إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الشيخthe old man خلفleaves behind أطيبيهhis two delights
إذا ما الشيخ خلف أطيبيه
وأخلقand grows threadbare بعدafter ملبوسgarment جديدnew
وأخلق بعد ملبوس جديد
When the old man leaves his two delights behind,
When the sheikh puts on his finest clothes
and grows threadbare after once being newly clad,
And a brand new outfit after that
تكدّرتgrows clouded الحياةlife عليهfor him إلاexcept for
تكدّرت الحياة عليه إلا
حشاشاتremnants of life تردّدُpulse فيin الوريدthe vein
حشاشات تردّدُ في الوريد
life grows clouded for him, save for
Life seems miserable for him except
remnants of life that pulse within the vein.
For the grasshoppers humming in his veins
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.