كَمhow long يَتَمادىdrags on لَيلِيَmy night الأَطوَلُthe longest
كَم يَتَمادى لَيلِيَ الأَطوَلُ
كَمhow much يَتَبارىvie with one another دَمعِيَmy tears المُسبَلُstreaming
كَم يَتَبارى دَمعِيَ المُسبَلُ
How long my longest night drags on!
How long will my endless night endure?
How my streaming tears vie with one another!
How long will my flowing tears compete?
ياO طولَlength of هَجرٍestrangement مالَهُit has no آخِرٌend
يا طولَ هَجرٍ مالَهُ آخِرٌ
مِنكَfrom you لِعَتبٍover a reproach مالَهُit has no أَوَّلُbeginning
مِنكَ لِعَتبٍ مالَهُ أَوَّلُ
Ah, the length of an estrangement with no end,
O lengthy estrangement that has no end,
From you, over a reproach with no beginning!
From your blame that has no beginning.
ياO غافِلاًheedless عَنِّيَof me ماليwhat is the matter with me أَرىI see
يا غافِلاً عَنِّيَ مالي أَرى
طَرفَكَyour gaze عَنof قَتلِيَkilling me لاnot يَغفَلُis heedless
طَرفَكَ عَن قَتلِيَ لا يَغفَلُ
O you who heed me not, why do I see
O you who are heedless of me, I see
Your gaze never heedless of killing me?
Your eyes do not overlook killing me.
أَراكَI see you لاnot تَنفَكُّcease to be ذاpossessed of فَرعَهُhis branch (possibly a misprint for 'fright')
أَراكَ لا تَنفَكُّ ذا فَرعَهُ
فيin النَومِsleep مِنbecause of كَثرَةِthe multitude of مَنthose whom تَقتُلُyou kill
في النَومِ مِن كَثرَةِ مَن تَقتُلُ
I see you never free of fright [conjectural reading],
I see you incessantly swinging a branch
In sleep, because of the many you kill.
In sleep, from killing so many.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.