لاdo not تَكذِبَنَّever lie فَإِنbut if فَعَلتَyou do فَلاthen do not تَقُلsay
لا تَكذِبَنَّ فَإِن فَعَلتَ فَلا تَقُل
كَذِباًa lie عَلىabout رَبِّthe Lord of السَماءِheaven تَكَسُّباfor gain
كَذِباً عَلى رَبِّ السَماءِ تَكَسُّبا
Never lie; but if you do, do not utter
Do not lie, for if you do, do not claim
A lie about the Lord of heaven for gain.
A falsehood against the Lord of the sky intentionally
فَاللَهُfor God فَردٌOne; unique قادِرٌpowerful مِنfrom قَبلِbefore أَنthat
فَاللَهُ فَردٌ قادِرٌ مِن قَبلِ أَن
تُدعىbe ascribed لِآدَمَto Adam صورَةٌa form أَوor تُحسَباbe imagined
تُدعى لِآدَمَ صورَةٌ أَو تُحسَبا
For God was One and mighty before
For Allah is One, All Powerful before
A form was ascribed to Adam, or imagined.
Adam was called to form or considered
وَإِذاand if اِنتَسَبتَyou declare your lineage فَقُلتَthen you say إِنّيindeed I واحِدٌone
وَإِذا اِنتَسَبتَ فَقُلتَ إِنّي واحِدٌ
مِنof خَلقِهِHis creatures فَكَفىthen it suffices بِذاكَwith that تَنَسُّباas a claim of lineage
مِن خَلقِهِ فَكَفى بِذاكَ تَنَسُّبا
And if you declare your lineage, saying, “I am one
And if you claim descent, saying "I am one
Of His creatures,” that is lineage enough.
Of His creations" - that is enough ancestry
أَشباحُfigures; bodies إِنسٍof humans يَخضِبونَthey dye صَوارِماًkeen swords
أَشباحُ إِنسٍ يَخضِبونَ صَوارِماً
تَحتَbeneath العَجاجِthe swirling dust وَيَركُضونَand they spur الشُسباthe lean steeds
تَحتَ العَجاجِ وَيَركُضونَ الشُسبا
Human figures stain their keen swords with blood
Ghostly silhouettes of humanity who stain swords
Amid the dust, and spur the lean steeds.
Under oppression and race the ponies
وَيُمارِسونَand they grapple with مِنَof الظَلامِthe darkness غَياهِباًdepths of gloom
وَيُمارِسونَ مِنَ الظَلامِ غَياهِباً
وَيُواصِلونَand they press on فَيَقطَعونَthus they cross السَبسَباthe broad desert plain
وَيُواصِلونَ فَيَقطَعونَ السَبسَبا
And they grapple with the deep recesses of darkness,
And practice from the darkness unknown lands
And press on, thus crossing the broad desert plain.
And continue to sever the lineage
وَمُرادُهُمand their goal عَذبٌsweet خَسيسٌpaltry قَدرُهُits worth
وَمُرادُهُم عَذبٌ خَسيسٌ قَدرُهُ
شَرِبواthey drank لَهُfor it مَقراًbitter aloes لِكَيماso as to يَلسِباsavor it
شَرِبوا لَهُ مَقراً لِكَيما يَلسِبا
Their goal is sweet, its worth paltry;
And their desire is despicable, insignificant in value
For it they drank bitter aloes, so as to savor it.
They drank to it a place so as to attain it immorally
وَلَقَدand indeed عَلِمتُI have learned فَماso not التَمَضُّرُclaiming descent from Mudar نافِعيof use to me
وَلَقَد عَلِمتُ فَما التَمَضُّرُ نافِعي
أَنّيthat I سَأَتبَعُI shall follow نَيسَباًa path لِاِبنَيof the two sons of سَباSaba
أَنّي سَأَتبَعُ نَيسَباً لِاِبنَي سَبا
And I know well—claiming descent from Mudar cannot help me—
And I knew yet pretending to be unaware does not benefit me
That I shall follow the path of Saba’s two sons.
That I will follow the ways of my descendants immorally
سَبَأَhe bought المُدامَةَwine فَاِستَدامَso he prolonged مَسَرَّةًdelight
سَبَأَ المُدامَةَ فَاِستَدامَ مَسَرَّةً
فيماaccording to what يُظَنُّis supposed وَلَمand did not يَرِعshow scruples لمّاwhen سَبىhe took captives
فيما يُظَنُّ وَلَم يَرِع لمّا سَبى
He bought wine and thereby prolonged his delight,
He sought pleasure so he continually pursued enjoyment
As is supposed, and had no scruple when he took captives.
In what is assumed and did not refrain from what he sought disgracefully
روحٌa soul إِذاwhen رَحَلَتit departs عَنِfrom الجِسمِthe body الَّذيthat
روحٌ إِذا رَحَلَت عَنِ الجِسمِ الَّذي
سَكَنَتit dwelt بِهِin it فَمَآلُهُthen its fate أَنto يَرسُباsink
سَكَنَت بِهِ فَمَآلُهُ أَن يَرسُبا
When a soul departs from the body that
A soul when it departs from the body it inhabited
It inhabited, that body’s fate is to sink.
Its fate is to decay disgracefully
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.