نَجّىsaved حَكيماًHakim يَومَon the day of بَدرٍBadr رَكضُهُhis running
نَجّى حَكيماً يَومَ بَدرٍ رَكضُهُ
كَنَجاءِlike the flight of مُهرٍa colt مِنfrom بَناتِthe daughters of الأَعوَجِal-A‘waj
كَنَجاءِ مُهرٍ مِن بَناتِ الأَعوَجِ
His running saved Hakim on the day of Badr,
A wise man fled on the day of Badr
like the flight of a colt born of al-A‘waj’s daughters.
Like the fleeing of a spotted camel mare
أَلقىhe cast aside السِلاحَthe weapons وَفَرَّand fled عَنهاfrom it مُهمَلاًleft unchecked
أَلقى السِلاحَ وَفَرَّ عَنها مُهمَلاً
كَالهِبرِزِيِّlike a deft weaver يَزِلُّglides فَوقَover المِنسَجِthe loom
كَالهِبرِزِيِّ يَزِلُّ فَوقَ المِنسَجِ
He cast aside his weapons and fled from it, unchecked,
He threw down his weapon and neglected it
like a deft weaver gliding over the loom.
Like a lizard slipping on a rough surface
لِماbecause رَأىhe saw بَدراًBadr تَسيلُstreams جِلاهُهاits open ground
لِما رَأى بَدراً تَسيلُ جِلاهُها
بِكَتائِبٍwith battalions مِلأَوْسِfrom al-Aws أَوor مِلخَزرَجِfrom al-Khazraj
بِكَتائِبٍ مِلأَوْسِ أَو مِلخَزرَجِ
Because he saw Badr, its open ground streaming
When he saw Badr with its floods of armies
with battalions from al-Aws or al-Khazraj,
With regiments fully armed or from Khazraj
صُبُرٍsteadfast يُساقونَthey give to drink الكُماةَthe armored warriors حُتوفَهاtheir deaths
صُبُرٍ يُساقونَ الكُماةَ حُتوفَها
يَمشونَthey walk مَهيَعَةَthe broad stretch of الطَريقِthe road المِنهَجِclear
يَمشونَ مَهيَعَةَ الطَريقِ المِنهَجِ
steadfast men who give armored warriors their doom to drink,
Patient men leading their resolute horses
walking the broad stretch of the clear road.
Walking steadily on the paved road
كَمhow many فيهِمِamong them مِنof ماجِدٍa noble man ذيpossessing سَورَةٍfierce spirit
كَم فيهِمِ مِن ماجِدٍ ذي سَورَةٍ
بَطَلٍa hero بِمَكرَهَةِin the ordeal of المَكانِthe place المُحرِجِperilous
بَطَلٍ بِمَكرَهَةِ المَكانِ المُحرِجِ
How many a noble man among them, possessed of fierce spirit,
Among them were many glorious heroes
a hero in the ordeal of a perilous place;
Brave men who faced the difficult situation
وَمُسَوَّدٍand a chieftain يُعطيgives الجَزيلَgreat bounty بِكَفِّهِwith his hand
وَمُسَوَّدٍ يُعطي الجَزيلَ بِكَفِّهِ
حَمّالِa tireless bearer of أَثقالِthe burdens of الدِياتِblood-money payments مُتَوَّجِcrowned
حَمّالِ أَثقالِ الدِياتِ مُتَوَّجِ
and a chieftain giving great bounty with his hand,
And dark-skinned warriors who generously give
a crowned bearer of heavy blood-money burdens,
Bearers of the burden of paying blood-money
زَينِthe ornament of النَدِيِّthe assembly مُعاوِدٍrepeatedly returning to يَومَon the day of الوَغىbattle
زَينِ النَدِيِّ مُعاوِدٍ يَومَ الوَغى
ضَربَstriking الكُماةِthe armored warriors بِكُلِّwith every أَبيَضَwhite blade سَلجَجِkeen-edged
ضَربَ الكُماةِ بِكُلِّ أَبيَضَ سَلجَجِ
the assembly’s ornament, ever renewing on the day of battle
Adornment of the Prophet, repeating on the day of battle
his blows against armored warriors with every white, keen-edged blade;
Striking the enemy with each white-bladed sword
أَوor كُلِّevery أَروَعَsplendid ماجِدٍnoble ذيpossessing مِرَّةٍstrength
أَو كُلِّ أَروَعَ ماجِدٍ ذي مِرَّةٍ
أَوor كُلِّevery مُستَرخيwith a loosely hanging النَجادِsword-belt مُدَجَّجِfully armed
أَو كُلِّ مُستَرخي النَجادِ مُدَجَّجِ
or every splendid nobleman endowed with strength,
Or any other more glorious hero with leadership
or every fully armed man with his sword-belt hanging loose.
Or any relaxed but armed horseman
وَنَجاand escaped اِبنُson of حمْرَاءِred (feminine) العِجانِthe perineum حُوَيرِثٌHuwayrith
وَنَجا اِبنُ حمْرَاءِ العِجانِ حُوَيرِثٌ
يَغليboils الدِماغُthe brain بِهِwithin him كَغَليِlike the boiling of الزِبرِجِgold
يَغلي الدِماغُ بِهِ كَغَليِ الزِبرِجِ
And Huwayrith, son of the woman with the red perineum, escaped,
And the son of Hamraa Al-Ijlani survived
his brain boiling within him like boiling gold.
Whose boiling skull was like a cooking pot
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.