إذاwhen عرّسَhalt to rest السّارونَthe night-travelers فيin بَطْنِthe hollow of زامِرٍZāmir
إذا عرّسَ السّارونَ في بَطْنِ زامِرٍ
فسِرْthen travel on وتعوذْand seek refuge منfrom شِرارِthe worst of الطّوارِقِthe night visitors
فسِرْ وتعوذْ من شِرارِ الطّوارِقِ
When the night-travelers halt in the hollow of Zāmir,
When the caravan camps in the belly of a valley,
travel on, and seek refuge from the worst night visitors.
Interpret omens and seek refuge from evil raiders.
ففيfor on الهَضْبةِthe hill الحَمْراءِthe red إنْif كنتَyou are سارياًtraveling by night
ففي الهَضْبةِ الحَمْراءِ إنْ كنتَ سارياً
أُغيْبِرُa little gray one يأويshelters فيin صُدوعِfissures of الشّواهِقِthe towering crags
أُغيْبِرُ يأوي في صُدوعِ الشّواهِقِ
For on the red hill, if you are traveling by night,
For on the red plateau, if you are traveling,
a little gray snake shelters in fissures of the towering crags.
A hyena lurks in the crevices of the high cliffs.
يسالمُkeeps peace with ركبانَriders of الطّريقِthe road نهارَهُduring his daytime
يسالمُ ركبانَ الطّريقِ نهارَهُ
إلىuntil الليلِnight مخبوءٌhidden لإحدىfor one of البَوائِقِthe calamities
إلى الليلِ مخبوءٌ لإحدى البَوائِقِ
He keeps peace with the road's riders by day,
By day he greets the passersby on the road,
hidden until night, poised for some dire mischief.
By night he hides in one of the mountain passes.
كأنّas though بَقاياthe remnants of ماwhat سَرىslipped away منfrom قَميصهِhis shirt
كأنّ بَقايا ما سَرى من قَميصهِ
علىupon متنِهِhis back أقوافُscraps بُردٍa cloak شَبارِقِtattered
على متنِهِ أقوافُ بُردٍ شَبارِقِ
As though the remnants of what has slipped from his shirt
As if the remnants of his tattered shirt
upon his back were scraps of a tattered cloak.
On his back are folds of a bright cuirass.
يُقَصِّرُfalls short عنof يافوخهِhis crown حينwhen تَنطويfolds up
يُقَصِّرُ عن يافوخهِ حين تَنطوي
حقيبةُthe pouch of مملوءٍone filled منwith السُّمِّvenom زاهِقِbloated
حقيبةُ مملوءٍ من السُّمِّ زاهِقِ
His shirt falls short of his crown whenever
He keeps his poison pouch hidden from his belt
the pouch of a bloated, venom-filled creature folds up.
When it coils as a full quiver of lethal venom.
تَناذَرهُwarned one another against him الحاوونَthe snake charmers إذْwhen بَصرواthey caught sight بهِof him
تَناذَرهُ الحاوونَ إذْ بَصروا بهِ
تُسارقُfurtively watch عيناهhis two eyes بَنانَthe fingertips of المُشارِقِthe one facing him
تُسارقُ عيناه بَنانَ المُشارِقِ
The snake charmers warned one another against him when they saw him,
When the guards saw him their hearts shuddered,
his eyes furtively watching the fingertips of the one facing him.
His eyes stealing glances at the radiant horizons.
وغَرّهُمand deceived them منهin him وهمwhile they يَخدعونَهdeceive him
وغَرّهُم منه وهم يَخدعونَه
كِراهٌhis drowsiness علىat أيمانهمtheir oaths والمَواثِقِand the pledges
كِراهٌ على أيمانهم والمَواثِقِ
And what deceived them in him, as they tried to deceive him,
And they were fooled by him though they mistrusted him,
was his drowsiness at their oaths and pledges.
Loathing his oaths and covenants.
ودونَand barring الذيwhat يَرجونthey hope for منfrom سَقَطاتِهِhis lapses
ودونَ الذي يَرجون من سَقَطاتِهِ
حفيظةُprotective fury مشبوبِblazing اللحاظِthe glances مُرامِقِkeeping watch
حفيظةُ مشبوبِ اللحاظِ مُرامِقِ
But barring what they hope to gain from his lapses
Short of what they hoped to gain from his downfall
stands the fury of a fiery-eyed, watchful creature,
Was a alert youth with piercing eyes.
مَطولٍa persistent delayer إذاif ماطلتَهyou stall him الكيدَthe guile سادرٍreckless
مَطولٍ إذا ماطلتَه الكيدَ سادرٍ
جَريءٍbold إذاif بادهتَهyou confront him suddenly فيin الحَقائِقِearnest encounters
جَريءٍ إذا بادهتَه في الحَقائِقِ
one who bides his time if you prolong your guile against him, reckless,
Enduring when malice delays its traps, bold
bold if you confront him suddenly in earnest.
When faced with the truth in perils.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.