لَمّاwhen بَداhe appeared أَيقَنتُI became certain بِالعَطَبِof ruin
لَمّا بَدا أَيقَنتُ بِالعَطَبِ
فَسَأَلتُso I asked رَبّيmy Lord خَيرَa good مُنقَلَبِoutcome
فَسَأَلتُ رَبّي خَيرَ مُنقَلَبِ
When he appeared, I was certain of ruin.
When dawn appeared, I was certain of the ruin,
So I asked my Lord for a good outcome.
So I asked my Lord for the best outcome,
لَمdid not يَطلُعاthey both rise إِلّاexcept لِآبِدَةٍfor a calamity
لَم يَطلُعا إِلّا لِآبِدَةٍ
الحارِثِيُّAl-Harithi وَكَوكَبُand the star الذَنَبِof the tail
الحارِثِيُّ وَكَوكَبُ الذَنَبِ
The two rose only to herald a calamity—
They did not rise except for lasting,
Al-Harithi and the comet.
Al-Harithi and the tailed star.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.