حَيِّgreet المَنازِلَthe dwellings بِالأَجزاعِat al-Ajza‘ (the valley bends) غَيَّرَهاchanged them
حَيِّ المَنازِلَ بِالأَجزاعِ غَيَّرَها
مَرُّthe passage of السِنينَthe years وَآبادٌand ages وَآبادُand ages
مَرُّ السِنينَ وَآبادٌ وَآبادُ
Greet the dwellings at al-Ajza‘, changed by
The dwellings with strong pillars time has changed,
the passing years, and ages upon ages.
Passing years made ruins and ruins.
إِذِwhen النَقيعَةُal-Naqi‘ah مُخضَرٌّgreen مَذانِبُهاits watercourses
إِذِ النَقيعَةُ مُخضَرٌّ مَذانِبُها
وَإِذand when لَناfor us بِشِباكِat Shibak البَطنِal-Batn رُوّادُpasture-seeking scouts
وَإِذ لَنا بِشِباكِ البَطنِ رُوّادُ
When al-Naqi‘ah’s watercourses were green,
Where al-Naqi'a was once verdant in its slopes
and we had pasture-scouts at Shibak al-Batn.
And our young warriors guarded its valleys.
رَأَتsaw أُمامَةُUmamah أَنقاضاًtravel-worn camels عَلىin عَجَلٍhaste
رَأَت أُمامَةُ أَنقاضاً عَلى عَجَلٍ
وَهاجِعاًand a sleeper عِندَهُbeside him عَنسٌa sturdy she-camel وَأَقتادُand saddle-frames
وَهاجِعاً عِندَهُ عَنسٌ وَأَقتادُ
Umamah saw, in haste, travel-worn camels,
Umma saw rubble in haste,
and a sleeper with a sturdy she-camel and saddle-frames beside him,
A loved one beside it grieving and lamenting.
فيamong ضُمُّرٍlean camels مِنof مَهارىMahri camels قَدalready أَضَرَّdid harm بِهاto them
في ضُمُّرٍ مِن مَهارى قَد أَضَرَّ بِها
سَيرُtravel النَهارِthe daytime وَإِسآدٌand nightlong travel وَإِسآدُand nightlong travel
سَيرُ النَهارِ وَإِسآدٌ وَإِسآدُ
among lean Mahri camels, already worn down by
In the ruins of dwellings which the passing days
daytime travel and nightlong march upon nightlong march.
And darkest gloom damaged and damaged.
إِذاwhen تَغَيَّظَgrew angry حاديهُنَّtheir camel-driver ظَلَّthere remained لَهُfor him
إِذا تَغَيَّظَ حاديهُنَّ ظَلَّ لَهُ
مِنهُنَّfrom them يَومٌa day إِذاwhen اِعصَوصَبنَthey bunched together عُصوادُtrying
مِنهُنَّ يَومٌ إِذا اِعصَوصَبنَ عُصوادُ
When their driver grows angry, he has
When their guide gets angry, he becomes
a trying day with them, when they bunch together.
A day for them, if they disobey, severe punishment.
إِذاwhen تَذارَعنَthey stride out يَوماًfor a day بُعدَthe vast length of مُنخَرَقٍan open waste
إِذا تَذارَعنَ يَوماً بُعدَ مُنخَرَقٍ
مالَتswayed بِهِنَّwith them بَنوsons of (figuratively, shanks) مُلطٍthe bare limbs وَأَعضادُand upper forelimbs
مالَت بِهِنَّ بَنو مُلطٍ وَأَعضادُ
When, for a day, they stride an open waste’s vast length,
If they contend a day after being defeated,
their bare shanks and upper forelimbs sway with them.
The Bani Mulat and the strong warriors attack them.
يَضرَحنَthey scatter كُلَّall حَصىpebbles of مَعزاءَhard, stony ground هاجِرَةٍmidday heat
يَضرَحنَ كُلَّ حَصى مَعزاءَ هاجِرَةٍ
كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they were نَعامٌostriches راحَset off at evening نُدّادُrunning wild
كَأَنَّهُنَّ نَعامٌ راحَ نُدّادُ
They scatter every pebble of the hard ground in the midday heat,
They stir up trouble at every dangerous pass
as though they were ostriches setting off at evening, running wild.
As if they were ostriches led by a bellowing camel.
ماnot زالَceased مِنfrom مازِنٍMazin فيin كُلِّevery مُعتَرَكٍbattlefield
ما زالَ مِن مازِنٍ في كُلِّ مُعتَرَكٍ
تَحتَbeneath الخَوافِقِfluttering banners يَومَthe day of الرَوعِterror ذُوّادُdefenders
تَحتَ الخَوافِقِ يَومَ الرَوعِ ذُوّادُ
Mazin has always had, on every battlefield,
The warriors of Mazin never ceased to be
defenders beneath fluttering banners on the day of terror.
Under the banners, on the day of alarm, defenders.
لِمازِنٍfor Mazin صَخرَةٌa rock صَمّاءُsolid راسِيَةٌfirmly rooted
لِمازِنٍ صَخرَةٌ صَمّاءُ راسِيَةٌ
تُنبيrepels الصَفاsmooth rocks حينَwhen تَرديهِنَّstrikes them صَيخادُa hard boulder
تُنبي الصَفا حينَ تَرديهِنَّ صَيخادُ
Mazin has a solid, firmly rooted rock
Mazin has a silent, firm rock
that repels smooth stones when a hard boulder strikes them.
It warns Sufa when the warriors roar at them.
هُمُthey الحُماةُthe protectors إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الخَيلُthe horses شَمَّصَهاmade them rear
هُمُ الحُماةُ إِذا ما الخَيلُ شَمَّصَها
وَقعُthe impact of القَناspears وَنَضَتand slipped off عَنهُنَّfrom them أَلبادُfelt saddle-pads
وَقعُ القَنا وَنَضَت عَنهُنَّ أَلبادُ
They are the protectors whenever the horses are set rearing by
They are the protectors when the horses sniff
the impact of spears, and their felt saddle-pads slip off;
The clanging of spears and the coats of mail ring.
وَاِنسَلَّتِand slipped free الهُندُوانِيّاتُIndian blades لَيسَthere are not لَهاfor them
وَاِنسَلَّتِ الهُندُوانِيّاتُ لَيسَ لَها
إِلّاexcept جَماجِمَskulls هامِheads of القَومِthe men أَغمادُsheaths
إِلّا جَماجِمَ هامِ القَومِ أَغمادُ
and the Indian blades slip free, having nothing
The Indians attack and they have nothing
for sheaths but the skulls of the men’s heads.
But the skulls of the people as scabbards.
وَكُلُّand every أَسمَرَbrown-shafted spear خَطِّيٍّKhatti يُقَحِّمُهُdrives it headlong
وَكُلُّ أَسمَرَ خَطِّيٍّ يُقَحِّمُهُ
فيinto حَومَةِthe midst of المَوتِdeath إِصدارٌwithdrawal وَإيرادُand thrusting in
في حَومَةِ المَوتِ إِصدارٌ وَإيرادُ
And every brown Khatti spear is driven headlong
And every dark-skinned Ethiopian who attacks
into the heart of death by withdrawal and thrust.
Is thrown by the defenders into the heat of death.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.