رفflashed بَرقlightning الحِجازthe Hijaz وَالدَمعand the tears جارflowing
رف بَرق الحِجاز وَالدَمع جار
قَدindeed حَكىresembled نَثرهits scattering نثارa scattering الدراريthe radiant stars
قَد حَكى نَثره نثار الدراري
The lightning of the Hijaz flashed, and tears streamed.
The lightning of Hijaz wept,
Indeed, their scattering resembled a shower of radiant stars.
Its tears told the tale of sadness.
ربmany a بَرقlightning flash رَأَيتهI saw it مِنfrom بَعيدafar
رب بَرق رَأَيته مِن بَعيد
فَشَجانيso it saddened me بِهِthrough it وَهيجand kindled ناريmy fire
فَشَجاني بِهِ وَهيج ناري
Many a lightning flash I saw from afar,
O lightning I saw you from afar,
And at its sight I grieved, and it kindled my fire.
You stirred me up and kindled my fire.
ربعabode سَلمىSalma مَتىwhen أَرىI see فيin حماكمyour sanctuary
ربع سَلمى مَتى أَرى في حماكم
ناقعsoothed القَلبthe heart خالِعاًcasting off للعذارthe bridle
ناقع القَلب خالِعاً للعذار
O Salma's abode, when shall I see myself within your sanctuary,
O land of Salma, when will I see
My heart soothed, casting off the bridle?
My melting heart humbly pleading?
روحmay refresh اللَهGod دارabode سَلمىSalma بغيثwith rain
روح اللَه دار سَلمى بغيث
وَسَقاهاand water it بِفَيضهwith its outpouring المدرارcopiously flowing
وَسَقاها بِفَيضه المدرار
May God refresh Salma's abode with rain,
O spirit of God, rain on Salma’s abode
And water it with its copious flow.
And water it with your flowing bounty.
ريحscent تلكَthose الدِيارabodes أَطيَبsweetest ريحscent
ريح تلكَ الدِيار أَطيَب ريح
وَدِيارand the abodes الحَبيبthe beloved خَيرbest دِيارabodes
وَدِيار الحَبيب خَير دِيار
The scent of those abodes is the sweetest scent,
The breeze of that land is most fragrant,
And the beloved's abodes are the finest abodes.
And the abode of the beloved is best.
ردكmay bring you back اللَهGod أَيُّهاO القَلبheart عرجturn aside
ردك اللَه أَيُّها القَلب عرج
لِمَغانto dwellings بِهاin them كِرامthe noble folk نزارNizar
لِمَغان بِها كِرام نزار
May God bring you back, O heart; turn aside
May God return you, O heart, visit
To dwellings where Nizar's noble folk abide.
Generous hosts at Mughan's valley.
رددrepeat الشَوقthe longing وَالتَحيةand the greeting عَنيon my behalf
ردد الشَوق وَالتَحية عَني
لَعليto the lofty one الذرىthe summits رَفيعlofty المَنارthe beacon
لَعلي الذرى رَفيع المَنار
Convey longing and greetings on my behalf
Convey my longing and greetings,
To him of lofty summits, whose beacon stands high.
That I may rise high as a minaret.
رَحمةa mercy نَصexpressly declared فيin الكِتابthe Book عَلَيهاconcerning it
رَحمة نَص في الكِتاب عَلَيها
نالتهاshe/it attained it ماas much as استَطَعتyou could إنif كُنتyou were قاريa reciter
نالتها ما استَطَعت إن كُنت قاري
A mercy explicitly set forth in the Book—
In His book, mercy is prescribed for her
She attained it [wording unclear], as far as you could, if you are a reciter.
If only she seeks it, and if I recite.
رفعmay exalt اللَهGod قَدرهhis rank وَحَباهand endow him
رفع اللَه قَدره وَحَباه
بِفَخارwith glory مُؤكدreinforced بِفَخارby glory
بِفَخار مُؤكد بِفَخار
May God exalt his rank and endow him
God raised his status and granted him
With glory reinforced by glory.
Pride, confirmed with pride.
راحَتيmy solace وقفةa pause هُناكthere بذلin humility
راحَتي وقفة هُناك بذل
عَلperhaps أَنthat تَنطَفيbe extinguished هُناكthere جِماريmy embers
عَل أَن تَنطَفي هُناك جِماري
My solace is a pause there in humility,
My comfort is to stand there, make effort
In the hope that my embers will be quenched there.
To expire there, though my horses tire.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.