أبعدواKeep away عنيfrom me الشفاهthe lips اللواتيthat
أبعدوا عني الشفاه اللواتي
كنthey used to يطفئنthey quench منsome of أوارthe burning heat الصاديthe thirsty one
كن يطفئن من أوار الصادي
Keep away from me the lips that
Keep far from me the lips that used to
Used to quench some of the thirsty one's burning heat.
Quench the lamps of my desert encampment
أغمضواShut دونيbefore me الجفونthe eyelids اللواتيthat
أغمضوا دوني الجفون اللواتي
هنthey are فجرa dawn يضلleads astray صبحthe morning العبادhumankind
هن فجر يضل صبح العباد
Shut before me the eyelids that
Close from me the eyes that were
Are a dawn that leads humankind's morning astray.
A dawn leading astray morning’s worshippers
واستردواand reclaim إنif استطعتمyou can مرداa return
واستردوا إن استطعتم مردا
لثماتيmy kisses منfrom الخدودthe cheeks النواديthe dewy ones
لثماتي من الخدود النوادي
And reclaim, if you can bring them back,
Take back, if you can, an echo
My kisses from the dewy cheeks.
Of my kisses from the cheeks of the valleys
كنthey were للحبfor love خاتماًa seal وأراهاand I see them
كن للحب خاتماً وأراها
عبثاُmere folly ماso long as طبعنthey were imprinted فيupon الأجيادthe necks
عبثاُ ما طبعن في الأجياد
They were love's seal, yet I deem them
That were love’s seal, though I saw them
Mere folly, so long as they are imprinted upon necks.
Vainly imprinted on destiny’s scrolls
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.