نَأَتكَhas gone far from you أُمامَةُUmamah إِلّاexcept سُؤالاinquiries
نَأَتكَ أُمامَةُ إِلّا سُؤالا
وَأَعقَبَكَand replaced for you الهَجرُestrangement مِنهاfrom her الوِصالاunion
وَأَعقَبَكَ الهَجرُ مِنها الوِصالا
Umamah has gone far from you, save for inquiries;
Umma came to you only with questions,
and estrangement from her has replaced union.
And separation from her followed your union.
وَحادَتand turned aside بِهاwith her نِيَّةٌa destination غَربَةٌdistant
وَحادَت بِها نِيَّةٌ غَربَةٌ
تُبَدِّلُgives in exchange أَهلَthose devoted to الصَفاءِtrue affection الزِيالاseparation
تُبَدِّلُ أَهلَ الصَفاءِ الزِيالا
A distant destination drew her aside,
An intention of estrangement took her away,
giving those bound in affection separation instead.
Changing the friends of goodness into strangers.
وَنادىand called out أَميرُهُمُtheir leader بِالفِراfor parting (continued)
وَنادى أَميرُهُمُ بِالفِرا
قِcompletes “parting” ثُمَّthen اِستَقَلّواthey set off لِبَينٍfor separation عِجالاin haste
قِ ثُمَّ اِستَقَلّوا لِبَينٍ عِجالا
And their leader called for parting;
Their leader called for departure,
then they hurried away into separation.
Then they hastily set out for the land between.
فَقَرَّبنَso they brought near كُلَّevery مُنيفِlofty القَراback
فَقَرَّبنَ كُلَّ مُنيفِ القَرا
عَريضِbroad الحَصيرِthe flank يَغولُdevours الحِبالاthe sand-ridges
عَريضِ الحَصيرِ يَغولُ الحِبالا
So they brought near each lofty-backed mount,
Each chieftain of a tribe brought near
broad-flanked, devouring the sand-ridges.
His wide tent-cloth, pulling the ropes.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَسَربَلنَthey clothed themselves in مَجهولَةًan unknown wasteland
إِذا ما تَسَربَلنَ مَجهولَةً
وَراجَعنَand they resumed بَعدَafter الرَسيمِtrotting النِقالاthe swift stepping gait
وَراجَعنَ بَعدَ الرَسيمِ النِقالا
When they clothed themselves in an unknown waste,
When they donned their traveling clothes anonymously,
and after trotting resumed their swift gait,
And returned after the siesta being transported.
هَداهُنَّit guided them مُشتَمِراًbrisk لاحِقاًlean-flanked
هَداهُنَّ مُشتَمِراً لاحِقاً
شَديدَstrong المَطاthe back أَرحَبِياًArhabi-bred جُلالاgreat in frame
شَديدَ المَطا أَرحَبِياً جُلالا
a brisk, lean mount guided them,
He guided them, wrapped up, pursuing,
strong-backed, Arhabi-bred, great in frame.
Severe in stride, wide in step, glorious in appearance.
تَخالُyou would think حُمولَهُمُtheir laden camels فيin السَراthe mirage (continued)
تَخالُ حُمولَهُمُ في السَرا
بِcompletes “mirage” لَماwhen تَواهَقنَthey matched strides سُحقاًlofty palms طِوالاtall
بِ لَما تَواهَقنَ سُحقاً طِوالا
You would think their laden camels in the mirage,
You would think their camel litters travelling in the night
as they matched strides, were lofty, towering palms,
Were towering shadows prolonged into shadows.
كَوارِعَdrinking deeply فيin حائِرٍa pool مُفعَمٍbrimming
كَوارِعَ في حائِرٍ مُفعَمٍ
تَغَمَّرَgrew deep حَتّىuntil أَتاflowed وَاِستَطالاand spread far
تَغَمَّرَ حَتّى أَتا وَاِستَطالا
drinking from a brimming pool,
Like frightened ostriches in a crowded enclosure
grown deep until its waters flowed and spread.
Immersed until the morning light began to shine.
كَسَونَthey draped هَوادِجَهُنَّtheir howdahs السُدوthe curtains (continued)
كَسَونَ هَوادِجَهُنَّ السُدو
لَcompletes “curtains” مُنهَدِلاًhanging loosely فَوقَهُنَّabove them اِنهِدالاin loose folds
لَ مُنهَدِلاً فَوقَهُنَّ اِنهِدالا
They draped their howdahs with curtains,
They folded their tent walls,
hanging in loose folds above them.
Letting down the awnings over them like collapse.
وَفيهِنَّand within them حورٌwide, dark-eyed women كَمِثلِjust like الظِباthe gazelles (continued)
وَفيهِنَّ حورٌ كَمِثلِ الظِبا
ءِcompletes “gazelles” تَقروseeking out بِأَعلىin the upper reaches of السَليلِal-Salil الهَدالاthe drooping boughs
ءِ تَقرو بِأَعلى السَليلِ الهَدالا
Within them were wide, dark-eyed women, like gazelles
In them are lovely maidens like gazelles
seeking drooping boughs in upper al-Salil.
Resting at the highest part of the acclivity.
جَعَلنَthey placed قُدَيساًQudays وَأَعناءَهُand its outskirts
جَعَلنَ قُدَيساً وَأَعناءَهُ
يَميناًto the right وَبُرقَةَand Burqat رَعمٍRaʿm شِمالاto the left
يَميناً وَبُرقَةَ رَعمٍ شِمالا
They set Qudays and its outskirts
They made the saint and his helpers
on their right, and Burqat Raʿm on their left,
A blessing on the right, and a lightning bolt on the left.
نَوازِعُdrawn onward لِلخالِtoward the rain-cloud إِذwhen شِمنَهُthey scanned it for rain
نَوازِعُ لِلخالِ إِذ شِمنَهُ
عَلىover الفُرُداتِal-Furudat يَحُلُّunloosing السِجالاthe rain-buckets
عَلى الفُرُداتِ يَحُلُّ السِجالا
drawn toward the rain-cloud when they scanned it,
Rivals for the cheek’s beauty when he smelled it
over al-Furudat, unloosing its rain-buckets.
On the lone ones, disputing begins.
فَلَمّاthen when هَبَطنَthey descended مَصابَthe place watered by الرَبيعِthe spring rain
فَلَمّا هَبَطنَ مَصابَ الرَبيعِ
بُدِّلنَthey were given in exchange بَعدَafter الرِحالِthe saddles الحِجالاcurtained chambers
بُدِّلنَ بَعدَ الرِحالِ الحِجالا
When they descended where the spring rains fell,
When they alighted at the spring pastures,
their saddles were replaced by curtained chambers.
They exchanged their camel litters for tents.
وَبَيداءَand many a desert يَلعَبُplays فيهاin it السَراthe mirage (continued)
وَبَيداءَ يَلعَبُ فيها السَرا
بُcompletes “mirage” يَخشىfear بِهاin it المُدلِجونَthe night-travelers الضَلالاlosing the way
بُ يَخشى بِها المُدلِجونَ الضَلالا
And many a desert where the mirage plays,
In an open plain where mirages play tricks
where night-travelers fear losing their way,
Feared by those losing their way.
تَجاوَزتُهاI crossed it راغِباًhopeful راهِباًfearful
تَجاوَزتُها راغِباً راهِباً
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الظِباءُthe gazelles اِعتَنَقنَembraced الظِلالاthe shade
إِذا ما الظِباءُ اِعتَنَقنَ الظِلالا
I crossed, hopeful and afraid,
I passed by it, keen and abstaining,
when gazelles embraced the shade,
When the gazelles were embracing the shadows.
بِضامِزَةٍon a tight-mouthed she-camel كَأَتانٍlike a she-ass الثَميthe scanty pool (continued)
بِضامِزَةٍ كَأَتانٍ الثَمي
لِcompletes “scanty pool” عَيرانَةٍsturdy as a wild ass ماnever تَشَكّىshe complains of الكَلالاfatigue
لِ عَيرانَةٍ ما تَشَكّى الكَلالا
on a tight-mouthed she-camel, like a she-ass at a scanty pool,
With a she-camel slow as an obstinate old camel,
sturdy as a wild ass, never complaining of fatigue.
Not complaining of the noose.
إِلىtoward اِبنِthe son of الشَقيقَةِal-Shaqiqah أَعمَلتُهاI drove her hard
إِلى اِبنِ الشَقيقَةِ أَعمَلتُها
أَخافُI fear العِقابَpunishment وَأَرجوand I hope for النَوالاbounty
أَخافُ العِقابَ وَأَرجو النَوالا
Toward Ibn al-Shaqiqah I drove her hard,
I made her carry me to the son of the maternal aunt,
fearing punishment and hoping for bounty.
Fearing punishment and hoping for bestowal.
إِلىtoward اِبنِthe son of الشَقيقَةal-Shaqiqah خَيرِthe best of المُلوكِkings
إِلى اِبنِ الشَقيقَة خَيرِ المُلوكِ
أَوفاهُمُthe most faithful of them عِندَwhen عَقدٍmaking a pact حِبالاbonds
أَوفاهُمُ عِندَ عَقدٍ حِبالا
Toward Ibn al-Shaqiqah, best of kings,
To the son of the maternal aunt, the best of kings,
most faithful to the bonds when a pact is made.
Truest to their word when pacts are bound.
أَلَستَare you not أَبَرَّهُمُthe most dutiful of them ذِمَّةًin keeping pledges
أَلَستَ أَبَرَّهُمُ ذِمَّةً
وَأَفضَلَهُمand the most generous of them إِنif أَرادواthey seek فِضالاrivalry in generosity
وَأَفضَلَهُم إِن أَرادوا فِضالا
Are you not the most faithful of them in keeping pledges,
Are you not the most righteous of them in oath
and the most generous when they vie in giving?
And most excellent of them if they want excellence?
فَأَهليso my family فِداؤُكَyour ransom مُستَعتِباًseeking your pardon
فَأَهلي فِداؤُكَ مُستَعتِباً
عَتَبتَyou took offense فَصَدَّقتَand so you believed فيconcerning المَقالاthe allegation
عَتَبتَ فَصَدَّقتَ في المَقالا
My family be your ransom—I seek to appease you.
So my people ransom you while I complain,
You took offense and believed the allegation.
You blamed and believed the words spoken.
أَتاكَcame to you عَدُوٌّan enemy فَصَدَّقتَهُand you believed him
أَتاكَ عَدُوٌّ فَصَدَّقتَهُ
فَهَلّاso why not نَظَرتَconsider هُديتَmay you be guided السُؤالاan inquiry
فَهَلّا نَظَرتَ هُديتَ السُؤالا
An enemy came to you, and you believed him;
An enemy came to you and you believed him!
why not consider an inquiry—may you be guided?
Why did you not consider, you were asked questions!
فَماso not قُلتُI said ماwhat نَطَقواthey uttered باطِلاًfalsely
فَما قُلتُ ما نَطَقوا باطِلاً
وَلاnor كُنتُI had been أَرهَبُهُI fear it أَنthat يُقالاit be said
وَلا كُنتُ أَرهَبُهُ أَن يُقالا
I did not say what they falsely alleged,
I did not say what they said was false,
nor had I feared its being reported.
Nor would I fear that it be said.
فَإِنso if كانَit was حَقاًtrue كَماas خَبَّرواthey reported
فَإِن كانَ حَقاً كَما خَبَّروا
فَلاthen may never وَصَلَتjoin ليfor me يَمينٌa right hand شِمالاa left hand
فَلا وَصَلَت لي يَمينٌ شِمالا
If it is true, as they reported,
But if it is true as they reported,
may my right hand never meet my left.
No right hand of mine will reach out to a left hand.
تَصَدَّقshow mercy عَلَيَّto me فَإِنيfor I اِمرِؤٌa man
تَصَدَّق عَلَيَّ فَإِني اِمرِؤٌ
أَخافُI fear عَلىfor غَيرِno جُرمِcrime نَكالاexemplary punishment
أَخافُ عَلى غَيرِ جُرمِ نَكالا
Show me mercy, for I am a man
Be generous to me, for I am a man
who fears punishment though guilty of no crime.
Who fears the punishment for no crime.
وَيَومٍand many a day تَطَلَّعُstrain to escape فيهِon it النُفوthe souls (continued)
وَيَومٍ تَطَلَّعُ فيهِ النُفو
سُcompletes “souls” تُطَرِّفَyou drive back بِالطَعنِwith spear-thrusts فيهِon it الرِجالاthe men
سُ تُطَرِّفَ بِالطَعنِ فيهِ الرِجالا
And many a day when souls strain to escape,
On a day when souls look out
you drove men back with spear-thrusts;
Stabbing men with accusations in it.
شَهِدتَyou were present فَأَطفَأتَand quenched نيرانَهُits fires
شَهِدتَ فَأَطفَأتَ نيرانَهُ
وَأَصدَرتَand you sent back مِنهُfrom it ظِماءًthirsty ones نِهالاfully slaked
وَأَصدَرتَ مِنهُ ظِماءً نِهالا
you were there, and quenched its fires,
You witnessed and extinguished its fires
and sent the thirsty back from it fully slaked.
And made a thirsty plant grow from it.
وَذيand one possessing لَجَبٍclamor يُبرِقُdazzles الناظِرthe onlookers (continued)
وَذي لَجَبٍ يُبرِقُ الناظِر
ينَcompletes “onlookers” كَاللَيلِlike night أُلبِسَwas clothed مِنهُfrom it ظِلالاshadows
ينَ كَاللَيلِ أُلبِسَ مِنهُ ظِلالا
And with a clamorous host that dazzles onlookers,
By one possessing might that makes beholders shine
like night, wrapped in its shadows,
As the night was clad in its shadows.
كَأَنَّas though سَناthe gleam of البَيضِthe helmets فَوقَabove الكُماthe armored warriors (continued)
كَأَنَّ سَنا البَيضِ فَوقَ الكُما
ةِcompletes “armored warriors” فيهِwithin it المَصابيحُthe lamps تُخبيconceal الذُبالاthe wicks
ةِ فيهِ المَصابيحُ تُخبي الذُبالا
as though the gleam of helmets above the warriors
It is as though the lamps above the silver plaque
were lamps within it, concealing their wicks,
Conceal the wicks within.
صَبَحتُI attacked at dawn العَدُوَّthe enemy عَلىdespite نَأيِهِhis distance
صَبَحتُ العَدُوَّ عَلى نَأيِهِ
تَريشُyou feather (enrich) رِجالاًmen وَتَبريand you whittle down رِجالاmen
تَريشُ رِجالاً وَتَبري رِجالا
I fell upon the enemy at dawn, distant as he was.
I bid the enemy farewell in his isolation.
You feather some men and whittle others down.
Its men are now featherless and men plucked.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.