بَقَيتُI have lived on وَماand not أَدريI know بِماof what هُوَit غائِبٌunseen
بَقَيتُ وَما أَدري بِما هُوَ غائِبٌ
لَعَلَّperhaps الَّذيthe one who يَمضيdeparts إِلىto اللَهِGod أَقرَبُnearer
لَعَلَّ الَّذي يَمضي إِلى اللَهِ أَقرَبُ
I have lived on, yet I do not know what is unseen.
I remain though I know not what is absent,
Perhaps the one who departs is nearer to God.
Perhaps what goes to God is closer.
تَوَدُّdesires البَقاءَcontinued life النَفسُthe soul مِنout of خيفَةِfear of الرَدىdeath
تَوَدُّ البَقاءَ النَفسُ مِن خيفَةِ الرَدى
وَطولُand the length بَقاءِof life المَرءِof a person سُمٌّa poison مُجَرَّبُtried and tested
وَطولُ بَقاءِ المَرءِ سُمٌّ مُجَرَّبُ
The soul desires to live on for fear of death,
The soul desires continuance out of fear of destruction,
yet a person's long life is a tried and tested poison.
Yet long continuance of a person is proven poison.
عَلىthrough المَوتِdeath يَجتازُpasses المَعاشِرُthe peoples كُلُّهُمall of them
عَلى المَوتِ يَجتازُ المَعاشِرُ كُلُّهُم
مُقيمٌone who stays بِأَهلَيهِwith his kin وَمَنand whoever يَتَغَرَّبُgoes abroad
مُقيمٌ بِأَهلَيهِ وَمَن يَتَغَرَّبُ
All peoples pass through death,
All companions must pass away,
those settled with their kin and those who go abroad.
Whether dwelling with family or a wanderer far away.
وَماand not الأَرضُthe earth إِلّاexcept مِثلُناlike us الرِزقَsustenance تَبتَغيit seeks
وَما الأَرضُ إِلّا مِثلُنا الرِزقَ تَبتَغي
فَتَأكُلُso it eats مِنof هَذاthis الأَنامِhumankind وَتَشرَبُand drinks
فَتَأكُلُ مِن هَذا الأَنامِ وَتَشرَبُ
The earth is merely like us: it seeks sustenance,
The earth is but like us, seeking sustenance,
so it eats and drinks of this human race.
Consuming some of these people and drinking.
وَقَدand indeed كَذَبواthey lied حَتّىeven عَلىabout الشَمسِthe sun أَنَّهاthat it
وَقَد كَذَبوا حَتّى عَلى الشَمسِ أَنَّها
تُهانُis humiliated إِذاwhen حانَcomes الشُروقُsunrise وَتُضرَبُand is struck
تُهانُ إِذا حانَ الشُروقُ وَتُضرَبُ
And they have even lied about the sun, claiming that it
They have lied even about the sun, claiming
is humiliated when sunrise comes, and struck.
It is disgraced when rising and setting.
كَأَنَّas though هِلالاًa crescent لاحَappeared لِلطَعنِto pierce فيهِمُinto them
كَأَنَّ هِلالاً لاحَ لِلطَعنِ فيهِمُ
حَناهُbent it الرَدىdeath وَهوَand it is السِنانُthe spearhead المُجَرَّبُtried and tested
حَناهُ الرَدى وَهوَ السِنانُ المُجَرَّبُ
As though a crescent had appeared to pierce them,
Like a crescent moon unassailable by their dispraise,
bent by death—a tried and tested spearhead.
Destruction has bent it, yet it is the seasoned scimitar.
كَأَنَّas though ضِياءَthe light الفَجرِof dawn سَيفٌa sword يَسُلُّهُunsheathes it
كَأَنَّ ضِياءَ الفَجرِ سَيفٌ يَسُلُّهُ
عَلَيهُمagainst them صَباحٌa morning بِالمَناياwith deaths مُذَرَّبُhoned
عَلَيهُم صَباحٌ بِالمَنايا مُذَرَّبُ
As though the light of dawn were a sword unsheathed
As if the dawn's radiance were a sword he unsheathes
against them by a morning honed with deaths.
Against them, a morning steeped in calamities.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.