ألمhas … not? يأتreached سلمىSalma فأيناour separation (uncertain reading) ومقامناand our stay
ألم يأت سلمى فأينا ومقامنا
بابgate دفاقDufaq فيin ظلالshadows سلالمِSalalim
باب دفاق في ظلال سلالمِ
Has Salma not heard of our separation and our stay
Has not Salma come, so where is our abode
At Dufaq’s gate, in the shade of Salalim,
A door of hospitality in the shadows of its date-palm trees
سنينyears ثلاثاًthree بالعقيقat al-‘Aqiq نعدهاwe count them
سنين ثلاثاً بالعقيق نعدها
ونبتand growth جريدpalm fronds دونthis side of فيفاFayfa (open plain) نعائمNa‘a’im
ونبت جريد دون فيفا نعائم
Three years at al-‘Aqiq, which we count,
Three years have we counted in al-‘Uqayq
And the growth of palm fronds this side of Fayfa Na‘a’im?
While the feathers of the oryx have sprouted below Nuwayf
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.