تجمعgathered together فيin عاقلٍʿĀqil شملناour company
تجمع في عاقلٍ شملنا
وفرقناand scattered us البينseparation لماwhen ولىtook over
وفرقنا البين لما ولى
Our company gathered in ʿĀqil,
Our wisdom gathered us together,
and separation scattered us when it took over.
But distance divided us when he left.
فلمso why لاnot أجحنunclear as written; possibly “I go mad” (أجن) إذاwhen ماemphatic particle بدتappeared
فلم لا أجحن إذا ما بدت
سلاسلُchains برقٍlightning علىover عاقلِʿĀqil
سلاسلُ برقٍ على عاقلِ
Why, then, should I not [go mad?], when there appear
Why shouldn't I wail when there appear
chains of lightning over ʿĀqil?
Chains of lightning over the wise one.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.