زُورواvisit بِنَاwith us اليَومtoday سَلمىSalma أَيُّهاO النَّفَرُcompany
زُوروا بِنَا اليَوم سَلمى أَيُّها النَّفَرُ
وَنَحنُand we لمَّاnot yet يُفَرِّقseparates بينَناbetween us القَدَرُfate
وَنَحنُ لمَّا يُفَرِّق بينَنا القَدَرُ
Visit Salma with us today, O comrades,
Visit us today, O travellers,
while fate has not yet parted us.
While fate still allows us to meet.
نَنظُرwe look upon سُلَيمَىSulayma فإِنso if ضَنَّتwas sparing بنائِلِهاwith her bounty
نَنظُر سُلَيمَى فإِن ضَنَّت بنائِلِها
عَنَّاfrom us انصَرَفناwe turned away وماذاand what يَنفَعُavails النَّظَرُgazing
عَنَّا انصَرَفنا وماذا يَنفَعُ النَّظَرُ
Let us look upon Sulayma; if she withholds her bounty
Let's look upon Salma - if she's stingy with her tent ropes
from us, we shall turn away—what good is gazing?
We'll leave, for of what use is gazing?
مِنfrom حُبِّlove of سَلمَىSalma الّتىwho لَوif طُولِعَتwere examined كَبِدِىmy liver
مِن حُبِّ سَلمَى الّتى لَو طُولِعَت كَبِدِى
بَينَbetween الضُّلوعِthe ribs بَدَاwould appear مِنهاof her بهاupon it أَثَرُa trace
بَينَ الضُّلوعِ بَدَا مِنها بها أَثَرُ
For love of Salma—were my liver examined
From love of Salma, whose liver,
between the ribs, a trace of her would appear upon it.
If examined among my ribs, bears her trace.
لقدindeed حَذِرتُI was wary غَدَاةَon the morning of البَينِparting منfrom نملىNamla
لقد حَذِرتُ غَدَاةَ البَينِ من نملى
والمبتنىand al-Mubtana مِنfrom وَرَالَوbehind, if يَنفَعُavails الحَذَرُcaution
والمبتنى مِن وَرَالَو يَنفَعُ الحَذَرُ
I was wary on the morning of departure from Namla,
I was warned of parting at dawn from my ants
and al-Mubtana beyond—if caution could avail.
And what is built of sticks - does caution help?
بينَparted (uncertain form) الخَليطُthe company فَمِنهُمso among them سالكٌone traveling يَمناًtoward Yemen
بينَ الخَليطُ فَمِنهُم سالكٌ يَمناً
مُصَعِّدِينَtraveling uphill وبَعضُand some of القَومِthe company مُنحَدِرُgoing downhill
مُصَعِّدِينَ وبَعضُ القَومِ مُنحَدِرُ
The company parted: some took the road toward Yemen,
Among the mixed throng - some heading right,
traveling uphill, while some of the company went down.
Some climbing, some of the folk descending.
رَدُّواbrought back الجَمائِلَthe camel-herds أَوor باتَتspent the night مُعَلِّقةًtethered
رَدُّوا الجَمائِلَ أَو باتَت مُعَلِّقةً
حتَىuntil استَقلّواthey set off معَwith الإصباحِdaybreak فابتَكرواand departed early
حتَى استَقلّوا معَ الإصباحِ فابتَكروا
They brought the camel-herds back, or the herds stood tethered overnight,
They returned the camels or left them suspended
until they set off at daybreak and made an early start.
Till dawn broke and they went on.
فأَقبلُوهاthen they steered them بَياضَthe pale expanse المَتنِof the upland قَدalready جَعَلُواthey had placed
فأَقبلُوها بَياضَ المَتنِ قَد جَعَلُوا
مِنًىMina شِمالاًto the left وفيهاand in it عَنهُمُaway from them زَورُa slant
مِنًى شِمالاً وفيها عَنهُمُ زَورُ
Then they steered them toward the pale upland, having placed
So they faced them, their saddles white,
Mina on their left, slanting away from their course.
And turned them aside to the left.
واستَقبَلَتهُمand received them فِجَاجُthe ravines الهَضبِof the rocky hills فاتِحَةًopening
واستَقبَلَتهُم فِجَاجُ الهَضبِ فاتِحَةً
أَفوَاهَهاtheir mouths كلُّهَاall of them نَهجٌa clear path لَهُمfor them دَرَرُstraight
أَفوَاهَها كلُّهَا نَهجٌ لَهُم دَرَرُ
The ravines of the rocky hills received them, opening
The rough ground met them with open
their mouths, all clear, straight paths for them.
Mouths, each a path for them strewn with pearls.
كأَنَّهُمas though they were دُلُحٌheavily laden يَسقِيwaters جَدَاوِلَهاtheir channels
كأَنَّهُم دُلُحٌ يَسقِي جَدَاوِلَها
مُحَلِّمٌMuhallim حَيثُwhere أَدَّتdelivered خَرجَهاits yield هجَرُHajar
مُحَلِّمٌ حَيثُ أَدَّت خَرجَها هجَرُ
They seemed like laden palms, whose channels were watered by
As though they were a train watering its runnels,
Muhallim, where Hajar yielded its produce.
A picker wherever autumn showed its harvest,
فِيحُbroad-spreading العَرَاجينِthe fruit-stalks غَضُّtender البُسرِزَيّنَهُthe unripe dates; adorned it
فِيحُ العَرَاجينِ غَضُّ البُسرِزَيّنَهُ
فَوقَabove الحُدوجِthe camel-litters عُذُوقٌdate-clusters زَانَهاadorned them الثَّمَرُthe fruit
فَوقَ الحُدوجِ عُذُوقٌ زَانَها الثَّمَرُ
With spreading fruit-stalks and tender unripe dates, it was adorned
The fresh green of the Busr palm-trees
above the camel-litters by clusters adorned with fruit.
Above the hollows, viands its fruits adorn.
تلوِىtwist بِأمطائِهَاat their backs الأَروَاحُthe winds فاختَلَفَتso they swayed differently
تلوِى بِأمطائِهَا الأَروَاحُ فاختَلَفَت
أَمطاؤهاtheir backs فَجُذوعُso the trunks النَّخلِof the palms تَنهَصِرُbend
أَمطاؤها فَجُذوعُ النَّخلِ تَنهَصِرُ
The winds twist their backs, so this way and that sway
The winds twist in its thickets diversely
their backs, and the palm-trunks bend.
And the palm-tree trunks creak as they bow.
حُمراًred وَخُضراًand green كساهاclothed them اللهُGod زُخرُفَهُHis adornment
حُمراً وَخُضراً كساها اللهُ زُخرُفَهُ
كَماas اكتَسَىbecame clothed بالنَّباتِwith vegetation العَازِبِgrowing far afield الزَّهَرُthe blossoms
كَما اكتَسَى بالنَّباتِ العَازِبِ الزَّهَرُ
Red and green, God clothed them in His adornment,
Clothed in red and green the Lord decorated it
as blossoms are clothed in greenery growing far afield.
As the unmarried man is clothed in flowers.
وَفِىand among الظَّعَائنِthe women in litters سَلمَىSalma وَهيَwhile she وادِعَةٌat ease
وَفِى الظَّعَائنِ سَلمَى وَهيَ وادِعَةٌ
مثلُlike الغَمامةِa cloud يَعشَىgrows dim دُونَهَاbefore her البَصَرُsight
مثلُ الغَمامةِ يَعشَى دُونَهَا البَصَرُ
And among the women in litters is Salma, resting at ease,
And in the clouds Salma, as she bids farewell,
like a cloud, before which sight grows dim.
Like a cloud at night-fall dimming the sight.
عارَضتهُمI drew alongside them بِكَنازِon a sturdy one اللّحمِof flesh ناجيةٍa swift she-camel
عارَضتهُم بِكَنازِ اللّحمِ ناجيةٍ
اَعرَتlaid bare دَسائعَهاher neck الحاجاتُerrands وَالنَّفَرُand the company
اَعرَت دَسائعَها الحاجاتُ وَالنَّفَرُ
I drew alongside them on a swift, firm-fleshed she-camel,
She confronted them with hunks of meat, wailing,
whose neck had been laid bare by errands and the company.
Baring her forearms - the needs and the travellers!
كأنَّas though مِنof زَبَدٍfoam جَعدٍcrinkled جَماجَمهاtheir heads
كأنَّ مِن زَبَدٍ جَعدٍ جَماجَمها
بِالسّابِرِىِّin Sabiri cloth وبالكَتّانِand in linen تَختَمِرُare veiled
بِالسّابِرِىِّ وبالكَتّانِ تَختَمِرُ
As though their heads were made of crinkled foam,
As though her tangled, dishevelled locks
veiled in Sabiri cloth and linen.
Were fermenting with mercury and linen.
حَتّىuntil لَحِقناwe caught up وَدُونَand before الحىِّthe tribe مُنصلتاًpoised for action
حَتّى لَحِقنا وَدُونَ الحىِّ مُنصلتاً
شاكىarmed with السِّلاَحِweapons بَعِيدُfar-reaching السَّأوِin aim مُنشَمِرُgirded for action
شاكى السِّلاَحِ بَعِيدُ السَّأوِ مُنشَمِرُ
Until we caught up; before the tribe stood a man poised for action,
Till we reached her, by the quarter unveiled,
fully armed, far-reaching in aim, girded for action.
Bare armed, distant, girded with weapons.
قٌلناwe said السَّلامُpeace عليكُمupon you وَهوَwhile he يَزبُرُناrebuked us
قٌلنا السَّلامُ عليكُم وَهوَ يَزبُرُنا
وَرحمةُand the mercy اللهof God أَمّاas for بَعدُwhat follows ماwhat الخبرُthe news
وَرحمةُ الله أَمّا بَعدُ ما الخبرُ
We said, “Peace be upon you,” while he rebuked us,
We said "Peace be upon you" and he snarled at us
“and God's mercy. Now then, what is the news?”
"And God's mercy - what news otherwise?"
يَرمِىhe shoots لِنَفرَقَso we may fear منهof him أوor يخوِّفَناfrightens us
يَرمِى لِنَفرَقَ منه أو يخوِّفَنا
بذَاتِwith one, apparently a bow لوثاءstout يرمىshoots فيهماbetween the two of them الوترُthe bowstring
بذَاتِ لوثاء يرمى فيهما الوترُ
He shoots to make us fear him, or to frighten us,
He sought to frighten or disperse us
with a stout bow; the bowstring shoots between the two [referents unclear].
With a thing filthy in which the bowstring speeds.
منكمfrom you قريباnearby فَهلso is there مِنany وَاردٍone coming to water لكُمfor you
منكم قريبا فَهل مِن وَاردٍ لكُم
قدalready ضَمَّهُنَّgathered them إِلىinto وَهدَاهُماtheir two hollows (unclear form) العكرُthe camel-herd
قد ضَمَّهُنَّ إِلى وَهدَاهُما العكرُ
Near you—so is there anyone coming to water for you?
"Are you visitors? What has led
The camel-herd has gathered them into their two hollows [text unclear].
You to guide them?" He drew them back.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.