بِحَزمِat the rocky ridge of الأَنعَمَيْنِal-An'amayn لَهُنَّfor them حادٍa camel-driver
بِحَزمِ الأَنعَمَيْنِ لَهُنَّ حادٍ
مُعَرٍّbaring ساقَهُhis shin غَردٌmelodious نَسولُswift-striding
مُعَرٍّ ساقَهُ غَردٌ نَسولُ
At the rocky ridge of al-An'amayn, they have a camel-driver,
With the firm stride of the elegant ones, they have a guide,
bare-shinned, melodious, swift of step.
A gazelle leading them, its leg lifted lightly.
فَماso no شَهِدتwere present كَوادِسill-omened birds إِذwhen رَحَلناwe departed
فَما شَهِدت كَوادِس إِذ رَحَلنا
وَلاnor عَنَّتappeared بِأَكبَرَةِat Akbarah الوُعولُthe ibex
وَلا عَنَّت بِأَكبَرَةِ الوُعولُ
No ill-omened birds appeared when we departed,
No partridges witnessed when we departed,
nor did ibex appear at Akbarah.
Nor did a wild cow bellow with the greatest mooing.
أتيحَwere granted لَهاto her or it بِناظِرَتَينِat Naziratayn عُوذٌmothers with newborn young
أتيحَ لَها بِناظِرَتَينِ عُوذٌ
مِنَamong الآرامِthe white gazelles منظَرُهاtheir appearance جَميلُbeautiful
مِنَ الآرامِ منظَرُها جَميلُ
At Naziratayn they were favored with mothers nursing newborn young,
Her two eyes are endowed with a shelter
among the white gazelles, lovely to behold.
From sights, her gaze is beautiful.
أَتَينَthey came عَلىon اليَمينِthe right كَأَنَّas though شَذراgolden beads
أَتَينَ عَلى اليَمينِ كَأَنَّ شَذرا
تَتابَعَfollowed one another فيon النِّظامِthe string لَهُhaving its زَليلُsoft jingling
تَتابَعَ في النِّظامِ لَهُ زَليلُ
They came on the right, like golden beads
They came on the right as though pieces
following one another on a string, softly jingling.
Followed in order, for them a little string.
ضَرَبنَthey swung بِكُلِّwith every سالِفَةٍside of the neck وَرَأسِand head
ضَرَبنَ بِكُلِّ سالِفَةٍ وَرَأسِ
أحَجّcurved كأنas though مَقدَمَهُits forepart نَصيلُa blade
أحَجّ كأن مَقدَمَهُ نَصيلُ
They swung each neck and head,
They struck with every old and new thing,
curved, its forepart like a blade.
As though its leader were a young branch.
وَقَدand already بَلَّغنَthey had drawn heavily بِالأطراقِupon the strength reserves حَتّىuntil
وَقَد بَلَّغنَ بِالأطراقِ حَتّى
أُذيعَwas dissipated الطَّرقthe strength or fat وَاِنكَفَتِand drained away الثَّميلُthe remaining reserve
أُذيعَ الطَّرق وَاِنكَفَتِ الثَّميلُ
They had drawn upon their reserves until
Until they have announced, through the traces,
their strength was spent and the last reserves drained away.
The road, though the lote-trees have drooped.
إِذاwhenever مِلناwe leaned عَلىover الأَكوارِthe camel-saddles أَلقَتthey lowered
إِذا مِلنا عَلى الأَكوارِ أَلقَت
بِأَلحِيَهاwith their jaws لأَجرنهاtoward their lower necks بَليلُwet
بِأَلحِيَها لأَجرنها بَليلُ
Whenever we leaned over the saddles, they lowered
When we loathed the waterskins, she cast
their jaws toward their lower necks, all wet.
Her arms to make me pull it slowly.
تَغَنّىhe sang ثُمَّthen هَزَّجَchanted rhythmically فَأَحزَأَلتso they drew themselves up
تَغَنّى ثُمَّ هَزَّجَ فَأَحزَأَلت
تَميلُsway بِهاwith them النَّحائِزُthe woven bands والسّدولُand hanging coverings
تَميلُ بِها النَّحائِزُ والسّدولُ
He sang, then chanted, and they drew themselves up,
She sang, then stirred, so I fell into desire,
the woven bands and hanging coverings swaying with them.
Inclining with her are the hillocks and little mountains.
أَعُثمانُis Uthman بنُson of حَيّانَHayyan بنُson of أَدَمٍAdam
أَعُثمانُ بنُ حَيّانَ بنُ أَدَمٍ
عَتودٌa young he-goat فيin مفارِقهhis hair-partings يَبولُurinates
عَتودٌ في مفارِقه يَبولُ
Is Uthman, son of Hayyan, son of Adam,
Aus ibn Hayyan ibn Adam
one in whose hair-partings a young goat urinates?
Insistent in his leave-taking, urinates.
وَلَوand if أَنّيthat I أَشاءُwish قَدalready أَرْفَأَنَّتْwould have grown still
وَلَو أَنّي أَشاءُ قَد أَرْفَأَنَّتْ
نَعامَتُهُhis ostrich وَيَعلَمُand he knows ماwhat أَقولُI say
نَعامَتُهُ وَيَعلَمُ ما أَقولُ
And if I wished, it would already have grown still—
And if I wished, his ostrich had agitated,
his ostrich; and he knows what I mean.
And he would know what I say.
بِكَفِّكَin your hand صارِمٌa sharp sword وَعَلَيكَand upon you زَغْفٌfine-linked chain mail
بِكَفِّكَ صارِمٌ وَعَلَيكَ زَغْفٌ
كَماءِlike the water of الرَّجْعِrain تَنسجُهُweaves it الشّمولُthe north wind
كَماءِ الرَّجْعِ تَنسجُهُ الشّمولُ
In your hand is a sharp sword, and upon you fine-linked mail,
With your palm a sharp sword, and upon you is scabbing,
like rainwater woven by the north wind.
Like the water of return the January rainclouds weave.
تَجَرَّدَsprang clear مِنfrom نَصِيَّتِهاits leading ranks نُواحٍNuwah (reading uncertain)
تَجَرَّدَ مِن نَصِيَّتِها نُواحٍ
كَماas يَنجوraces away مِنَfrom البَقَرِthe wild cattle الرَّعيلُa small herd
كَما يَنجو مِنَ البَقَرِ الرَّعيلُ
Nuwah sprang clear of its leading ranks,
The wailings have stripped themselves of their flutes
as a small herd races away from the wild cattle.
As the grazing sheep escapes from the cow.
عَدانيkept me away عنfrom بَنيّmy sons وَشسعٍand the far reach of ماليmy wealth
عَداني عن بَنيّ وَشسعٍ مالي
حِفاظٌdefense of honor شَفَّنيwore me thin وَدَمٌand a blood-debt ثَقِيلُheavy
حِفاظٌ شَفَّني وَدَمٌ ثَقِيلُ
What kept me from my sons and my far-spread wealth
The protectors of the tribe of Bani Washim prevented me,
was honor that wore me thin, and a heavy blood-debt.
Provisions that transported me, and blood copious.
وَأَنَّand that المالَthe wealth مُقتَسَمٌis divided وَأَنّيand that I
وَأَنَّ المالَ مُقتَسَمٌ وَأَنّي
بِبَعضِin some part of الأَرضِthe earth عابلتيmy ravager عَبولُ'Abul, Death
بِبَعضِ الأَرضِ عابلتي عَبولُ
And that wealth is divided, and that I,
And that the money is divided, and that I
somewhere on earth, have 'Abul—Death—as my ravager.
With some of the land, my camels roam.
وَتَرجوand you hope أَنthat تَخاطاكَpass you by المَناياthe fates of death
وَتَرجو أَن تَخاطاكَ المَنايا
وَتَخشىand you fear أَنthat تعجلَكhasten your end العجولُthe Hasty One, Death
وَتَخشى أَن تعجلَك العجولُ
And you hope that the fates of death will pass you by,
And you hope the fates visit you,
and fear that the Hasty One will hurry you away.
And you fear the quick hasten you.
فَأَمّاso as for كُلّevery عَوْزَمَةٍold she-camel وَبَكرٍand young male camel
فَأَمّا كُلّ عَوْزَمَةٍ وَبَكرٍ
فَمِمّاthen among what يَستَعينُseeks help بِهِwith it السَّبيلُthe journey
فَمِمّا يَستَعينُ بِهِ السَّبيلُ
As for every old she-camel and young male camel,
As for each little hill and Bekr,
they are among the aids to the journey.
It aids the wayfarer a little.
وَأَمّاand as for كُلُّevery ناجِيَةٍswift she-camel وَناجٍand swift male camel
وَأَمّا كُلُّ ناجِيَةٍ وَناجٍ
فَجاءَthen came عَلىupon مَحالَتِهِits spinal joint ذَميلُa steady trot
فَجاءَ عَلى مَحالَتِهِ ذَميلُ
And as for every swift she-camel and swift male,
And as for each soft and hard ground,
a steady trot has worked upon its backbone.
It came in its places, vile.
فَلَمّاso when أَنthat صَرَمتI broke away وَكانَand was أَمريmy course
فَلَمّا أَن صَرَمت وَكانَ أَمري
قَويماstraight لاnot يَميلُinclines بِهِwith it العدولُdeviation
قَويما لا يَميلُ بِهِ العدولُ
So when I broke away, and my course was
So when I became destitute and my matter
straight, with no deviation to bend it,
Was straight, not bending with the changes,
عَلىacross صَرْماءa waterless waste فيهاin it أَصْرماهاits two outcasts: wolf and raven
عَلى صَرْماء فيها أَصْرماها
وَخرّيتُand a skilled guide of الفَلاةَthe wilderness بِهاthere قَليلُrare
وَخرّيتُ الفَلاةَ بِها قَليلُ
across a waterless waste, with its wolf and raven,
On destitution in which I caused it to be destitute,
where a skilled desert guide is seldom found—
And I made the wilderness with it little,
تَأَمَّلconsider ماwhat تَقولُyou say وَكُنتُand I was قِدماًformerly
تَأَمَّل ما تَقولُ وَكُنتُ قِدماً
قُطامِيّاًa falcon تَأَمّلُهits pondering قَليلُlittle
قُطامِيّاً تَأَمّلُه قَليلُ
consider what you say; long ago I was
Contemplate what you say, and I was formerly
a falcon, little given to pondering.
A little contemplative, of the tribe of Qutam.
رَمَتcast أَرضٌa land بِهِنَّwith them جِبالَmountains أخرىother
رَمَت أَرضٌ بِهِنَّ جِبالَ أخرى
فَهُنَّso they صَوادِفٌveering aside فيهاthere ذُبولُwithered
فَهُنَّ صَوادِفٌ فيها ذُبولُ
A land cast them toward other mountains,
The land casts at them other mountains,
and there they veered aside, gaunt and withered.
So they are withering away in it slowly.
نُقَطِّعُwe cut off بِالنُّزولِby halting الأَرضَthe land عَنّاaway from us
نُقَطِّعُ بِالنُّزولِ الأَرضَ عَنّا
وَبُعدُand the distance of الأَرضِthe land يَقطَعَهُcuts it short النُّزولُhalting
وَبُعدُ الأَرضِ يَقطَعَهُ النُّزولُ
We cut the land away from us through our halts,
We divide the land from us by descending,
and halting cuts short the distance across the land.
And the land’s distance, descending divides it.
وَلَمand not يَلقواthey found وَسائِدَpillows غَيرother than أَرضٍearth
وَلَم يَلقوا وَسائِدَ غَير أَرضٍ
زِيادَتُهُنَّtheir addition سوطٌa whip أَوor جَديلُa plaited rein
زِيادَتُهُنَّ سوطٌ أَو جَديلُ
They found no pillows other than the earth,
They did not find cushions other than land,
their only addition a whip or a plaited rein.
Their increase being a whip or club.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.