemini 3.5 Flash is a user-supplied attribution. The original record does not identify its model.