ياO ثَقيلاًburdensome one عَلىupon القُلوبِthe hearts إِذاwhen عَنappears (first part)
يا ثَقيلاً عَلى القُلوبِ إِذا عَن
نَcompletion of 'appears' لَهاto them أَيقَنَتthey become certain بِطولِof the length of الجِهادِthe struggle
نَ لَها أَيقَنَت بِطولِ الجِهادِ
O you who weigh upon hearts: when you appear
O you who are heavy upon hearts when they despair of you
before them, they know the struggle will be long.
They are certain of the length of struggle
ياO قَذىًa mote فيin العُيونِthe eyes ياO غُلَّةَburning thirst بَيbetween (first part)
يا قَذىً في العُيونِ يا غُلَّةَ بَي
نَcompletion of 'between' التَراقيthe collarbones حَزّارَةًa gnawing ache فيin الفُؤادِthe heart
نَ التَراقي حَزّارَةً في الفُؤادِ
O mote in the eyes, O burning thirst between
O speck in the eyes, O covering between
the collarbones, a gnawing ache in the heart;
Souls whose affections are daggers in the heart
ياO طُلوعَthe appearance العَدُوِّof the enemy ماlinking particle in 'among' بَينَamong إِلفٍa dear companion
يا طُلوعَ العَدُوِّ ما بَينَ إِلفٍ
ياO غَريماًa creditor أَتىhas come عَلىat ميعادِan appointed time
يا غَريماً أَتى عَلى ميعادِ
O an enemy's appearance among dear companions;
O enemy risings between intimacy
O a creditor arriving at the appointed time;
O creditor who came at the appointed time
ياO رُكوداًdead calm فيon يَومِa day of غَيمٍclouds وَصَيفٍand summer
يا رُكوداً في يَومِ غَيمٍ وَصَيفٍ
ياO وُجوهَthe faces التِجارِof the merchants يَومَon the day of الكَسادِslack trade
يا وُجوهَ التِجارِ يَومَ الكَسادِ
O dead calm on a cloudy summer day;
O stagnation on a day of clouds and summer
O merchants' faces on a day of slack trade;
O faces of merchants on a day of recession
خَلِّleave off عَنّاfrom us فَإِنَّماfor indeed ... only أَنتَyou فيناamong us
خَلِّ عَنّا فَإِنَّما أَنتَ فينا
واوُthe letter wāw عَمرٍوof ʿAmr أَوor كَالحَديثِlike the tale المُعادِretold
واوُ عَمرٍو أَو كَالحَديثِ المُعادِ
Leave us alone, for among us you are only
Leave us be, for you are only death in us
the wāw in ʿAmr, or like a tale retold.
Or a life like renewed talk
إِمضِgo فيin غَيرِother than صُحبَةِthe companionship of اللَهِGod ماas long as عِشyou live (first part)
إِمضِ في غَيرِ صُحبَةِ اللَهِ ما عِش
تَcompletion of 'you live' مُلَقّىًcast down فيin كُلِّevery فَجٍّmountain pass وَوادِand valley
تَ مُلَقّىً في كُلِّ فَجٍّ وَوادِ
Go without God's companionship, as long as you live,
Live without God’s company what you have lived
cast into every mountain pass and valley.
Cast in every rugged valley
يَتَخَطّىstrides across بِكَwith you المَهامَةِthe wastes وَالبيand the deserts (first part)
يَتَخَطّى بِكَ المَهامَةِ وَالبي
دِcompletion of 'deserts' دَليلٌa guide أَعمىblind كَثيرُmuch given to الرُقادِsleep
دِ دَليلٌ أَعمى كَثيرُ الرُقادِ
You are led across the wastes and deserts
With you the guide travels the highlands and desert
by a blind guide much given to sleep.
A blind guide who sleeps a lot
خَلفَكَbehind you الثائِرُthe avenger المُصَمِّمِresolute بِالسَيwith the sword (first part)
خَلفَكَ الثائِرُ المُصَمِّمِ بِالسَي
فِcompletion of 'sword' وَرِجلاكَand your two feet فَوقَupon شَوكِthe thorns of القَتادِthe thorny qatād shrub
فِ وَرِجلاكَ فَوقَ شَوكِ القَتادِ
Behind you is the resolute avenger with the sword,
Behind you the one determined with the sword
and your feet are upon the thorns of the qatād.
And your feet above the thorns of battle
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.