قَدindeed قيلَit has been said إِنَّthat الروحَthe soul تَأسَفُgrieves بَعدَماafter
قَد قيلَ إِنَّ الروحَ تَأسَفُ بَعدَما
تَنأىdraws away عَنِfrom الجَسَدِthe body الَّذيwhich غَنِيَتdwelt بِهِin it
تَنأى عَنِ الجَسَدِ الَّذي غَنِيَت بِهِ
It has been said that the soul grieves after
It's said the soul laments when it's parted
it draws away from the body in which it dwelt.
From the body it had reveled in,
إِنif كانَis يَصحَبُهاaccompanies it الحِجىreason فَلَعَلَّهاthen perhaps it
إِن كانَ يَصحَبُها الحِجى فَلَعَلَّها
تَدريis aware وَتَأبَهُand takes heed لِلزَمانِof time وَعَتبِهِand its reproaches
تَدري وَتَأبَهُ لِلزَمانِ وَعَتبِهِ
If reason accompanies it, then perhaps it
That if it's accompanied by true knowledge,
is aware and takes heed of time and its reproaches.
It may understand and blame time’s grievance,
أَوor لاnot فَكَمthen how much هَذَيانِbabble قَومٍa people غابِرٍbygone
أَو لا فَكَم هَذَيانِ قَومٍ غابِرٍ
فيin الكُتبِthe books ضاعَwas wasted مِدادُهُits ink فيin كَتبِهwriting it
في الكُتبِ ضاعَ مِدادُهُ في كَتبِه
Or if not, how much babble from a bygone people
Or not - so much delirious raving
is in books—its ink wasted in writing it!
Of people long dead fills books, their ink now faded.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.