بِحَياتيby my life ياO حَياتيmy life
بِحَياتي يا حَياتي
إِشرَبيdrink الكَأسَthe cup وَهاتيand bring it
إِشرَبي الكَأسَ وَهاتي
By my life, O my life,
By my life, O my life
Drink the cup and bring it to me,
Drink the cup and bring it
قَبلَbefore أَنthat يُفجِعَناafflicts us الدَهTime (word continues)
قَبلَ أَن يُفجِعَنا الدَه
رُcompletion of 'Time' بِمَوتٍwith death وَشَتاتِand separation
رُ بِمَوتٍ وَشَتاتِ
Before Time afflicts us
Before fate afflicts us with
With death and separation.
A death and dispersion
لاdo not تَخونينيbetray me إِذاwhen مِتdie (word continues)
لا تَخونيني إِذا مِت
تُI (verb ending) وَقَدand already ماتَتhave died نُعاتيthose who announce my death
تُ وَقَد ماتَت نُعاتي
Do not betray me when I die,
Do not betray me if I die
And those who announce my death have died.
For then my funeral elegy would die too
إِنَّماonly الوافيthe faithful one بِعَهديto my covenant
إِنَّما الوافي بِعَهدي
مَنthe one who وَفىkeeps faith بَعدَafter وَفاتيmy death
مَن وَفى بَعدَ وَفاتي
The only one faithful to my covenant
Only those who keep their word after my death
Is one who keeps faith after my death.
Are true to their pact with me
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.