قائمstanding فوقabove شاطىءthe bank النهرof the river
قائم فوق شاطىء النهر
ذاهلheedless عنof حوادثthe events الدهرof time
ذاهل عن حوادث الدهر
Standing above the riverbank,
Standing atop the riverbank
Heedless of the events of time,
Oblivious to the events of fate
ملاقياًmeeting ليلهits night بلاwithout ذعرfear
ملاقياً ليله بلا ذعر
ملاقياًmeeting صبحهits morning بلاwithout بشرcheerfulness
ملاقياً صبحه بلا بشر
Meeting its night without fear,
Meeting his night without dread
Meeting its morning without cheer,
Greeting his dawn without tidings
مطرقhead bowed إنif تراهyou see it تحسبهyou would think it
مطرق إن تراه تحسبه
يهمis on the verge بالنطقof speaking وهوthough it is منmade of صخرrock
يهم بالنطق وهو من صخر
Head bowed—if you saw it, you would think
If you see him silent, you'd think
It was about to speak, though made of rock.
He intends to speak but is made of rock
ككتلةlike a mass منof دجىdarkness إذاwhen اعتكرgrows dense
ككتلة من دجى إذا اعتكر
الليلthe night وكالعهنand like wool فيin ضياthe light البدرof the full moon
الليل وكالعهن في ضيا البدر
Like a mass of darkness when
Like a mass of darkness when
Night thickens, and like wool in the full moon's glow.
The night grows dim and the moon shines
واتصلتand is joined بالسماءto the sky قمتهits summit
واتصلت بالسماء قمته
ودونهاand below it عزproved elusive مطلبthe goal الطيرof birds
ودونها عز مطلب الطير
And its summit touches the sky,
His height has reached the sky
And even a height below it is hard for birds to reach.
With the birds striving below
تلتفcluster أشجارهits trees وقدand already قصرتhave grown short
تلتف أشجاره وقد قصرت
منfrom حولهaround it كالجنودlike soldiers فيin الأسرcaptivity
من حوله كالجنود في الأسر
Its trees cluster, dwarfed,
The trees wrap around him, shortened
Around it like soldiers in captivity.
About him like captives round a guard
كأنهas though it قدhad أقامtaken its stand محتفظاًkeeping watch
كأنه قد أقام محتفظاً
برمالover sands تلوحgleam كالتبرlike gold dust
برمال تلوح كالتبر
As though it had taken its stand, keeping watch
As if he stands preserving
Over sands that gleam like gold dust.
Sands that glisten like ashes
مخلدimmortal فيin مكانهits place أبداًforever
مخلد في مكانه أبداً
برغمdespite كرthe charge القرونof the centuries والفرand the retreat
برغم كر القرون والفر
Immortal in its place forever,
Entranced forever in his place
Despite the centuries' charge and retreat.
Despite the passage of centuries and times
ولوyet if دهتهassailed it الحياةlife آونةfor a time
ولو دهته الحياة آونة
لقصرتwould surely grow shorter منهfor it فسحةthe span العمرof life
لقصرت منه فسحة العمر
Yet had life assailed it for a time,
And if life wore him down for a while
Its span of life would have grown shorter.
It would shorten his broad lifetime
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.