ياO لَهفَanguish نَفسيmy soul عَلىfor صَخرٍSakhr وَقَدand indeed فَزِعَتrushed in alarm
يا لَهفَ نَفسي عَلى صَخرٍ وَقَد فَزِعَت
خَيلٌcavalry لِخَيلٍagainst cavalry وَأَقرانٌand champions لِأَقرانِagainst champions
خَيلٌ لِخَيلٍ وَأَقرانٌ لِأَقرانِ
Oh, my soul's anguish for Sakhr, when into battle rushed
O my anxious soul, atop a boulder though you recoiled,
Cavalry against cavalry, and champions against champions.
Horse against horse, comrades against comrades.
سَمحٌgenerous إِذاwhen يَسَرَcast lots with الأَقوامُthe men أَقدُحَهُمtheir lot-arrows
سَمحٌ إِذا يَسَرَ الأَقوامُ أَقدُحَهُم
طَلقُopen اليَدَينِboth hands وَهوبٌa lavish giver غَيرُnot مَنّانِone who reminds others of his favors
طَلقُ اليَدَينِ وَهوبٌ غَيرُ مَنّانِ
Generous when men cast their lot-arrows,
Generous is he when the people find ease in his palm,
Open-handed, lavish in giving, never reminding others of his favors.
Free with his hands, impetuous, never one to refuse.
حُلاحِلٌa great chieftain ماجِدٌnoble مَحضٌpure ضَريبَتُهُhis nature
حُلاحِلٌ ماجِدٌ مَحضٌ ضَريبَتُهُ
مِجذامَةٌa resolute cutter-off لِهَواهُof his desires غَيرُnot مِبطانِa glutton
مِجذامَةٌ لِهَواهُ غَيرُ مِبطانِ
A great chieftain, noble, pure in his nature,
Purebred steed whose charge is glorious,
Firm in cutting off his desires, no glutton.
Unbridled in passion, never to be reined.
سَمحٌgenerous سَجِيَّتُهُhis disposition جَزلٌabundant عَطِيَّتُهُhis giving
سَمحٌ سَجِيَّتُهُ جَزلٌ عَطِيَّتُهُ
وَلِلأَمانَةِand of the trust راعٍa guardian غَيرُnot خَوّانِa habitual betrayer
وَلِلأَمانَةِ راعٍ غَيرُ خَوّانِ
Generous in disposition, abundant in his giving,
Generous of temper, bountiful his gifts,
And a guardian of trusts, never a betrayer.
Trustworthy guardian, no betrayer of trust.
نِعمَexcellent is الفَتىthe young man أَنتَyou يَومَon the day of الرَوعِterror قَدindeed عَلِمواthey have known
نِعمَ الفَتى أَنتَ يَومَ الرَوعِ قَد عَلِموا
كُفءٌa worthy match إِذاwhen اِلتَفَّclashed فُرسانٌhorsemen بِفُرسانِwith horsemen
كُفءٌ إِذا اِلتَفَّ فُرسانٌ بِفُرسانِ
What a fine young man you are on the day of terror, as they well know,
Excellent lad you are in fraught times, they learned
A worthy match when horsemen clash with horsemen.
Equal when riders convened with riders.
سَمحُgenerous الخَلائِقِdispositions مَحمودٌpraised شَمائِلُهُhis qualities
سَمحُ الخَلائِقِ مَحمودٌ شَمائِلُهُ
عاليlofty البِناءِthe edifice إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle قَصَّرَfell short البانيthe builder
عالي البِناءِ إِذا ما قَصَّرَ الباني
Generous in character, his qualities praised,
Generous of nature, praised his traits,
His edifice stands high when the builder falls short.
Towering edifice though the builder was modest.
مَأوىa refuge الأَرامِلِthe widows وَالأَيتامِand the orphans إِنif سَغِبواthey went hungry
مَأوى الأَرامِلِ وَالأَيتامِ إِن سَغِبوا
شَهّادُa constant attendee أَنجِيَةٍprivate councils مِطعامُa generous feeder ضيفانِguests
شَهّادُ أَنجِيَةٍ مِطعامُ ضيفانِ
A refuge for widows and orphans if they go hungry,
Refuge of widows and orphans if they are destitute,
A constant presence at private councils, a generous feeder of guests.
Witness to preserves, provider to guest and familiar.
حِلفُa sworn ally النَدىgenerosity وَعَقيدُand a pledged companion المَجدِglory أَيُّwhat a فَتىًyoung man
حِلفُ النَدى وَعَقيدُ المَجدِ أَيُّ فَتىً
كَاللَيثِlike a lion فيin الحَربِwar لاnot نِكسٌa weakling وَلاnor وانِa laggard
كَاللَيثِ في الحَربِ لا نِكسٌ وَلا وانِ
Generosity's sworn ally and glory's pledged companion—what a youth!
Oath of bounty, creed of glory, what gallant
Like a lion in war, no weakling and no laggard.
As lion in war, no wavering nor flight.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.