هبتrose up الشامُal-Sham (the Levant) علىin keeping with عاداتهاher customs
هبت الشامُ على عاداتها
تملأfills الأرضَthe earth شباباًyouth حَنِقاenraged
تملأ الأرضَ شباباً حَنِقا
Al-Sham rose, as is her custom,
Sham has returned to its ways
Filling the earth with enraged youth,
Filling the earth with indignant youth
نادباًlamenting بيتاًa house أباحواthey violated قُدْسَهُits sanctity
نادباً بيتاً أباحوا قُدْسَهُ
فيin فِلَسْطينَPalestine . وشملاًand unity مِزَقاin shreds
في فِلَسْطينَ . وشملاً مِزَقا
Lamenting a house whose sanctity they violated
Mourning a sanctified home they violated
In Palestine, and unity torn to shreds.
In Palestine. And a ripped garment
بَرَّkept faith بالعهدwith the pledge رجالٌmen أُنُفٌproud
بَرَّ بالعهد رجالٌ أُنُفٌ
أخذtook الشعبُthe people عليهمupon them مَوْثقاa solemn pledge
أخذ الشعبُ عليهم مَوْثقا
Proud men kept faith with the pledge;
Men of integrity broke the covenant
The people had taken a solemn pledge from them.
The people took a pledge against them
شرَفاًhonor يومَday of فِلسطينَPalestine فقدfor indeed
شرَفاً يومَ فِلسطينَ فقد
بلغhas reached القِمَّةَthe summit هذاthis المرتقىthe ascent
بلغ القِمَّةَ هذا المرتقى
Honor to the Day of Palestine, for
Honor, the day Palestine was lost
This ascent has reached the summit.
Reached the summit of this ascent
ألبسclothed الملكَkingship رداءًa robe وازدهتand grew radiant
ألبس الملكَ رداءً وازدهت
روعةُthe splendor التاريخِof history منهfrom it رَوْنقاluster
روعةُ التاريخِ منه رَوْنقا
It clothed kingship in a robe, and
Adorning the king with a gown, the awe
History's splendor gained luster from it.
Of history was embellished by it
اسمعيlisten ياO جِلَّقٌJillaq (Damascus) !! إنindeed دماًblood !
اسمعي يا جِلَّقٌ !! إن دماً !
فيin فِلَسْطينَPalestine هضيماًwronged نطقاhas spoken
في فِلَسْطينَ هضيماً نطقا
Listen, O Jillaq! Indeed, blood
Hear me, o Golan! A blood
In Palestine, wronged, has spoken—
In Palestine grievously speaks
عربياًArab سالflowed منfrom أفئدةٍhearts
عربياً سال من أفئدةٍ
عربياتٍArab تلظتblazed حُرَقاburning anguish
عربياتٍ تلظت حُرَقا
Arab blood that flowed from hearts,
Arab blood shed from Arab hearts
Arab hearts ablaze with anguish.
Burned with anguish
صبغdyed الأرضَthe earth وألقىand cast فوقهاabove it
صبغ الأرضَ وألقى فوقها
منof فداءٍsacrifice وإباءٍand defiance شفقاa twilight glow
من فداءٍ وإباءٍ شفقا
It dyed the earth and cast above it
Dying the earth and bestowing upon it
A twilight glow of sacrifice and defiance.
Sacrifice and refusal's tenderness
تَحْمِلُcarries الريحُthe wind إلىto أرجائهاits reaches
تَحْمِلُ الريحُ إلى أرجائها
منfrom زكّياتِthe pure ones الضحاياthe victims عَبَقاfragrance
من زكّياتِ الضحايا عَبَقا
The wind carries to its far reaches
The wind carries to its corners
A fragrance from the pure among the slain.
The fragrance of the martyrs' grace
اسمعيlisten ياO جلقٌJillaq (Damascus) !! إنindeed دماblood !
اسمعي يا جلقٌ !! إن دما !
فيin فِلَسْطينَPalestine يناديcalls to جِلَّقاJillaq (Damascus)
في فِلَسْطينَ ينادي جِلَّقا
Listen, O Jillaq! Indeed, blood
Hear me, O Golan! A blood!
In Palestine is calling to Jillaq.
In Palestine calling for Golan
اسمعيlisten : هذاthis دمٌblood شاءتwilled لهfor it
اسمعي : هذا دمٌ شاءت له
نخوةٌa sense of honor مهتاجةٌaroused أنْthat يُهْرقاit be shed
نخوةٌ مهتاجةٌ أنْ يُهْرقا
Listen: this is blood that was willed
Hear: this is a blood that noble
By impassioned honor to be shed.
Ardor willed to be spilled
شدَّhow greatly ماemphatic particle احتاجتneeded إلىof أمثالهits like
شدَّ ما احتاجت إلى أمثاله
أممٌnations يُعوِزُهاthey need أنto تُعْتَقاbe freed
أممٌ يُعوِزُها أن تُعْتَقا
How sorely its like has been needed
How much nations lacking it
By nations needing to be freed!
Needed the likes to be liberated
شاهدٌa witness عدلٌjust علىagainst الظلمoppression إذاwhen
شاهدٌ عدلٌ على الظلم إذا
كَذَبَlied التارِيخُhistory يوماًone day صدقاspoke the truth
كَذَبَ التارِيخُ يوماً صدقا
A just witness against oppression: when
An honest witness to injustice if
History lies one day, this blood speaks truth.
History ever lied truthfully
احمليcarry ماwhatever اسطَعْتِyou can منof حبّاتهits beads
احملي ما اسطَعْتِ من حبّاته
واجعليهاand make them لعيونٍfor eyes حَدَقاpupils
واجعليها لعيونٍ حَدَقا
Carry as many of its beads as you can,
Bear what beads of it you can
And make them pupils for eyes.
And make them eyes that stared
يسقطُfalls الطفْلُthe child علىupon والدهhis father
يسقطُ الطفْلُ على والده
وارداًarriving at موردَهhis watering place معتنِقاembracing
وارداً موردَه معتنِقا
The child falls upon his father,
The child falls upon his father
Coming to his watering place, embracing him.
Embracing his place affectionately
وتمرand passes الأمُّthe mother غضبىangry ساءهاit pained her
وتمر الأمُّ غضبى ساءها
فيin سباقa race مِثلِهِlike it أنto تُسبَقاbe outstripped
في سباق مِثلِهِ أن تُسبَقا
And the mother passes, angry—it pains her
The angry mother passes in a race
To be outstripped in a race like this.
Like it though unable to surpass
نَسَقٌa pattern للموتfor death لمnot نسمعْwe have heard بهof it
نَسَقٌ للموت لم نسمعْ به
ليتناif only we نَعْرِفُwe know هذاthis النسقاthe pattern
ليتنا نَعْرِفُ هذا النسقا
A pattern of death we have never heard of—
An order of death we never heard of
Would that we knew this pattern!
Would that we know this order
هكذاthus تُعْلِنُproclaim صرعىthe slain أمةٍa nation
هكذا تُعْلِنُ صرعى أمةٍ
أنthat شعباًa people منfrom جديدٍnew خُلِقاwas created
أن شعباً من جديدٍ خُلِقا
Thus the slain of a nation proclaim
Thus proclaim the dead of a nation
That a people has been created anew.
That a people anew was created
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.