أَرَّقَkept sleepless العَينَthe eye أَنَّthat قُرَّةَdelight عَينيmy eye
أَرَّقَ العَينَ أَنَّ قُرَّةَ عَيني
دَخَلَتentered بَينَهُbetween him اللَياليthe nights وَبَينيand between me
دَخَلَت بَينَهُ اللَيالي وَبَيني
My eye is kept sleepless because the delight of my eye
My eyes were sleepless, for the solace of my eyes
has been parted from me by the intervening nights.
Had come between the nights and me.
إِنif يُقَدِّرdecrees لَناfor us الزَمانُTime إِلتقاءًa meeting
إِن يُقَدِّر لَنا الزَمانُ إِلتقاءً
فَهوَthen it is حُكميmy verdict عَلىagainst الزَمانِTime وَدينيand the debt owed me
فَهوَ حُكمي عَلى الزَمانِ وَديني
If Time decrees a meeting for us,
If time should grant us a meeting,
then that is my verdict against Time and the debt it owes me.
That would be my decree upon time and my faith.
ماnot لِشَيءٍfor anything بَشاشَةَjoy بَعدَafter شَيءٍsomething
ما لِشَيءٍ بَشاشَةَ بَعدَ شَيءٍ
كَتَلاقٍlike a reunion مُواشِكٍswift بَعدَafter بَينِseparation
كَتَلاقٍ مُواشِكٍ بَعدَ بَينِ
Nothing following another thing brings such joy
Nothing gladdens after something
as a swift reunion after separation.
Like a long awaited reunion after separation.
صافَحَتshe shook hands فيat وَداعِهاher farewell فَأَرَتناso she showed us
صافَحَت في وَداعِها فَأَرَتنا
ذَهَباًgold مِنfrom خِضابِهاher dye فيin لُجَينِsilver
ذَهَباً مِن خِضابِها في لُجَينِ
She shook hands in farewell, thus showing us
When bidding farewell she shook our hands
gold from her dye amid silver.
And the dye on her hand tinged our palms.
أَصدَقُmost truthful الناسِof people مَنwhoever يُشيدُproclaims بِقَولٍwith a saying
أَصدَقُ الناسِ مَن يُشيدُ بِقَولٍ
إِنَّindeed سَيفَthe sword الإِمامِof the Imam ذوpossessor of السَيفَينِthe two swords
إِنَّ سَيفَ الإِمامِ ذو السَيفَينِ
The truest of men is he who proclaims these words:
The most truthful of people is one who boasts
“Indeed, the Imam’s Sword is the bearer of the two swords.”
Of the sword of the Imam of the two swords.
تَقِفُrests العَينُthe eye عِندَat أَنوَرِmost radiant وَجهٍface
تَقِفُ العَينُ عِندَ أَنوَرِ وَجهٍ
يَتَجَلّىshines forth لَناto us وَأَندىand most generous يَدَينِtwo hands
يَتَجَلّى لَنا وَأَندى يَدَينِ
The eye rests upon the most radiant face
The eye pauses at the radiant face
that shines before us, and the most generous pair of hands.
Beaming at us, and his two blessed hands.
قادَled آباؤُهُhis forefathers الجِيادَthe noble steeds مُلوكاًas kings
قادَ آباؤُهُ الجِيادَ مُلوكاً
قَبلَbefore قَودِleading الجِيادِthe noble steeds مِنby ذيDhu رُعَينِRuʿayn
قَبلَ قَودِ الجِيادِ مِن ذي رُعَينِ
His forefathers led the noble steeds as kings,
His forefathers led steeds, kings
before steeds were led by Dhu Ruʿayn.
Before the bridle of steeds by the Lord of Ru'ayn.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.