اسْمُname حَبيبيmy beloved وَمَاand what يُعَانيhe practices
اسْمُ حَبيبي وَمَا يُعَاني
قَدْindeed شَغَلَاboth have occupied خَاطِريmy thoughts ولُبِّيand my intellect
قَدْ شَغَلَا خَاطِري ولُبِّي
My beloved’s name and the craft he practices
The name of my beloved and what he endures
Have occupied my thoughts and my intellect.
Have preoccupied my thoughts and heart
قَالُواthey said عَليٌّʿAlī; lofty فَقُلْتُso I said قَدْراًin rank
قَالُوا عَليٌّ فَقُلْتُ قَدْراً
قَالواthey said كَوَافِيhe seared in (wordplay) فَقُلْتُso I said قَلْبِيmy heart
قَالوا كَوَافِي فَقُلْتُ قَلْبِي
They said, “ʿAlī”; I said, “Lofty in rank.”
They said Ali, and I said destiny
They said, “He seared in—”; I said, “My heart.”
They said longing, and I said my heart
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.