لَمnot أَرَI saw شَيئاًanything مِنَof الفِراقِparting إِذاwhen
لَم أَرَ شَيئاً مِنَ الفِراقِ إِذا
كانَwas أَخوthe brother of البَينِseparation عاشِقاًa lover كَلِفاpassionately enamored
كانَ أَخو البَينِ عاشِقاً كَلِفا
I have seen nothing in parting, when
I have seen naught of separation, when
parting's companion is a lover consumed with passion,
The brother of parting is an ardent lover,
أَصعَبَharder مِنthan وَقفَةِthe pause of المُشَيِّعِthe one seeing off لِلحُبِّfor love
أَصعَبَ مِن وَقفَةِ المُشَيِّعِ لِلحُبِّ
يُريدُhe wishes الوَداعَfarewell مُنصَرِفاdeparting
يُريدُ الوَداعَ مُنصَرِفا
harder than the pause of one seeing love off,
More difficult than the stance of one bidding farewell,
wishing to say farewell as he departs.
Who desires to take leave and turn away.
ماhow أَنفَعَbeneficial القُربَnearness لِلمُحِبِّfor the lover وَإِنand even if
ما أَنفَعَ القُربَ لِلمُحِبِّ وَإِن
أَعرَضَturned away عَنهُfrom him حَبيبُهُhis beloved وَجَفاand was cold
أَعرَضَ عَنهُ حَبيبُهُ وَجَفا
How beneficial nearness is to the lover, even if
What use is nearness to the lover if
his beloved turns away from him and treats him coldly!
His beloved spurns him and shows disdain?
أَيُّwhat مُحِبٍّlover تَمَّwas complete السُرورُjoy لَهُfor him
أَيُّ مُحِبٍّ تَمَّ السُرورُ لَهُ
لَمnot يَلقَhe encountered مِنof لَوعَةِthe anguish of الهَوىpassionate love طُرَفاmarvels
لَم يَلقَ مِن لَوعَةِ الهَوى طُرَفا
What lover has ever known complete joy
What lover has perfect bliss, if he
without encountering marvels of love's anguish?
Does not receive some glance of passion’s pain?
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.