ساعدونيhelp me بالنوحwith wailing والتعديدand recounting the dead's virtues
ساعدوني بالنوح والتعديد
بَعدafter فَقْدِthe loss of العجوزِthe old woman أُمmother of رشيدِRashid
بَعد فَقْدِ العجوزِ أُم رشيدِ
Help me with wailing and recounting her virtues,
Help me mourn and lament
After the loss of the old woman Umm Rashid.
After the loss of old lady Umm Rashid
أَO ستُlady يالَهفَoh, the anguish of نفسيmy soul عَلَيهاfor her
أَ ستُ يالَهفَ نفسي عَلَيها
هَلَكتْshe perished آخرَon the last of اللياليthe nights السّودِblack
هَلَكتْ آخرَ الليالي السّودِ
O lady, how my soul grieves for her!
Oh my anxious soul for her
She perished on the last of the black nights.
She died on the last of the black nights
فاندبيهاso lament her ياO أمَّmother of طوغانَTughan وابكيand weep
فاندبيها يا أمَّ طوغانَ وابكي
فَقْدَهاher loss إنَّindeed فَقدهاher loss يومthe day of عيديmy feast
فَقْدَها إنَّ فَقدها يوم عيدي
So lament her, O Umm Tughan, and weep
So mourn her, Oh mother of Tughan, and cry
For her loss—indeed, her loss is my feast day.
For losing her, losing her is like my feast day
أمُmother of طوغانَTughan واندبيهاand lament her وغَنيand sing
أمُ طوغانَ واندبيها وغَني
ياO لياليnights of الوصالِunion باللهfor God's sake عوديreturn
يا ليالي الوصالِ بالله عودي
Umm Tughan, lament her and sing:
Oh mother of Tughan, mourn her and sing
O nights of union, for God's sake, return!
Oh nights of being with God, return
واذكريهاand speak of her بكلwith every شرٍّevil
واذكريها بكل شرٍّ
كلَّevery يومٍday واهديand send as a gift إليهاto her وقوديmy fuel
كلَّ يومٍ واهدي إليها وقودي
And speak every ill of her
And remember her in all evil
Every day, and send her my fuel as a gift.
Every day, and send firewood to her
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.