أبلغTell الحارثَal-Harith عنّيon my behalf أننيthat I
أبلغ الحارثَ عنّي أنني
شرُّthe worst شيخold man فيamong إيادٍIyad ومُضَرand Mudar
شرُّ شيخ في إيادٍ ومُضَر
Tell al-Harith on my behalf that I am
Tell Al-Harith from me that I
the worst old man among Iyad and Mudar—
Am the worst old man among Iyad and Mudar
رَألَةٌa female ostrich chick منتتفٌplucked bare بلعومهاits throat
رَألَةٌ منتتفٌ بلعومها
تأكلeats الفثّfath, a wild edible plant وخِمَّانand the poorest growth الشجرof trees
تأكل الفثّ وخِمَّان الشجر
a young female ostrich with its throat plucked bare,
A plump, toothless old camel
eating fath plants and the poorest growth of trees—
Eating herbs and the fruit of trees
إنif مضىpasses الحولthe year ولمand not أغزكمI raid you
إن مضى الحول ولم أغزكم
فيwith عناجِa troop (reading uncertain) تهتديtakes as its guide أحوىdark bay طِمِرّa swift, lean steed
في عناجِ تهتدي أحوى طِمِرّ
if a year passes and I have not raided you
If the year passes and I do not raid you
with a troop guided by a dark-bay, swift, lean steed.
I will wander blindly with my howdah
قدرhas decreed الرحمنthe Most Merciful أنthat ألقاكمI meet you
قدر الرحمن أن ألقاكم
عارضاًholding crosswise رمحيmy spear علىupon متنthe back of الأغرّthe white-blazed steed
عارضاً رمحي على متن الأغرّ
The Most Merciful has decreed that I shall meet you,
God has willed that I meet you
holding my spear crosswise upon the white-blazed steed’s back.
Wielding my lance atop a white she-camel
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.