تودُّlong for الجحاجيحُthe great chiefs منof خِندِفٍKhindif
تودُّ الجحاجيحُ من خِندِفٍ
وإنْand though طالَrose high فيin المجدglory بُنيانُهاtheir edifice
وإنْ طالَ في المجد بُنيانُها
The great chiefs of Khindif long for—
The tents wish for protection from Khandaf,
though their edifice of glory rises high—
Though their glory in honor built high;
مقامكَyour steadfast stand والخيلُand the horses فرَّارةٌgiven to flight
مقامكَ والخيلُ فرَّارةٌ
تَخيمُhang back وتَجْبنُand lose courage فُرسانُهاtheir horsemen
تَخيمُ وتَجْبنُ فُرسانُها
your steadfast stand when the horses flee,
Your place, while the horses bolt in fright,
their horsemen hanging back and losing courage;
Huddled in fear are their horsemen;
وجودكَand your bounty والعامُand the year يَبْسُdry of الثَّرىthe soil
وجودكَ والعامُ يَبْسُ الثَّرى
إذاwhen المُزْنُthe rain clouds أخلفَfailed their promise دَجَّانهُاtheir dark masses
إذا المُزْنُ أخلفَ دَجَّانهُا
and your bounty when the year's soil is parched,
Your munificence, while the year makes the land barren,
when the rain clouds' dark masses fail their promise;
When the clouds fail to bring rain;
وصبرَكand your endurance فيamid الإزِمthe crises الفادحاthe crushing (continued)
وصبرَك في الإزِم الفادحا
تِcompletes 'crushing' تستنفدُexhaust الصَّبرَpatience أحْزانُهاtheir sorrows
تِ تستنفدُ الصَّبرَ أحْزانُها
and your endurance amid crushing crises,
Your patience in time of sore distress,
whose sorrows exhaust all patience;
When sorrows exhaust their patience;
ورأيكَand your judgment فيin المُعْضلاتِthe perplexing problems الصعابthe difficult ones
ورأيكَ في المُعْضلاتِ الصعاب
يَودُّlongs for المنيَّةَdeath يَقظانُهاone kept awake by them
يَودُّ المنيَّةَ يَقظانُها
and your judgment in hard, perplexing matters,
Your view in perplexing difficulties,
whose wakeful sufferer longs for death.
Death wishes to keep awake;
فإنكfor you يومَon the day of التِفاتِthe turning of الكماةِthe armored warriors
فإنك يومَ التِفاتِ الكماةِ
هُمامُthe bold champion of الكَتيبةthe battalion طعَّانُهاits fierce lancer
هُمامُ الكَتيبة طعَّانُها
For when the armored warriors turn about,
For you are, on the day angles attend,
you are the battalion's bold champion and fierce lancer.
The protectors of the army's flank;
وإنكand you يومَon the day of التماسِseeking النَّدىbounty
وإنك يومَ التماسِ النَّدى
سَحابُthe rain cloud of العُفاةِthe seekers of bounty وتَهْتانُهاand their pouring rain
سَحابُ العُفاةِ وتَهْتانُها
And when bounty is sought,
And you are, on the day the lightning flashes,
you are the seekers' rain cloud and their downpour.
The clouds of the chivalrous and confused;
وإنكَand you يومَon the day when يكلُّgrows weary الصَّبورُthe patient man
وإنكَ يومَ يكلُّ الصَّبورُ
هِضابُthe heights of شَروْرىSharawra وأركانُهاand their pillars
هِضابُ شَروْرى وأركانُها
And when the patient man grows weary,
And you are, when the patient grows weary,
you are Sharawra's heights and their pillars.
The mountains of mischief and its pillars;
وإنكَand you يومَon the day when يضيقُis constrained الرِّوىdeliberation
وإنكَ يومَ يضيقُ الرِّوى
كَشوفُa revealer of الخَفِيَّةِwhat is hidden مِبيْانُهاits clear expositor
كَشوفُ الخَفِيَّةِ مِبيْانُها
And when deliberation reaches an impasse,
And you are, when sustenance grows scarce,
you uncover what is hidden and make it plain.
The revealing of the hidden truths;
وخيلٍand horses تَمطَّرُgallop swiftly تحتbeneath العجاجِthe swirling dust
وخيلٍ تَمطَّرُ تحت العجاجِ
تَمارَحُfrisk playfully لِلطَّعْنfor the thrust خِرْصانُهاtheir spearheads
تَمارَحُ لِلطَّعْن خِرْصانُها
And horses galloping beneath the dust-cloud,
And of horses that rain under armor
their spearheads frisking for the thrust—
Frolicking to thrust with their blades;
إذاwhen ضمئتْthey grew thirsty منfrom هجيرthe scorching heat of الضَّحاءthe forenoon
إذا ضمئتْ من هجير الضَّحاء
عَلَّdrank again of دَمَthe blood of الهامheads ظَمْآنُهاtheir thirsty one
عَلَّ دَمَ الهام ظَمْآنُها
when they thirst from the scorching forenoon heat,
When the voices of fighters grow hoarse
their thirsty ones drink again of blood from skulls.
Their blood violently seeks to drink;
تَباشرُrejoice منهاat them إذاwhen ماemphatic particle غَزَتْthey raided
تَباشرُ منها إذا ما غَزَتْ
ذئابُthe wolves of الفَلاةthe wilderness وعِقْبانُهاand its eagles
ذئابُ الفَلاة وعِقْبانُها
Whenever they raid, their coming delights
Then from them, when they attack,
the wolves of the wilderness and its eagles.
Pounce the beasts and birds of prey;
كأنَّas though القَناthe spears ونحورَand the throats of الرجالِmen
كأنَّ القَنا ونحورَ الرجالِ
بِئارُthe wells of الحجيجthe pilgrims وأشْطانُهاand their well-ropes
بِئارُ الحجيج وأشْطانُها
As though the spears and the throats of men
As though the spears and the necks of men
were the pilgrims' wells and their ropes.
Were the wells of pilgrims and their buckets;
عَطَفْتَyou wheeled back فغاردتهاthen you left them (unclear spelling) بالطِّراin the charge (fragmentary)
عَطَفْتَ فغاردتها بالطِّرا
فيهاamong them تَقصَّفُsplinter مُرانُهاtheir ash-wood spears
فيها تَقصَّفُ مُرانُها
You wheeled upon them, leaving them amid the charge—
You turned away from them, hurling reproaches,
their ash-wood spears splintering there.
Wherein their glory is utterly destroyed;
نَماكَraised you إلىto المجدglory شُمُّthe proud الأنوthe noses (continued)
نَماكَ إلى المجد شُمُّ الأنو
فِcompletes 'noses' يُحْمىare protected منfrom الضَّيْمoppression جيرانُهاtheir neighbors
فِ يُحْمى من الضَّيْم جيرانُها
The proud-nosed nobles raised you to glory,
Your fame raises you to glory,
their neighbors sheltered from oppression.
Where your neighbors are kept safe from harm;
إذاwhen المَحْلُdrought شَدَّtightened its grip باجحافهِwith its devastation
إذا المَحْلُ شَدَّ باجحافهِ
حَوتْpossessed رغدَthe abundance of العيشِlife ضِيفانُهاtheir guests
حَوتْ رغدَ العيشِ ضِيفانُها
When drought tightened its devastating grip,
When the abode was afflicted with injustice,
their guests enjoyed a life of plenty.
It contained the bliss of a happy life;
تَدرُّgush جِراحُthe wounds of الصَّفاياthe choice milk-camels لهمْfor them
تَدرُّ جِراحُ الصَّفايا لهمْ
ولمand not تُمْرَwere coaxed to flow بالعَصْبِby binding ألبانُهاtheir milk
ولم تُمْرَ بالعَصْبِ ألبانُها
The wounds of choice milk-camels gush for them,
The wounds of the martyrs flow for them,
though their milk was not coaxed out by binding.
Though their courage tastes no milk;
يُضيءُilluminates الدُّجىthe darkness ويُباريand rivals الصَّباحthe dawn
يُضيءُ الدُّجى ويُباري الصَّباح
ضِياءُthe radiance of الوجوهِthe faces وتيجانُهاand their crowns
ضِياءُ الوجوهِ وتيجانُها
The darkness is lit, and the dawn rivaled, by
It lights up the darkness and rivals the dawn,
the radiance of their faces and their crowns.
The light of the faces and their crowns;
تحوزُpossess مفاخرهاtheir honors شيْبُهاtheir gray-haired elders
تحوزُ مفاخرها شيْبُها
وتسموand ascend إلىto المجدglory شُبَّانُهاtheir young men
وتسمو إلى المجد شُبَّانُها
Their gray-haired elders possess their honors,
Their elderly boast of glorious deeds,
and their young men ascend to glory.
While the young aspire to glory;
وأنكَand that you قدalready علمتْhas learned عَوْفُهاtheir Awf
وأنكَ قد علمتْ عَوْفُها
غَداةَon the morning of الفَخارِboasting ودودانُهاand their Dudan
غَداةَ الفَخارِ ودودانُها
And you—as their Awf has learned,
You knew their hospitality well
and their Dudan, on the morning of boasting—
On the morn following mirth and love;
أَبَرَّهُمُthe kindest of them بِضيوفٍtoward guests of الشِّتاءِwinter
أَبَرَّهُمُ بِضيوفٍ الشِّتاءِ
وأقْرىand the most hospitable إذاwhen هَبَّblew شَفَّانُهاtheir bitterly cold wind
وأقْرى إذا هَبَّ شَفَّانُها
are the kindest of them to winter guests,
Kindest to guests in wintry nights,
and the most hospitable when their bitter cold wind blows.
And most generous when autumn blows;
وماand not نَشْرُthe fragrance of غَنَّاءَa luxuriant grove مَطْلولَةٍmoistened with dew
وما نَشْرُ غَنَّاءَ مَطْلولَةٍ
جواثِمُroosting تَرْغدُlive in plenty غِرْبانُهاits crows
جواثِمُ تَرْغدُ غِرْبانُها
Nor is the fragrance of a lush, dew-drenched grove—
No singing girl spreads her train
where its crows roost and live in plenty,
For the ravens that prey to enjoy;
أقامَremained بهاin it شَرْبُهاits band of drinkers والسماءُand the sky
أقامَ بها شَرْبُها والسماءُ
ترشُّsprinkles وتهطلُand pour down أدْجانُهاits dark clouds
ترشُّ وتهطلُ أدْجانُها
its drinkers lingering there, while the sky
Staying with it the drinking and the rain pouring down
sprinkles and its dark clouds pour down,
Cascade on cascade from the cloudburst;
علىover مُزَّةٍtart in الطَّعْمtaste عانيَّةٍwine from Ana
على مُزَّةٍ الطَّعْم عانيَّةٍ
يتيهُstruts proudly علىover الدهرTime نشْوانُهاits tipsy drinker
يتيهُ على الدهر نشْوانُها
over tart-tasting wine from Ana,
On irresistible tasty wine, whose flavor enchants,
whose tipsy drinker struts above Time—
The vintages of which make one lose his way through time
بأطيبَsweeter منthan عِرْضthe honor of تاجthe Crown of المُلوكِKings
بأطيبَ من عِرْض تاج المُلوكِ
إذاwhen نكَّبَturned away from الدارthe dwelling رُكبانُهاits riders
إذا نكَّبَ الدار رُكبانُها
any sweeter than the honor of the Crown of Kings,
Sweeter than the possession of a royal crown,
when the dwelling's riders turn away from it.
When the land declines under its riders;
وأرضٍand a land حمتهاprotected it كماةُthe champions of الوغىbattle
وأرضٍ حمتها كماةُ الوغى
يُخافُare feared ويُرهبُand dreaded سُكانُهاits inhabitants
يُخافُ ويُرهبُ سُكانُها
And a land protected by the champions of battle,
On land made safe by hands in battles,
its inhabitants feared and dreaded,
Whose inhabitants both awe and fear;
كأنَّas though مَسالكَهاits paths والرِّجالَand the men
كأنَّ مَسالكَها والرِّجالَ
تِلاعُthe ravines of الصَّريمthe sandy waste وجِنَّانُهاand their serpents
تِلاعُ الصَّريم وجِنَّانُها
as though its paths and its men
As though its routes and men
were the ravines of the sandy waste and their serpents—
Were the hissing of reptiles and demons
إذاwhen أمَّهاmade for it مَلكٌa king ذادَهُrepelled him
إذا أمَّها مَلكٌ ذادَهُ
حُماةُthe defenders of الثُّغورِthe frontiers وفِتيانُهاand its young warriors
حُماةُ الثُّغورِ وفِتيانُها
whenever a king makes for it, he is repelled by
When led by a warrior king
the frontier defenders and its young warriors.
The guardians of the frontiers and its youths
تملَّكهاtook possession of it بصدورِwith the points of السِّهاthe arrows (continued)
تملَّكها بصدورِ السِّها
مِcompletes 'arrows' دونَto the exclusion of البريَّةhumankind سُكْمانُهاits Sukman
مِ دونَ البريَّة سُكْمانُها
He took possession of it with the points of arrows—
Who possessed it with courageous hearts
its Sukman, to the exclusion of all others.
Beyond the wilderness and its rugged ascents;
فلماthen when ثَوىhe died ولكلand for every امْرئٍman
فلما ثَوى ولكل امْرئٍ
مَنونٌdeath إذاwhen حُمَّwas ordained إبَّانُهاits appointed time
مَنونٌ إذا حُمَّ إبَّانُها
Then, when he died—and every man
But when he who dies, as death awaits every soul
has a death, once its hour is decreed—
In time, when the term is concluded
تناولهاtook possession of it مِنfrom among عِظامthe great ones among النساءwomen
تناولها مِن عِظام النساء
مُمنَّعةٌan unassailable woman شأنُهاher stature شانُهاher stature (repeated)
مُمنَّعةٌ شأنُها شانُها
one of the great women took possession of it,
A peerless woman of proud demeanor
an unassailable lady, whose stature speaks for itself.
Whose affair was like her own
صَهيلُthe neighing of السَّوابقِthe swift steeds نَدْمانُهاher boon companion
صَهيلُ السَّوابقِ نَدْمانُها
وبيضُand the bright القَواضِبcutting swords أخْدانُهاher close companions
وبيضُ القَواضِب أخْدانُها
The neighing of swift steeds is her boon companion,
The neighing of racehorses, their regret
and bright cutting swords are her close friends.
The plain white forehead blazes
وأعجبهاand delighted her شامخٌa lofty height مُشْرِفٌcommanding
وأعجبها شامخٌ مُشْرِفٌ
ودارٌand a dwelling تمنَّعُare impregnable أركانُهاits pillars
ودارٌ تمنَّعُ أركانُها
And she delights in a lofty, commanding height,
Most wondrous to her was a towering eminent man
and a dwelling whose pillars resist assault;
Of many columned illustrious house
ومُلْكٌand kingship عَقيمٌbarren لهit has سَوْرةٌfierce might
ومُلْكٌ عَقيمٌ له سَوْرةٌ
يُحاميهِdefend it بالصَّبْرwith endurance أعوانُهاher allies
يُحاميهِ بالصَّبْر أعوانُها
and barren kingship, possessed of fierce might,
A fruitless kingdom which has a mere facade
which her allies defend with endurance.
Defended by the patience of its helpers
فإنْso if تَكُshe is بلقيسُBilqis فيon عرشهاher throne
فإنْ تَكُ بلقيسُ في عرشها
فإنَّthen indeed دُبيْساًDubays سُليمانُهاher Sulayman
فإنَّ دُبيْساً سُليمانُها
If she is Bilqis upon her throne,
Even if Balkis is on her throne
then Dubays is her Sulayman.
Dubays is still her Solomon
حببتُكI loved you حُبيwith my love for شَهيَّthe sweetness of الحياةِlife
حببتُك حُبي شَهيَّ الحياةِ
صَفَتْbecame pure وتباعدَand receded أدْرانُهاits stains
صَفَتْ وتباعدَ أدْرانُها
I have loved you as I love life's sweetness,
My love for you is the most precious thing in life
when it is pure and its stains are far away.
And hence other loves have grown apart
وأسخطتُand I angered فيكَfor your sake نفوسَthe souls of المُلوكِkings
وأسخطتُ فيكَ نفوسَ المُلوكِ
وماand not راعَalarmed قلبيَmy heart غَضْبانُهاtheir angry one
وما راعَ قلبيَ غَضْبانُها
And for your sake I angered the souls of kings,
I incur the wrath of kings over you
nor did any angry one of them alarm my heart.
Unconcerned about their rage against me
وفارقتُand I left أوطانيَmy homelands المونساتthe comforting ones
وفارقتُ أوطانيَ المونسات
وعيشُand the life of البريَّةِhumankind أوطانُهاits homelands
وعيشُ البريَّةِ أوطانُها
And I left my comforting homelands,
I leave behind my homelands of delight
though people's homelands are their life.
The dwellings of the wilderness being my home
أناI المَرأthe man أنْif كنتyou are ليto me مُنْصفاًfair
أنا المَرأ أنْ كنت لي مُنْصفاً
دليلُthe guide to المَعاليlofty attainments وبُرْهانُهاand their proof
دليلُ المَعالي وبُرْهانُها
I am the man—if you judge me fairly—
I who am but a slave, if you would judge me fairly,
the guide to lofty deeds and their proof.
I guide to the highest and prove it true
وإنand if تَدْعُنيyou summon me لمقالٍto the speech of الرجالِmen
وإن تَدْعُني لمقالٍ الرجالِ
فَقُسُّthen Quss of البلادِthe land وسُحْبانُهاand its Sahban
فَقُسُّ البلادِ وسُحْبانُها
And if you call me to men's oratory,
If you should wish me to speak like the men
then I am the land's Quss and its Sahban.
I am the measure of countries and plains;
فَسِرْso journey وصحيفةُand the scroll of ماwhat تبتغيهِyou seek it
فَسِرْ وصحيفةُ ما تبتغيهِ
ينطقُspeaks بالنُّجْحِof success عُنْوانُهاits heading
ينطقُ بالنُّجْحِ عُنْوانُها
So journey on—the scroll of what you seek,
Unveil then what you wish to attain
its heading proclaims success—
Its title spells success
إلىto الدارِthe dwelling منfrom بابلٍBabylon أنَّهاfor it
إلى الدارِ من بابلٍ أنَّها
لَعَيْنٌindeed an eye وشخصُكَand your person إِنْسانُهاits pupil
لَعَيْنٌ وشخصُكَ إِنْسانُها
from Babylon to the dwelling; for it
It is for the house called Babylon,
is indeed an eye, and you yourself its pupil.
Your person being its principal pillar
فماso no نازحُone distant in الدارِabode قاصٍremote عليكَto you
فما نازحُ الدارِ قاصٍ عليكَ
وإنْand even though بعُدتْare distant عنكfrom you بُلْدانهاits lands
وإنْ بعُدتْ عنك بُلْدانها
No one whose home is far away is distant from you,
No neighbor to the house visits you, reproaching
even though its lands lie far from you.
Though countries separate us from each other
وكنْand be ناصريmy helper فيin بلوغٍattaining العُلىthe heights
وكنْ ناصري في بلوغٍ العُلى
فقدfor indeed أنْفدَexhausted الصَّبرpatience لَيَّانُهاtheir delay
فقد أنْفدَ الصَّبر لَيَّانُها
And be my helper in attaining the heights,
Help me attain the highest
for their delay has exhausted my patience.
Since patience has exhausted its supplies
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.