ياAh ربmany a مثقلةa heavy-laden cloud تنوءshe strains بحملهاbeneath her load
يا رب مثقلة تنوء بحملها
تسقيshe waters البلادthe lands بوابلwith a downpour غيداقcopious
تسقي البلاد بوابل غيداق
Ah, many a heavy-laden cloud strains beneath her load,
O Lord, heavy are the clouds barely able to carry their load
Watering the lands with a copious downpour.
Watering the lands with pouring rain
مرتshe passed فويقjust above الأرضthe earth تسحبshe trails ذيلهاher hem
مرت فويق الأرض تسحب ذيلها
والريحand the wind تحملهاcarries her علىupon الأعناقthe necks
والريح تحملها على الأعناق
She passed just above the earth, trailing her hem,
Passing above the earth, dragging their tails
While the wind bore her upon its necks.
And the wind carries them on its shoulders
ودنتand she drew near فكانso it was التربthe dust ينهضrises نحوهاtoward her
ودنت فكان الترب ينهض نحوها
كنهوضlike the rising of مشتاقa yearning lover إلىtoward مشتاقa yearning lover
كنهوض مشتاق إلى مشتاق
And she drew near, and the dust rose toward her,
They approached and the soil rose up toward them
Like one yearning lover rising toward another.
As a longing lover rises toward the longed
فكانماso it was as though جاءتshe came تقبلto kiss أرضهhis ground
فكانما جاءت تقبل أرضه
أوor حاولتshe sought منهfrom him لطيفgentle عناقan embrace
أو حاولت منه لطيف عناق
It was as though she had come to kiss his ground,
It was as if the clouds came to kiss the earth
Or sought from him a gentle embrace.
Or tried to tenderly embrace it
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.