بَغدادُBaghdad دارَthe abode of المُلوكِkings كانَتwas
بَغدادُ دارَ المُلوكِ كانَت
حَتّىuntil دَهاهاbefell her الَّذيthat which دَهاهاbefell her
حَتّى دَهاها الَّذي دَهاها
Baghdad was the abode of kings,
Baghdad, abode of kings, once was
Until what befell her befell her.
Until it was ruined by him who ruined it
ماnot غابَdeparted عَنهاfrom her سُرورُjoy مُلكٍkingship
ما غابَ عَنها سُرورُ مُلكٍ
عادَreturned إِلىto بَلدَةٍa town سِواهاother than her
عادَ إِلى بَلدَةٍ سِواها
No joy of kingship that departed from her
No kingdom’s joy has been absent from it
Returned to a town other than her.
Except it returned to a land other than it
ماnot سُرَّwas gladdened مَنwhoever راsaw بِسُرَّby Surra ('was gladdened') مَنMan ('whoever') راRa ('saw')
ما سُرَّ مَن را بِسُرَّ مَن را
بَلrather هِيَshe بُؤسىmisery لِمَنto whoever يَراهاsees her
بَل هِيَ بُؤسى لِمَن يَراها
No one who saw was gladdened by Surra Man Ra;
No one rejoiced in the joy of someone
Rather, she is misery to whoever sees her.
Rather it is misery for whoever sees it
عَجَّلَmay hasten رَبّيmy Lord لَهاfor her خَراباًruin
عَجَّلَ رَبّي لَها خَراباً
بِرَغمِin spite of أَنفِthe nose of الَّذيthe one who اِبتَناهاbuilt her
بِرَغمِ أَنفِ الَّذي اِبتَناها
May my Lord hasten her ruin,
My Lord hastened its destruction
To spite the one who built her.
Despite the nose of him who built it
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.