ياO بحرsea هلdo عندكyou have للناسagainst people ثارa vendetta
يا بحر هل عندك للناس ثار
قدhas أثارstirred
قد أثار
O sea, do you bear a vendetta against people
O sea, do you have vengeance for the people
That has stirred
Who have caused
أفراحهمtheir joys مهماwhenever رأواthey saw ماءكyour water سارflowed
أفراحهم مهما رأوا ماءك سار
فيin انكسارbreaking
في انكسار
Their joys whenever they see your water flow
Their joys whenever they saw your calm waters
As it breaks?
In breaking
وحبّذاand how lovely رؤيّاكthe sight of you
وحبّذا رؤيّاك
تنعشyou revive بهاthrough it مضناكthe one pining for you
تنعش بها مضناك
And how lovely is the sight of you!
And how good is your vision
With it you revive the one pining for you,
To revive your fatigue
إذاwhen انتشقhe inhaled هواكyour air
إذا انتشق هواك
علىat السحرthe predawn hour
على السحر
When he inhales your air
When your love splits
At the hour before dawn.
At dawn
الناسpeople ناسpeople كمhow many رأونيthey saw me فيon الجروفthe banks
الناس ناس كم رأوني في الجروف
منof خروفa sheep
من خروف
People are people; how many have seen me on the banks—
People are people, how many saw me in ravines
Of sheep!
Like a sheep
طولthroughout الشتاويthe winters قدhas كسيbeen clothed والصيوفand the summers
طول الشتاوي قد كسي والصيوف
ثوبa garment صوفwool
ثوب صوف
Throughout winters and summers, he has been clothed
All winter long, dressed in wool
In a garment of wool.
A woolen garment
جّتshe came لهto him نعجهa ewe
جّت له نعجه
إذاwhen يمعperhaps: he bleats (unclear form) بعbaa جهhe came
إذا يمع بع جه
A ewe came to him;
Its ewes came to it
When he [bleats?] 'baa,' he comes.
When bleating with some of its bleats
طعامهhis food لهfor him بهجهa delight
طعامه له بهجه
إذاwhen حضرit was present
إذا حضر
His food is a delight to him
Its food is a delight for it
When it is there.
When present
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.