أَيُّهاO المَوتDeath أَيّwhat مَجلسa gathering أنسٍfellowship
أَيُّها المَوت أَيّ مَجلس أنسٍ
وَوَقارٍand dignity عَطّلتَyou left desolate بَعدafter سَعيدِSa‘id
وَوَقارٍ عَطّلتَ بَعد سَعيدِ
O Death, what a gathering of fellowship
O Death, what company and dignity
and dignity you have left desolate after Sa‘id!
Did you destroy after Sa'id?
أدبٌliterary learning كَالرِياضlike gardens فيin الحسنbeauty وَالطيand fragrance (opening fragment)
أدبٌ كَالرِياض في الحسن وَالطي
بfragrance (final fragment) قَريبٌnear at hand جَناهits fruit لِلمُستَفيدِfor the learner
ب قَريبٌ جَناه لِلمُستَفيدِ
His literary learning was like gardens in beauty and fragrance,
Manners like gardens in beauty and charm,
its fruit close at hand for the learner.
Its fruits being near for the benefit of the needy.
وَكَأَنّيand as though I بِعلمهin his knowledge البحرthe sea عمقاًin depth
وَكَأَنّي بِعلمه البحر عمقاً
وَاِتِساعاًand breadth تَغشاهyou approach it عَذبsweet الوُرودِdrawing water
وَاِتِساعاً تَغشاه عَذب الوُرودِ
And his knowledge seemed to me a sea in depth
It seemed to me his knowledge was an ocean,
and breadth—sweet to draw from as you approach it.
Deep and vast, covered with sweet roses.
وَنُفوسand the souls الجلّاسthe seated companions تَأنفdisdain إِلّاexcept
وَنُفوس الجلّاس تَأنف إِلّا
عِندَهin his presence أَنto تَكونbe رَهنbound by القُيودِthe bonds
عِندَه أَن تَكون رَهن القُيودِ
And his companions' souls would scorn—save
And the souls of the congregation disdained
in his presence—to be held in bonds,
To be bound in shackles other than his.
بِغَزيرby abundance مِنof علمهhis knowledge وَمُفيدٍand useful
بِغَزير مِن علمه وَمُفيدٍ
وَقَريبand near مِنof حفظهhis memory وَبَعيدand far
وَقَريب مِن حفظه وَبَعيد
by the abundance and usefulness of his knowledge,
Abundant in his beneficial knowledge,
and what his memory held, both near and far,
And near in his retention and far in his intimacy,
وَغَريبٍand rare مِنof أُنسِهِhis companionship وَعَجيبٍand wondrous
وَغَريبٍ مِن أُنسِهِ وَعَجيبٍ
وَطَريفٍand fresh مِنof ظَرفهhis wit وَتَليدand time-honored
وَطَريفٍ مِن ظَرفه وَتَليد
and the rare and wondrous pleasures of his company,
And strange in his company and wondrous,
and his wit, both fresh and time-honored.
Refined in his manners and collected.
جامعcombining الفَضلexcellence فيin الرِوايةtransmitted lore وَالشعand poetry (opening fragment)
جامع الفَضل في الرِواية وَالشع
رpoetry (final fragment) إِلىto الأَصمَعيّal-Asma‘i طَبعnatural gift الوَليدِal-Walid
ر إِلى الأَصمَعيّ طَبع الوَليدِ
He combined excellence in transmitted lore and poetry:
He gathered excellence in narration and poetry
al-Asma‘i's learning with al-Walid's natural gift.
To al-Asma'i, nature of al-Walid.
سلفan elder صالحrighteous بَقيةa remnant قَومٍa people
سلف صالح بَقية قَومٍ
باركblessed اللَهُGod عَهدَهُمtheir age فيamong العُهودِthe ages
بارك اللَهُ عَهدَهُم في العُهودِ
A righteous elder, a remnant of a people
A righteous ancestor, remainder of a people
whose age God blessed among the ages.
Whose covenant Allah blessed in contracts.
عَرَفواthey knew الخَيرgoodness أَكرَمواthey honored فَاعليهthose who practiced it
عَرَفوا الخَير أَكرَموا فَاعليه
جَهلواthey did not know اللؤمbaseness جَهلهمtheir ignorance للجُحودِof ingratitude
جَهلوا اللؤم جَهلهم للجُحودِ
They knew goodness and honored those who practiced it;
They knew good, honored its doers.
they knew no baseness, just as they knew no ingratitude.
They were ignorant of villainy, ignoring transgressions.
وَإِذاand whenever ماemphatic particle تَجَرَّدواthey girded themselves لِعِداءٍfor enmity
وَإِذا ما تَجَرَّدوا لِعِداءٍ
وَقَفواthey stopped بِالعداءwith the enmity عِندَat حُدودِlimits
وَقَفوا بِالعداء عِندَ حُدودِ
And whenever they girded themselves for conflict,
And when they disrobed for enmity,
they kept their enmity within bounds.
They stopped at enmity within limits.
لَيتَwould that قَوميmy people تَخلّقواthey adopted بِكَريمwith noble الخلcharacter (opening fragment)
لَيتَ قَومي تَخلّقوا بِكَريم الخل
قcharacter (final fragment) هَذاthis عِندَduring الخِصامthe dispute الشَديدِfierce
ق هَذا عِندَ الخِصام الشَديدِ
Would that my people adopted a noble
Would that my people would adorn themselves with the noble manners
character such as this in fierce disputes.
Of this man in intense conflict.
ماhow أَشَدَّintense اِفتِقارناour need لسموّfor nobility الthe (definite article)
ما أَشَدَّ اِفتِقارنا لسموّ ال
خلقcharacter فيin هَذِهِthese اللَياليnights السودِblack
خلق في هَذِهِ اللَيالي السودِ
How sorely we need nobility of
How great is our need for the loftiness of manners
character in these black nights!
In these dark nights!
ماwhat لَكُمis with you بَعضَكُمsome of you يمزقtears apart بَعضاًothers
ما لَكُم بَعضَكُم يمزق بَعضاً
أَفرَغتُمhave you finished? مِنwith العَدوّthe enemy اللدودِimplacable
أَفرَغتُم مِن العَدوّ اللدودِ
What is wrong with you, that some of you tear others apart?
What is with you tearing each other apart?
Have you finished with the implacable enemy?
Have you finished with the hostile enemy?
إِذهَبواgo فيthrough البِلادthe land طولاًlengthwise وَعَرضاًand breadthwise
إِذهَبوا في البِلاد طولاً وَعَرضاً
وَاِنظُرواand look ماwhat لِخَصمكمbelonging to your adversary مِنof جُهودِefforts
وَاِنظُروا ما لِخَصمكم مِن جُهودِ
Go through the land, its length and breadth,
Go lengths and breadths in the countries
and see what efforts your adversary has made.
And see what your opponent has of exertions.
وَالمَسواand touch بِاليدينwith both hands صَرحاًan edifice مَنيعاًimpregnable
وَالمَسوا بِاليدين صَرحاً مَنيعاً
شادَhe raised أَركانهits pillars بِعَزمwith resolve وَطيدِsteadfast
شادَ أَركانه بِعَزم وَطيدِ
And touch with both hands an impregnable edifice:
And touch with your hands a firm edifice
he raised its pillars with steadfast resolve.
Whose pillars he erected with firm resolution,
شادَهُhe raised it فَوقabove مَجدكمyour glory وَبَناهand built it
شادَهُ فَوق مَجدكم وَبَناه
مشمخراًtowering عَلىover رُفاتremains الجُدودِthe forefathers
مشمخراً عَلى رُفات الجُدودِ
He raised it above your glory and built it
Erecting it above your glory, building it
towering over your forefathers' remains.
Towering over the skulls of ancestors.
كُلall هَذاthis اِستَفادهhe gained it بَينَamid فَوضىchaos
كُل هَذا اِستَفاده بَينَ فَوضى
وَشقاقand discord وَذُلةand humiliation وَهجودِand slumber
وَشقاق وَذُلة وَهجودِ
All this he gained amid chaos,
He gained all this amidst chaos,
and discord, humiliation, and slumber,
Disunity, humiliation, and submission,
وَاِشتِغالٍand preoccupation بِالتُرَهاتِwith trifles وَحُبِّand love of الذthe pleasures (opening fragment)
وَاِشتِغالٍ بِالتُرَهاتِ وَحُبِّ الذ
ذاتpleasures (final fragment) عَنaway from نافعuseful عَميمwidely beneficial مَجيدِglorious
ذات عَن نافع عَميم مَجيدِ
and preoccupation with trifles and love of
And preoccupation with nonsense and love of others
pleasures, neglecting what is useful, widely beneficial, and glorious.
Away from the beneficial, universal, magnificent.
شهدbore witness اللَهGod أَنthat تِلكَthat حَياةa life
شهد اللَه أَن تِلكَ حَياة
فُضِّلَتwas preferred فَوقَهاabove it حَياةlife العَبيدِthe slaves
فُضِّلَت فَوقَها حَياة العَبيدِ
God bears witness that such a life
Allah bears witness that that life
is less desirable than the life of slaves.
Is preferred over the life of slaves.
أَصبَحhas become المَوتdeath نعمةًa blessing يُحسَدُis envied الميthe dead man (opening fragment)
أَصبَح المَوت نعمةً يُحسَدُ المي
تُdead man (final fragment) عَلَيهاfor it موسّداًpillowed فيin الصَعيدِthe earth
تُ عَلَيها موسّداً في الصَعيدِ
Death has become a blessing: the dead man is envied
Death has become a blessing; the dead
for it, pillowed in the earth.
Are envied pillowed in the dust.
وَسَعيدand happy مَنwhoever نالَattained مثلlike سَعيدٍSa‘id
وَسَعيد مَن نالَ مثل سَعيدٍ
بَعدafter دارthe abode الفَناءtransience دارthe abode الخُلودِeternity
بَعد دار الفَناء دار الخُلودِ
And happy is he who, like Sa‘id, attained
Happy is he who attains the like of Sa'id
after the abode of transience, the abode of eternity.
After the abode of annihilation, the abode of eternity.
فَهَنيئاًso congratulations لَكَto you النَعيمbliss مُقيماًabiding
فَهَنيئاً لَكَ النَعيم مُقيماً
أَنتَyou فيهِin it جارُa neighbor العَزيزthe Mighty الحَميدِthe Praiseworthy
أَنتَ فيهِ جارُ العَزيز الحَميدِ
So joy be yours as you dwell in bliss:
So congratulations to you for lasting bliss,
there you are a neighbor of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.
You in which are the companion of the Almighty, All-Praiseworthy.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.