بَينَbetween الشَقيقَةِal-Shaqiqa فَاللِوىthen al-Liwa فَالأَجرَعِthen al-Ajra'
بَينَ الشَقيقَةِ فَاللِوى فَالأَجرَعِ
دِمَنٌruined dwelling-sites حُبِسنَwere held captive عَلىto الرِياحِthe winds الأَربَعِthe four
دِمَنٌ حُبِسنَ عَلى الرِياحِ الأَربَعِ
Between al-Shaqiqa, al-Liwa, and al-Ajra',
Between al-Shaqq and al-Lawwa and al-Ajra'
lie ruined camps, held captive to the four winds.
A blood-red cloud held back by the four winds
فَكَأَنَّماso it is as though ضَمِنَتheld مَعالِمُهاtheir landmarks الَّذيwhat
فَكَأَنَّما ضَمِنَت مَعالِمُها الَّذي
ضَمِنَتهُheld it أَحشاءُthe inmost parts المُحِبِّof the lover الموجَعِthe anguished
ضَمِنَتهُ أَحشاءُ المُحِبِّ الموجَعِ
It is as though their landmarks held what
As if its features guaranteed what
the anguished lover's inmost heart held.
The heart of an aching lover had guaranteed
لَوif أَنَّthat أَنواءَrainstorms السَحابِof the clouds تُطيعُنيobeyed me
لَو أَنَّ أَنواءَ السَحابِ تُطيعُني
لَشَفىwould surely quench الرَبيعُspring غَليلَthe burning thirst تِلكَthose الأَربُعِdwelling-sites
لَشَفى الرَبيعُ غَليلَ تِلكَ الأَربُعِ
If the rainstorms of the clouds obeyed me,
If the clouds' intimations obeyed me
spring would quench the burning thirst of those dwelling-sites.
Spring would heal the sickness of those four
ماhow أَحسَنَlovely الأَيّامَthe days إِلّاexcept أَنَّهاthat they
ما أَحسَنَ الأَيّامَ إِلّا أَنَّها
ياO صاحِبَيَّmy two companions إِذاwhen مَضَتthey passed لَمdid not تَرجِعِreturn
يا صاحِبَيَّ إِذا مَضَت لَم تَرجِعِ
How lovely the days—except that,
How good days are, except that, my friend
O my two companions, once gone they never return.
When gone, they do not return
كانواthey were جَميعاًall together ثُمَّthen فَرَّقَscattered بَينَهُمbetween them
كانوا جَميعاً ثُمَّ فَرَّقَ بَينَهُم
بَينَa parting كَتَقويضِlike the dismantling of الجَهامِa rainless cloud المُقلِعِdeparting
بَينَ كَتَقويضِ الجَهامِ المُقلِعِ
They were all together; then they were scattered by
They were all together, then separated
a parting like the breakup of a departing rainless cloud.
As a notched arrow is split from the bow
مِنamong واقِفٍone standing فيin الهَجرِestrangement لَيسَis not بِواقِفٍstanding at all
مِن واقِفٍ في الهَجرِ لَيسَ بِواقِفٍ
وَمُوَدِّعٍand one bidding farewell بِالبَينِat parting غَيرِnot مُوَدِّعِone bidding farewell
وَمُوَدِّعٍ بِالبَينِ غَيرِ مُوَدِّعِ
Among them is one standing amid estrangement, yet not truly standing,
A stander in estrangement who does not stand
and one bidding farewell at parting, yet not truly bidding farewell.
A fareweller without farewell, bids no farewell
وَوَراءَهُمand behind them صُعَداءُdeep sighs أَنفاسٍof breaths إِذاwhen
وَوَراءَهُم صُعَداءُ أَنفاسٍ إِذا
ذَكِرَis mentioned الفِراقُparting أَقَمنَthey straighten عوجَthe curves of الأَضلُعِthe ribs
ذَكِرَ الفِراقُ أَقَمنَ عوجَ الأَضلُعِ
Behind them linger deep-drawn breaths that, when
Behind them the rugged breath, if
parting is mentioned, straighten the crooked ribs.
Separation is recalled, straightens bent ribs
أَمّاas for الثُغورُthe frontiers فَقَدthen indeed غَدَونَthey have become عَواصِماًdefensive strongholds
أَمّا الثُغورُ فَقَد غَدَونَ عَواصِماً
لِثُغورِthrough the defenses of رَأيٍjudgment كَالجِبالِlike the mountains الشُرَّعِtowering
لِثُغورِ رَأيٍ كَالجِبالِ الشُرَّعِ
As for the frontiers, they have become secure strongholds,
As for the marches, they have become fortresses
through bastions of judgment like towering mountains.
For a opinion's marches, like unfolded mountains
مَدَّتextended وِلايَةُthe governorship of يوسُفَYusuf بنِson of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
مَدَّت وِلايَةُ يوسُفَ بنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
سوراًa wall عَلىover ذاكَthat الفَضاءِopen expanse البَلقَعِbarren
سوراً عَلى ذاكَ الفَضاءِ البَلقَعِ
The governorship of Yusuf son of Muhammad stretched
The governance of Yusuf ibn Muhammad
a wall across that barren expanse.
Put up a wall in that open space
لاnot يَرهَبُhe fears الطَرَفَthe frontier البَعيدَdistant تَطَرُّفاًfor being outlying
لا يَرهَبُ الطَرَفَ البَعيدَ تَطَرُّفاً
عادَhas returned المُضَيَّعُthe neglected one وَهوَand it is غَيرُnot مُضَيَّعِneglected
عادَ المُضَيَّعُ وَهوَ غَيرُ مُضَيَّعِ
He does not fear the distant frontier for its remoteness;
It does not make the distant glance shrink away
the neglected has returned, no longer neglected.
What was lost has returned, though not lost
وَهيَand it is الوَديعَةُthe entrusted charge لاnot يُؤَمَّلُis hoped for حِفظُهاits safekeeping
وَهيَ الوَديعَةُ لا يُؤَمَّلُ حِفظُها
حَتّىuntil تَصِحَّis sound حَفيظَةُthe protective zeal المُستَودَعِof the trustee
حَتّى تَصِحَّ حَفيظَةُ المُستَودَعِ
And it is a trust whose safekeeping cannot be hoped for
It is the trust that will not be kept safe
until the trustee's protective zeal proves sound.
Until the treasurer's honesty is verified
وَأَعِنَّةُand the reins الإِسلامِof Islam فيin يَدِthe hand of حازِمٍa resolute man
وَأَعِنَّةُ الإِسلامِ في يَدِ حازِمٍ
قَدindeed قادَهاhe guided them زَمَناًfor a time وَلَمand did not يَتَزَعزَعِwaver
قَد قادَها زَمَناً وَلَم يَتَزَعزَعِ
And Islam's reins are in the hand of a resolute man,
The pillars of Islam are in the hands of a resolute one
who has guided them for a time without wavering.
Who has led them for a time and not wavered
أَمسىhe has come to يُدَبِّرُهاmanage them بِهَديِwith the bearing of أُسامَةٍUsama
أَمسى يُدَبِّرُها بِهَديِ أُسامَةٍ
وَبِكَيدِand with the cunning of بَهرامٍBahram وَنَجدَةِand the valor of تُبَّعِTubba'
وَبِكَيدِ بَهرامٍ وَنَجدَةِ تُبَّعِ
He now manages them with Usama's bearing,
He manages them with Uthman's guidance
with Bahram's cunning and Tubba's valor.
And Bahram's cunning and Nujdah's of Tubba's
فَكَفاكَso it suffices you مِنas part of شَرَفِthe honor of الرِياسَةِleadership أَنَّهُthat he
فَكَفاكَ مِن شَرَفِ الرِياسَةِ أَنَّهُ
يَثنيturns الأَعِنَّةَthe reins كُلَّهُنَّall of them بِإِصبَعِwith one finger
يَثني الأَعِنَّةَ كُلَّهُنَّ بِإِصبَعِ
As proof of the honor of command, suffice it that he
It is enough of leadership's nobility that
turns all the reins with a single finger.
He folds all the pillars with a finger
أَدمىbloodied فِجاجَthe passes of الرومِthe Romans حَتّىuntil ماnot لَهاthey have
أَدمى فِجاجَ الرومِ حَتّى ما لَها
سَيلٌa torrent سِوىexcept دُفَعِsurges of الدِماءِblood الهُمَّعِprofusely flowing
سَيلٌ سِوى دُفَعِ الدِماءِ الهُمَّعِ
He bloodied the Romans' passes until they had
He bloodied the temples of the Byzantines until they had
no torrent but surges of streaming blood.
No flood save the shedding of fervent blood
قَطَعَcut down القَرائِنَmatched opponents وَاللِواءُwhile the standard لِغَيرِهِwas for someone other than him
قَطَعَ القَرائِنَ وَاللِواءُ لِغَيرِهِ
بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِwith Mashrafi swords حُسَّراًunprotected فيin الأَدرُعِcoats of mail
بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِ حُسَّراً في الأَدرُعِ
He cut down matched opponents while the standard belonged to another,
He cut ties, and the banner belonged to another
with Mashrafi swords, leaving them unprotected in their mail.
At al-Musharrafiyya, a canopy upon armor
وَلِواؤُهُand his standard المَعقودُtied يُقسِمُswears فيon غَدٍtomorrow
وَلِواؤُهُ المَعقودُ يُقسِمُ في غَدٍ
أَنthat سَوفَwill يَصنَعُhe does فيهِbeneath it ماwhat لَمnot يُصنَعِbe done
أَن سَوفَ يَصنَعُ فيهِ ما لَم يُصنَعِ
And his bound standard vows that tomorrow
And his tied banner will swear tomorrow
he will do beneath it what has never been done.
That it will do what has not yet been done
صَديانَthirsting مِنfrom ظَمَإِthe thirst of الحُقودِgrudges لَوَeven if انَّهُthat he
صَديانَ مِن ظَمَإِ الحُقودِ لَوَ انَّهُ
يُسقىwere given to drink جَميعَall دِمائِهِمtheir blood لَمnot يَنقَعِbe quenched
يُسقى جَميعَ دِمائِهِم لَم يَنقَعِ
Thirsting with the thirst of grudges, even if he
Two leather waterskins from the thirst of rancor—if only
were given all their blood to drink, his thirst would not be quenched.
All their blood were poured to drink, it would not quench
ماضٍpressing onward إِذاwhen وَقَفَhalted المُشَهَّرُthe famed champion لَمnot يَقِفhe halts
ماضٍ إِذا وَقَفَ المُشَهَّرُ لَم يَقِف
يَقِظٌwakeful إِذاwhen هَجَعَslept السُهاal-Suha لَمnot يَهجَعِhe sleeps
يَقِظٌ إِذا هَجَعَ السُها لَم يَهجَعِ
He presses on: when the famed champion halts, he does not;
A goer, when the famed stand, does not stand
wakeful, when al-Suha sleeps, he does not sleep.
Awake, when the brave sleep, does not sleep
وَمُهيجُand a kindler of هَيجاءٍbattle يُبَلِّغُmakes reach رُمحَهُhis spear
وَمُهيجُ هَيجاءٍ يُبَلِّغُ رُمحَهُ
صَفَّthe ranks of العِدىthe enemies وَالرُمحُthough the spear خَمسَةُfive أَذرُعِcubits
صَفَّ العِدى وَالرُمحُ خَمسَةُ أَذرُعِ
And a kindler of battle, he makes his spear reach
An inflamer of passions who sends his spear
the enemy ranks, though the spear is five cubits long.
Through enemy lines, five arm-lengths long
وَيُضيءُand he shines مِنfrom خَلفِbehind السِنانِthe spearhead إِذاwhen دَجاdarkened
وَيُضيءُ مِن خَلفِ السِنانِ إِذا دَجا
وَجهُthe face of الكَمِيِّthe mailed warrior عَلىbefore الكَمِيِّthe mailed warrior الأَروَعِfearsome
وَجهُ الكَمِيِّ عَلى الكَمِيِّ الأَروَعِ
He shines from behind the spearhead when
And in the dark he lights up the face
a mailed warrior's face darkens before the fearsome mailed foe.
Of the lesser warrior against the finer
بَحرٌan ocean لِأَهلِfor the people of الثَغرِthe frontier لَيسَis not بِغائِضٍrunning dry
بَحرٌ لِأَهلِ الثَغرِ لَيسَ بِغائِضٍ
وَسَحابُand a cloud of جودٍgenerosity لَيسَis not بِالمُتَقَشِّعِever dispersing
وَسَحابُ جودٍ لَيسَ بِالمُتَقَشِّعِ
An ocean for the frontier's people that never runs dry,
A sea, for the people of the march, not too deep
and a cloud of generosity that never disperses.
A cloud of generosity, not too withholding
نُصِرواthey were aided بِدَولَتِهِby his rule الَّتيwhich غَلَبواthey prevailed بِهاthrough it
نُصِروا بِدَولَتِهِ الَّتي غَلَبوا بِها
فيin الجَمعِthe battle-host فَانتَصَفواand so gained redress بِهاthrough it فيin المُجمَعِthe assembly
في الجَمعِ فَانتَصَفوا بِها في المُجمَعِ
They were aided by his rule, through which they prevailed
They were given victory by the state through which they prevailed
in battle, and through it gained redress in the assembly.
In multitudes, and so exacted vengeance in the gathered assembly
وَإِذاand when هُمُthey قَحَطواsuffer drought فَأَعشَبُthen the lushest مَربَعٍspring pasture
وَإِذا هُمُ قَحَطوا فَأَعشَبُ مَربَعٍ
وَإِذاand when هُمُthey فَزِعواare frightened فَأَقرَبُthen the nearest مَفزَعِrefuge
وَإِذا هُمُ فَزِعوا فَأَقرَبُ مَفزَعِ
When drought befalls them, he is the lushest spring pasture;
And if they suffer drought, most abundant of pastures
when fear befalls them, he is the nearest refuge.
If alarmed, nearest of havens
رَجَعواthey passed مِنَfrom الشِبلِthe lion cub الَّذيwhom عَهِدواthey knew إِلىto
رَجَعوا مِنَ الشِبلِ الَّذي عَهِدوا إِلى
خَلَفٍa successor مِنَto اللَيثِthe lion الضُبارِمِmighty مُقنَعِsatisfying
خَلَفٍ مِنَ اللَيثِ الضُبارِمِ مُقنَعِ
They passed from the lion cub they knew to
They returned from the lion cub they were familiar with
a worthy successor to the mighty lion.
To a successor among snarling lions, masked
ماnot غابَwas absent عَنهُمfrom them غَيرُexcept نُزعَةِa receding hairline أَشيَبٍof a gray-haired man
ما غابَ عَنهُم غَيرُ نُزعَةِ أَشيَبٍ
مَكسُوَّةٍclothed صَدَأًin rust وَشَيبَةَand gray locks أَنزَعِof a balding man
مَكسُوَّةٍ صَدَأً وَشَيبَةَ أَنزَعِ
They miss nothing but a gray-haired man's receding hairline,
Nothing was absent save an aged,
clothed in rust, and a balding man's gray locks.
Rusted and white-haired, grip
هَذاthis man اِبنُthe son of ذاكَthat man وِلادَةًby birth وَأُخُوَّةًand in brotherhood
هَذا اِبنُ ذاكَ وِلادَةً وَأُخُوَّةً
عِندَamid الزَعازِعِthe tempests وَالقَناand the spears المُتَزَعزِعِshaking
عِندَ الزَعازِعِ وَالقَنا المُتَزَعزِعِ
This is that man's son by birth, and his brother
This is the son of that one, by birth and brotherhood
amid tempests and shaking spears.
Against shocks and the shaken spear
مُتَشابِهانِthe two are alike إِذاwhen الأُمورُaffairs تَشابَهَتbecome confusing
مُتَشابِهانِ إِذا الأُمورُ تَشابَهَت
حَزماًin resolve وَعِلماًand knowledge بِالطَريقِof the road المَهيَعِbroad and clear
حَزماً وَعِلماً بِالطَريقِ المَهيَعِ
The two are alike when affairs grow confusing,
Similar when matters resemble
in resolve and knowledge of the broad, clear road.
Judgment and knowledge on the level path
عوداهُماtheir two boughs مِنfrom نَبعَةٍone nab' tree وَثَراهُماand their soil
عوداهُما مِن نَبعَةٍ وَثَراهُما
مِنfrom تُربَةٍone earth وَصَفاهُماand their rock مِنfrom مَقطَعِone quarry
مِن تُربَةٍ وَصَفاهُما مِن مَقطَعِ
Their two boughs come from one nab' tree, and their soil
He brought them up from a spring, gave them growth
from one earth, and their rock from one quarry.
From soil, and refined them from ore
ياO يوسُفَYusuf بنَson of أَبيAbu (father of) سَعيدٍSa'id لِلَّتيconcerning that which
يا يوسُفَ بنَ أَبي سَعيدٍ لِلَّتي
يُدعىis called upon أَبوكَyour father لَهاfor it وَفيهاand concerning it فَاسمَعِso listen
يُدعى أَبوكَ لَها وَفيها فَاسمَعِ
O Yusuf, son of Abu Sa'id, as to that
O, Yusuf ibn Abi Sa'id, to her
for which your father is called upon, listen concerning it:
Whose father you are named for, then listen
إِلّاif not تَكُنهُyou are him عَلىin حَقيقَتِهِhis true essence يَغِبis absent
إِلّا تَكُنهُ عَلى حَقيقَتِهِ يَغِب
عَمرٌوAmr وَيَشهَدand is present عاصِمُAsim بنُson of الأَسقَعِal-Asqa'
عَمرٌو وَيَشهَد عاصِمُ بنُ الأَسقَعِ
If you are not his very self, then absent is
Lest the command belong to another in truth
Amr, while Asim son of al-Asqa' is present.
While Amr witnesses and Asim ibn al-Asqa'
وَلتَهنِكَand may it delight you الآنَnow الوِلايَةُthe governorship إِنَّهاfor it
وَلتَهنِكَ الآنَ الوِلايَةُ إِنَّها
طَلَبَتكَsought you مِنfrom بَلَدٍa land بَعيدِdistant المَنزَعِin reach
طَلَبَتكَ مِن بَلَدٍ بَعيدِ المَنزَعِ
May the governorship now bring you joy, for it
Now may the administration delight you, it
sought you out from a far-off land.
Sought you from a distant, uncontested land
لَمnot تُعطِهاyou gave it أَمَلاًhope وَلَمand not تَشغَلyou occupied بِهاwith it
لَم تُعطِها أَمَلاً وَلَم تَشغَل بِها
فِكراًa thought وَلَمand not تَسالyou asked لَهاfor it عَنabout مَوضِعِa place
فِكراً وَلَم تَسال لَها عَن مَوضِعِ
You held out no hope to it, nor busied with it
You did not give it hope, occupy your thoughts with it
a thought, nor asked where it could be found.
Or ask about its place
وَرَأَيتَand you saw نَفسَكَyourself فَوقَهاabove it وَهيَwhile it is الَّتيthat which
وَرَأَيتَ نَفسَكَ فَوقَها وَهيَ الَّتي
فَوقَabove العَلِيِّthe high-ranking man مِنَamong الرِجالِmen الأَرفَعِthe most exalted
فَوقَ العَلِيِّ مِنَ الرِجالِ الأَرفَعِ
You saw yourself above it, though it stands
You saw yourself above it, while it is
above the highest, most exalted of men.
Above the highest of men in rank
وَصَلَتكَit joined itself to you حينَwhen هَجَرتَهاyou abandoned it وَتَزَيَّنَتand it adorned itself
وَصَلَتكَ حينَ هَجَرتَها وَتَزَيَّنَت
بِأَغَرَّwith a radiant nobleman وافيfull of الساعِدَينِboth forearms سَمَيدَعِa noble chief
بِأَغَرَّ وافي الساعِدَينِ سَمَيدَعِ
It joined itself to you when you forsook it, and adorned itself
It greeted you when you shunned it, adorned
with a radiant, full-armed, noble chief.
With the smoothest and loosest-sleeved robes
وَمَهاوِلٍand terrors دونَbefore العُلاgreatness كَلَّفتَهاyou imposed them
وَمَهاوِلٍ دونَ العُلا كَلَّفتَها
خُلُقاًa character إِذاif ضَرَّit harms النَدىgenerosity لَمnot يَنفَعِit benefits
خُلُقاً إِذا ضَرَّ النَدى لَم يَنفَعِ
And the terrors before greatness you laid upon
And ponies beneath the summits—you tasked it
a spirit that brings no gain if it harms generosity.
With a manner, if dew touched, it would not avail
فَقَطَعتَهاso you crossed them رَكضَat the gallop of الجَوادِa noble steed وَلَوand even if مَشىwalked
فَقَطَعتَها رَكضَ الجَوادِ وَلَو مَشى
فيalong جانِبَيهاtheir two sides الشَنفَرىal-Shanfara لَمnot يُسرِعِmove swiftly
في جانِبَيها الشَنفَرى لَم يُسرِعِ
You crossed them at a noble steed's gallop; even if
You outpaced it galloping steeds, and even had
al-Shanfara had walked along their flanks, he would not have been swift.
It walked at its sides, the gray one would not hasten
سَعيٌa striving إِذاwhen سَمِعَتheard رَبيعَةُRabi'a ذِكرَهُits mention
سَعيٌ إِذا سَمِعَت رَبيعَةُ ذِكرَهُ
رَبَعَتheld back فَلَمand so did not تَذكُرmention مَساعِيَthe deeds of مِسمَعِMisma'
رَبَعَت فَلَم تَذكُر مَساعِيَ مِسمَعِ
Such striving that, when Rabi'a hears it spoken of,
An effort, when it hears, Rabî'ah
she holds back, no longer mentioning Misma's deeds.
Pricks up its ears, recalling no hearing of hearing
أَعطَيتَyou gave ماwhat لَمnot يُعطِhe gave فيin بَذلِdispensing اللُهىlavish gifts
أَعطَيتَ ما لَم يُعطِ في بَذلِ اللُهى
وَمَنَعتَand you protected فيamong الحُرَماتِinviolable rights ماwhat لَمnot يَمنَعِhe protected
وَمَنَعتَ في الحُرَماتِ ما لَم يَمنَعِ
You gave what he never gave in dispensing gifts,
You gave what none gave in dissipating distracting passions
and protected, among sacred rights, what he never protected.
And refused what none refused in sacrosanct things
وَبَعَثتَand you sent كَيدَكَyour stratagem غازِياًas a raider فيon غارَةٍa raid
وَبَعَثتَ كَيدَكَ غازِياً في غارَةٍ
ماnot كانَwas فيهاin it السَيفُthe sword غَيرَother than مُشَيَّعِescorted along
ما كانَ فيها السَيفُ غَيرَ مُشَيَّعِ
You sent your stratagem forth as a raider on a raid
You sent your cunning raiding in a raid
in which the sword was merely borne along.
In which there was no sword but yours, drawn
كَيدٌa stratagem كَفىspared الجَيشَthe army القِتالَcombat وَرَدَّهُمand brought them back
كَيدٌ كَفى الجَيشَ القِتالَ وَرَدَّهُم
بَينَbetween الغَنيمَةِbooty وَالإِيابِand the return المُسرِعِswift
بَينَ الغَنيمَةِ وَالإِيابِ المُسرِعِ
A stratagem that spared the army combat and brought them back
A cunning enough for the army and battle, sending them back
with both booty and a swift return.
Between spoils and swift return
جَزِعَتpanicked لَهُat it أُمُّthe Mother of الصَليبِthe Cross وَمَنand whoever يَصُبfalls
جَزِعَت لَهُ أُمُّ الصَليبِ وَمَن يَصُب
بِحَريمِهِupon his sanctuary وَبلُthe downpour of المَنِيَّةِdeath يَجزَعِpanics
بِحَريمِهِ وَبلُ المَنِيَّةِ يَجزَعِ
The Mother of the Cross panicked at it; whoever has
The mother of the cross trembled because of it, as did those
death's downpour fall upon his sanctuary will panic.
Concerned for its sanctuaries, and the house of death trembles
أَعطَواthey gave رَسولَكَyour envoy ماwhat سَأَلتَyou asked فَكَيفَso how لَوif
أَعطَوا رَسولَكَ ما سَأَلتَ فَكَيفَ لَو
شافَهتَهُمyou addressed them face to face بِصُدورِهِنَّwith their points اللُمَّعِgleaming
شافَهتَهُم بِصُدورِهِنَّ اللُمَّعِ
They gave your envoy what you asked; so how would it be if
They gave your messenger what you asked, then how if
you had addressed them face to face with those gleaming points?
You had questioned them face to face, shining
وَاستَقرَضواand they borrowed مِنfrom أَهلِthe people of مَرعَشَMar'ash وَقعَةًa battle
وَاستَقرَضوا مِن أَهلِ مَرعَشَ وَقعَةً
فَقَضَوكَand so repaid you مِنهاfrom it الضِعفَtwice as much مِمّاof what تَدَّعيyou claim
فَقَضَوكَ مِنها الضِعفَ مِمّا تَدَّعي
And they borrowed a battle from the people of Mar'ash,
They borrowed from Mar'ash's people a defeat
then repaid you from it twice what you claim.
Then paid you double from it what you claimed
مِنfrom أَيِّهِمwhich of them لَمnot تَستَقِدyou exacted vengeance وَلِأَيِّهِمand against which of them
مِن أَيِّهِم لَم تَستَقِد وَلِأَيِّهِم
لَمnot تَنجَرِدyou took the field وَبِأَيِّهِمand against which of them لَمnot توقِعِyou struck
لَم تَنجَرِد وَبِأَيِّهِم لَم توقِعِ
From which of them have you not exacted vengeance, and against which
From which of them have you not taken captives
have you not taken the field, and which have you not struck?
Against which have you not struggled, which have you not targeted
بَلindeed أَيَّwhich نَسلٍoffspring مِنهُمُof theirs لَمnot تَستَبِحyou ravaged
بَل أَيَّ نَسلٍ مِنهُمُ لَم تَستَبِح
وَثَنِيَّةٍand a mountain pass مِنof أَرضِهِمtheir land لَمnot تَطلُعِyou climbed
وَثَنِيَّةٍ مِن أَرضِهِم لَم تَطلُعِ
Indeed, what offspring of theirs have you not ravaged,
But which of their progeny have you not deemed lawful
and what mountain pass in their land have you not climbed?
Which of their lands have you not exposed
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.