المَوتُdeath سَيفٌa sword لِغَريمٍfor a creditor لَهُto him
المَوتُ سَيفٌ لِغَريمٍ لَهُ
دَينٌa debt وَلاand not يَقضيهِrepays it إِلّاexcept الرِقابnecks
دَينٌ وَلا يَقضيهِ إِلّا الرِقاب
Death is a sword for a creditor who is owed
Death is a sword owed to the foe
a debt that only necks can repay.
A debt to be paid only with heads rolled
يَبقىremains النَدىgenerosity; dew بَعدَكَafter you مِقدارَfor the duration ماthat
يَبقى النَدى بَعدَكَ مِقدارَ ما
يَبقىremains نَضيرُfresh greenery الرَوضِof the garden بَعدَafter السَحابthe clouds
يَبقى نَضيرُ الرَوضِ بَعدَ السَحاب
Bounty remains after you as long as
The dew remains after you only as long
the garden’s fresh greenery remains after the clouds.
As the meadow remains after clouds have gone
تَنقَشِعُdisperse السُحبُthe clouds وَيَذويand withers عَلىupon
تَنقَشِعُ السُحبُ وَيَذوي عَلى
آثارِهاtheir traces النَبتُthe plants وَيَبقىand remains التُرابthe dust
آثارِها النَبتُ وَيَبقى التُراب
The clouds disperse, and withering in
The clouds disperse and melt away
their wake are the plants, while dust remains.
Leaving vegetation upon their traces before turning to dust
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.