إِنَّindeed سُرورَthe joy المُدامِof wine لَمdid not يَدُمِlast
إِنَّ سُرورَ المُدامِ لَم يَدُمِ
بَلrather أَعقَبَتit brought in its wake بِالهُمومِwith worries وَالسَدمِand sorrow
بَل أَعقَبَت بِالهُمومِ وَالسَدمِ
Indeed, the joy of wine did not last;
The joy of wine did not last,
rather, it brought worries and sorrow in its wake.
Rather it was followed by worries and gloom.
وَالكَأسُand the cup مِنfrom كاسَstumbled فيin التَعَثُّرِstumbling وَالand the
وَالكَأسُ مِن كاسَ في التَعَثُّرِ وَال
نُدمانُdrinking companions لَفظٌa word أَتىcame مِنَfrom النَدَمِregret
نُدمانُ لَفظٌ أَتى مِنَ النَدَمِ
And ka’s ('cup') comes from kāsa ('to stumble'), and the
And the cup trips from cup to cup,
word nudmān ('drinking companions') comes from nadam ('regret').
Regret is an utterance that came from regret.
ماnot زالَceased مُستَهتِراًinfatuated بِهاwith it لَهِجاًconstantly mentioning it
ما زالَ مُستَهتِراً بِها لَهِجاً
حَتّىuntil اِنثَنىhe came away موسِراًrich مِنَin العَدَمِdestitution
حَتّى اِنثَنى موسِراً مِنَ العَدَمِ
He remained infatuated with it, constantly speaking of it,
It did not stop being reckless with it jokingly,
until he came away rich in destitution.
Until it bent, destitute, from nonexistence.
كَيفَhow لَهُfor him أَنto يَكونَbe شارِبَهاits drinker
كَيفَ لَهُ أَن يَكونَ شارِبَها
بِالأَهلِat the cost of his family بَعدَafter السَوامِthe grazing livestock وَالخَدَمِand the servants
بِالأَهلِ بَعدَ السَوامِ وَالخَدَمِ
How can he drink it
How can it still be a drinker,
at the cost of his family, after livestock and servants?
With family after the nightcaps and servants?
أَقبَلَhe began يُهويbringing down بِهاwith it إِلىto فَمِهِhis mouth
أَقبَلَ يُهوي بِها إِلى فَمِهِ
حَتّىuntil تَرقّىhe advanced يَفريhe cuts مِنَfrom الأَدَمِthe hides
حَتّى تَرقّى يَفري مِنَ الأَدَمِ
He began bringing it down to his mouth,
It came rushing to its mouth with it,
until he went further, cutting pieces from hides.
Until it climbed, its flesh overflowing with blood.
يُوَسَّعُis widened الجِلدَthe skin وَالعِظامَand the bones لَهاfor it
يُوَسَّعُ الجِلدَ وَالعِظامَ لَها
أَطبِقَةًcoverings مازَجَتit mingled دَماًblood بِدَمِwith blood
أَطبِقَةً مازَجَت دَماً بِدَمِ
Skin and bones are stretched to hold it
The skin and bones are expanded for it,
as coverings; it mingled blood with blood.
Layers congealed blood with blood.
مَقتولَةٌslain فيin الحَديثِrecent times ضاحِكَةٌlaughing
مَقتولَةٌ في الحَديثِ ضاحِكَةٌ
مَوطوءَةٌtrodden فيin القَديمِearlier times بِالقَدَمِunderfoot
مَوطوءَةٌ في القَديمِ بِالقَدَمِ
Slain of late, yet laughing,
Murdered yet laughing in the present,
once trodden underfoot.
Trampled in the past by feet.
قَدindeed ظَهَرَappeared السِرُّthe secret بَعدَafter خُفيَتِهِits concealment
قَد ظَهَرَ السِرُّ بَعدَ خُفيَتِهِ
مِنfrom قائِلٍa believer بِالزَمانِin Time وَالقِدَمِand beginninglessness
مِن قائِلٍ بِالزَمانِ وَالقِدَمِ
The secret has come to light after being hidden
The secret was revealed after its concealment,
from a believer in Time and eternity.
By one saying, by time and antiquity.
لَمdid not تُخلِدِimmortalize الراحُthe wine وَالمَزاهِرُand the lutes وَالand the
لَم تُخلِدِ الراحُ وَالمَزاهِرُ وَال
قَيناتُsinging girls حَيَّيthe two clans of عادٍ‘Ad وَلاnor قُدُمِQudum
قَيناتُ حَيَّي عادٍ وَلا قُدُمِ
Wine and lutes did not grant immortality—nor did the
Neither meadows nor flowers nor
singing girls—to either clan, ‘Ad or Qudum.
The steps of the gardens of returned Aad endured.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.