ذكركyour remembrance الموتdeath قدmay يفتbeginning of ‘open up’
ذكرك الموت قد يفت
تحcompletion of ‘open up’ منfrom عقلكyour mind السددthe blockages
تح من عقلك السدد
Remembering death may clear
The thought of death may slip
the blockages from your mind.
From your determined mind
إنماonly دارتrevolved النحوthe stars (probable reading; continues)
إنما دارت النحو
مcompletion of ‘stars’ لكيso that تقطعthey cut short المددthe spans of life
م لكي تقطع المدد
The stars [probable reading] revolve only
Yet cycles of life continue
to cut short the spans of life.
To sever every tie that binds
ربماsometimes احتيلa stratagem was devised للتخلto escape (continues)
ربما احتيل للتخل
لصcompletion of ‘escape’ منfrom قبضةthe grasp الأسدthe lion
لص من قبضة الأسد
Sometimes a stratagem is devised to escape
Perhaps clever ways are sought
from the lion’s grasp.
To escape the lion's claws
فإذاand if الصيدthe quarry لمdid not تصدcatch
فإذا الصيد لم تصد
هit المقاديرthe decrees of fate لمnot يصدbe caught
ه المقادير لم يصد
And if the quarry is not caught
But if fate does not forestall
by fate, it will not be caught.
No tricks can flout its laws
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.