لَمّاwhen رَأَيتَyou saw الأَرضَthe earth قَدalready سُدَّwas barred ظَهرُهاits back
لَمّا رَأَيتَ الأَرضَ قَد سُدَّ ظَهرُها
وَلَمand did not تَرَyou see إِلّاexcept بَطنَهاits belly لَكَfor you مَخرَجاan exit
وَلَم تَرَ إِلّا بَطنَها لَكَ مَخرَجا
When you saw that the earth's back had been barred,
When you saw the earth had closed its back
and saw no way out for yourself except through its belly,
And found no escape save its belly as your way out
دَعَوتَyou called upon الَّذيthe One whom ناداهُcalled upon Him يونُسُJonah بَعدَماafter
دَعَوتَ الَّذي ناداهُ يونُسُ بَعدَما
ثَوىhe dwelt فيin ثَلاثٍthree مُظلِماتٍdark places فَفَرَّجاso He brought relief
ثَوى في ثَلاثٍ مُظلِماتٍ فَفَرَّجا
you called upon the One whom Jonah called after
You called on Him whom Jonah called when he resided
he dwelt in three dark places, and He brought relief.
In three darknesses, so He brought relief
فَأَصبَحتَso by morning you were تَحتَbeneath الأَرضَthe earth قَدalready سَرتَyou had traveled لَيلَةًfor a night
فَأَصبَحتَ تَحتَ الأَرضَ قَد سَرتَ لَيلَةً
وَماand not سارَtraveled سارٍa night-traveler مِثلَهاlike it حينَwhen أَدلَجاhe set out by night
وَما سارَ سارٍ مِثلَها حينَ أَدلَجا
So morning found you beneath the earth, having traveled for a night,
Thus you spent a night traveling under the earth
and no night-traveler ever journeyed its like when setting out in darkness.
None has traveled a night like it once darkened
هُماthey both ظُلمَتاthe two darknesses of لَيلٍnight وَأَرضٍand earth تَلاقَتاthey both met
هُما ظُلمَتا لَيلٍ وَأَرضٍ تَلاقَتا
عَلىover جامِحٍone rushing headlong مِنfrom أَمرِهِhis purpose ماnot تَعَرَّجاhe turned aside
عَلى جامِحٍ مِن أَمرِهِ ما تَعَرَّجا
They were the two darknesses of night and earth, which met
Two darknesses of night and earth converged
over one rushing headlong, never swerving from his purpose.
Upon one distraught with his matter, not twisting and winding
خَرَجتَyou emerged وَلَمand did not يَمنُنgrant as a favor عَلَيكَupon you طَلاقَةًfreedom
خَرَجتَ وَلَم يَمنُن عَلَيكَ طَلاقَةً
سِوىexcept رَبِذِa swift horse التَقريبِthe short gallop مِنfrom آلِthe line of أَعوَجاA'waj
سِوى رَبِذِ التَقريبِ مِن آلِ أَعوَجا
You emerged, and none bestowed freedom upon you
You emerged when none had granted you nimbleness
save a steed swift at the short gallop, of A'waj's line.
Except the saddle of the one who drew near, of crooked lineage
أَغَرَّwhite-blazed مِنَamong الحُوِّthe dark-coated ones الجِيادِthe fine steeds إِذاwhen جَرىhe ran
أَغَرَّ مِنَ الحُوِّ الجِيادِ إِذا جَرى
جَرىhe ran جَريَthe running of عُريانِbare of flesh القَراthe back غَيرِnot أَفحَجاbow-legged
جَرى جَريَ عُريانِ القَرا غَيرِ أَفحَجا
White-blazed among the fine dark-coated steeds, when he ran,
Swifter than stallions when they race
he ran like a lean-backed steed, not bow-legged.
Racing like the naked, unshod mares without ankle rings
جَرىhe galloped بِكَwith you عُريانُbare of flesh الحَماتَينِthe two calves لَيلَةًfor a night
جَرى بِكَ عُريانُ الحَماتَينِ لَيلَةً
بِهاduring it عَنكَfrom you راخىloosened اللَهُGod ماwhat كانَhad been أَشنَجاdrawn tight
بِها عَنكَ راخى اللَهُ ما كانَ أَشنَجا
The lean-shanked steed galloped with you through a night
The naked, unshod mares of the two camps ran with you one night
in which God loosened for you what had been drawn tight.
When Allah slackened from you what had been stringent
وَماand not اِحتالَdevised a stratagem مُحتالٌa schemer كَحيلَتِهِlike his stratagem الَّتيwhich
وَما اِحتالَ مُحتالٌ كَحيلَتِهِ الَّتي
بِهاby it نَفسَهُhimself تَحتَbeneath الضَريحَةِthe grave-pit أَولَجاhe brought in
بِها نَفسَهُ تَحتَ الضَريحَةِ أَولَجا
And no schemer devised a stratagem like his, by which
No plotter has plotted like His plot
he brought himself beneath the burial pit.
By which He hid himself under the bier
وَظَلماءَand a darkness تَحتَbeneath الأَرضِthe earth قَدalready خُضتَyou waded through هَولَهاits terror
وَظَلماءَ تَحتَ الأَرضِ قَد خُضتَ هَولَها
وَلَيلٍand a night كَلَونِlike the color of الطَيلَسانِيِّthe taylasan cloak أَدعَجاpitch-black
وَلَيلٍ كَلَونِ الطَيلَسانِيِّ أَدعَجا
And a darkness beneath the earth—you waded through its terror—
And you waded through the darkness beneath the earth
and a night pitch-black as the color of a taylasan cloak.
And a night the color of dark blue wool, jet black
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.