بانَdeparted الخَليطُthe companions فَماso there is no لِلقَلبِfor the heart مَعقولُrestraint
بانَ الخَليطُ فَما لِلقَلبِ مَعقولُ
وَلاand no عَلىon الجيزَةِthe passing travelers الغادينَdeparting at dawn تَعويلُreliance
وَلا عَلى الجيزَةِ الغادينَ تَعويلُ
The companions have departed; my heart has no restraint.
The mixture appeared, so the heart has no comprehension,
Nor can I rely on the travelers leaving at dawn.
Nor on the purse are the departing ones relied upon.
أَمّاas for هُمُthem فَعُداةٌso they are enemies ماnot نُكَلِّمُهُمwe speak to them
أَمّا هُمُ فَعُداةٌ ما نُكَلِّمُهُم
وَهيَbut she الصَديقُthe friend بِهاfor her وَجدٌpassionate longing وَتَخبيلُand derangement
وَهيَ الصَديقُ بِها وَجدٌ وَتَخبيلُ
As for them, they are enemies; we do not speak to them.
As for them, they are enemies whom we do not speak to,
But she is my friend; for her are longing and madness.
And it is the friend with whom there is love and flirtation.
كَأَنَّنيas though I يَومَon the day حَثَّurged onward الحادِيانِthe two camel-drivers بِهاher onward
كَأَنَّني يَومَ حَثَّ الحادِيانِ بِها
نَحوَtoward الإوانَةِal-Iwanah بِالطاعونِby plague مَتلولُstruck down
نَحوَ الإوانَةِ بِالطاعونِ مَتلولُ
It was as though, the day the two camel-drivers urged her onward
It is as if, the day the two friends urged her
toward al-Iwanah, I had been felled by plague.
Towards the shelter with the plague, I was wavering,
يَومَon the day اِرتَحَلتُI saddled up بِرَحليwith my saddle دونَwithout بِرذَعَتيmy saddle-pad
يَومَ اِرتَحَلتُ بِرَحلي دونَ بِرذَعَتي
وَالقَلبُand the heart مُستَوهِلٌdismayed بِالبَينِby separation مَشغولُpreoccupied
وَالقَلبُ مُستَوهِلٌ بِالبَينِ مَشغولُ
The day I saddled up with my saddle, without my saddle-pad,
The day I packed my belongings without my armor
my heart was dismayed, preoccupied with separation.
While my heart was busy with separation.
ثُمَّthen اِغتَرَزتُI mounted عَلىon نِضويmy worn-out mount لِأَبعَثَهُto set it moving
ثُمَّ اِغتَرَزتُ عَلى نِضوي لِأَبعَثَهُ
إِثرَfollowing الحُمولِthe laden camels الغَواديdeparting at dawn وَهوَwhile it مَعقولُhobbled
إِثرَ الحُمولِ الغَوادي وَهوَ مَعقولُ
Then I mounted my worn-out beast to set it moving
Then I bid farewell to my companion to send him
after the laden camels departing at dawn, though it was hobbled.
After the caravans though he was comprehension.
فَاِستَعجَلَتthen rushed forth عَبرَةٌa tear شَعواءُuncontrollable قَحَّمَهاthrust it out
فَاِستَعجَلَت عَبرَةٌ شَعواءُ قَحَّمَها
ماءٌwater وَمالَand tilted بِهاwith it فيin جَفنِهاits eyelid الجولُthe rim
ماءٌ وَمالَ بِها في جَفنِها الجولُ
Then an uncontrollable tear rushed forth, driven
So a copious tear hastened which a
by water, and the rim within its eyelid tilted with it.
Water penetrated and rolled in its eyelid.
فَقُلتُso I said ماwhat لِحُمولِwith the laden camels الحَيِّof the tribe قَدalready خَفِيَتvanished
فَقُلتُ ما لِحُمولِ الحَيِّ قَد خَفِيَت
أَكَلَّhas grown dull? طَرفِيَmy sight أَمor غالَتهُمُsnatched them away الغولُthe ghoul
أَكَلَّ طَرفِيَ أَم غالَتهُمُ الغولُ
So I said: Why have the camp's laden camels vanished?
I said what happened to the caravans of the living that
Has my sight grown dim, or has the ghoul snatched them away?
My eyes missed them or did the ghoul make away with them.
يَحفَونَvanish (uncertain reading) طَوراًat times فَأَبكيso I weep ثُمَّthen يَرفَعُهاlifts them
يَحفَونَ طَوراً فَأَبكي ثُمَّ يَرفَعُها
آلُthe mirage الضُحىof midmorning وَالهِبِلّاتُand the huge she-camels المَراسيلُswift-striding
آلُ الضُحى وَالهِبِلّاتُ المَراسيلُ
At times they fade from view, and I weep; then they are lifted
They camp for a while so I cry then the
by the midmorning mirage and the huge, swift-striding she-camels.
Morning family raises it and the twilight messengers.
تَخديstride swiftly بِهِمwith them رُجُفُtrembling الأَلحيthe jaws مُلَيَّثَةٌstrongly built
تَخدي بِهِم رُجُفُ الأَلحي مُلَيَّثَةٌ
أَظلالُهُنَtheir shadows لِأَيديهِنَّfor their forefeet تَنعيلُshoeing
أَظلالُهُنَ لِأَيديهِنَّ تَنعيلُ
Swift-striding, they bear them onward, trembling-jawed and powerfully built;
They are escorted by the neighing of the slick horses
their shadows serve as sandals for their forefeet.
Whose shadows are for their hands golden anklets.
وَلِلحُداةِand for the camel-drivers عَلىalong آثارِهِمtheir tracks زَجَلٌa clamorous chant
وَلِلحُداةِ عَلى آثارِهِم زَجَلٌ
وَلِلسَرابِand for the mirage عَلىover الحِزّانِthe rugged ridges تَبغيلُmule-like trotting
وَلِلسَرابِ عَلى الحِزّانِ تَبغيلُ
The camel-drivers chant loudly along their tracks,
And for the warriors in their tracks are stallions
and the mirage trots like a mule over the rugged ridges.
And for the mirage over the gravels are delusions.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen حَلَّتِsettled الشَهلاءُthe pale sun دونَهُمُbefore them
حَتّى إِذا حَلَّتِ الشَهلاءُ دونَهُمُ
وَاِستَوقَدَand blazed الحَرُّthe heat قالواthey said قَولَةًan utterance قيلواtake your midday rest
وَاِستَوقَدَ الحَرُّ قالوا قَولَةً قيلوا
Until, when the pale sun settled before them
Until when the late mornings prevented them
and the heat blazed, they said: Take your midday rest!
And the heat kindled they said some words, they halted,
وَاِستَقبَلواand they entered وادِياًa valley جَرسُthe cooing الحَمامِof doves بِهِin it
وَاِستَقبَلوا وادِياً جَرسُ الحَمامِ بِهِ
كَأَنَّهُas though it نَوحُthe wailing أَنباطٍof Nabataeans مَثاكيلُbereaved of children
كَأَنَّهُ نَوحُ أَنباطٍ مَثاكيلُ
They entered a valley where the doves' cooing
And faced a valley in which the turtledoves were cooing
sounded like the lament of bereaved Nabataeans.
As if they were the arks of Anbateel.
لَمdid not يُبقِleave مِنof كَبِديmy liver شَيئاًanything أَعيشُI could live بِهِby it
لَم يُبقِ مِن كَبِدي شَيئاً أَعيشُ بِهِ
طولُthe length الصَبابَةِof passionate longing والبيضُand the fair-skinned women الهَراكيلُfull-hipped
طولُ الصَبابَةِ والبيضُ الهَراكيلُ
Nothing of my liver was left for me to live by,
The prolonged separation and the white cranes
by long yearning and the fair, full-hipped women.
Did not leave anything in my liver by which I could live.
مِنof كُلِّevery بَدّاءَbroad-thighed woman فيin البُردَينِthe two cloaks يَشغَلُهاkeeps her occupied
مِن كُلِّ بَدّاءَ في البُردَينِ يَشغَلُها
عَنaway from حاجَةِthe needs الحَيِّof the tribe عُلّامٌhenna وَتَحجيلُand staining hands and feet
عَن حاجَةِ الحَيِّ عُلّامٌ وَتَحجيلُ
Each broad-thighed woman in her two cloaks is distracted
Of every malady in the two abbys occupying them
from the camp's needs by henna and the staining of hands and feet.
From the need of the living, ailments and scorching.
مِمّاamong those whose يَجولُsway وِشاحاهاher two sashes إِذاwhen اِنصَرَفَتshe turns
مِمّا يَجولُ وِشاحاها إِذا اِنصَرَفَت
وَلاand not تَجولُswing بِساقَيهاaround her two calves الخَلاخيلُthe anklets
وَلا تَجولُ بِساقَيها الخَلاخيلُ
One whose twin sashes sway whenever she turns,
Of that which makes its edges flutter when it departs
while the anklets do not move loosely around her calves.
While no anklets clink around its legs.
يَزينُadorns أَعداءَthe outer edges مَتنَيهاof her back's two sides وَلَبَّتَهاand her throat's hollow
يَزينُ أَعداءَ مَتنَيها وَلَبَّتَها
مُرَجَّلٌcombed hair مُنهَلٌgiven a first soaking بِالمِسكِin musk مُعلولُgiven a second soaking
مُرَجَّلٌ مُنهَلٌ بِالمِسكِ مُعلولُ
The outer edges of her back and the hollow of her throat are adorned
It adorns the enemies of its stretch and its wrapping
by combed hair, steeped in musk once, then steeped again.
A bejeweled and scented smooth wrapping.
تُمِرُّهُshe twists it عَطِفَcurving الأَطرافِat the ends ذاpossessing غُدَرٍtresses
تُمِرُّهُ عَطِفَ الأَطرافِ ذا غُدَرٍ
كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they عناقيدُgrape-clusters القُرىof al-Qura الميلُdrooping
كَأَنَّهُنَّ عناقيدُ القُرى الميلُ
She twists it into locks with curling ends,
The glances pass by it slowly, with coyness,
like drooping grape-clusters of al-Qura.
As if they are bunches of dates bending over.
هيفُslender المُرَدّىwhere the cloak lies رَداحٌfull-bodied فيin تَأَوُّدِهاher swaying
هيفُ المُرَدّى رَداحٌ في تَأَوُّدِها
مَحطوطَةُsmooth المَتنِof back وَالأَحشاءِand belly عُطبولُa long-necked beauty
مَحطوطَةُ المَتنِ وَالأَحشاءِ عُطبولُ
Slim where her cloak lies, full-bodied in her swaying,
The swaying of its inclining is submission in its affection
smooth of back and belly, a long-necked beauty.
While its body and innards are supple.
كَأَنَّas though بَينَbetween تَراقيهاher collarbones وَلَبَّتِهاand her throat's hollow
كَأَنَّ بَينَ تَراقيها وَلَبَّتِها
جَمراًglowing embers بِهِin it مِنof نُجومِstars اللَيلِthe night تَفصيلُinterspersed ornament
جَمراً بِهِ مِن نُجومِ اللَيلِ تَفصيلُ
As though between her collarbones and her throat's hollow
As if between its neck and its wrapping
lay embers interspersed with stars of night.
Is an ember with stars of the night lined up.
تَشفيcures مِنَof السَلِّconsumption وَالبِرسامِand pleurisy ريقَتُهاher saliva
تَشفي مِنَ السَلِّ وَالبِرسامِ ريقَتُها
سُقمٌsickness لِمَنfor whoever أَسقَمَتshe has sickened داءٌdisease عَقابيلُlingering after-effects
سُقمٌ لِمَن أَسقَمَت داءٌ عَقابيلُ
Her saliva cures consumption and pleurisy;
Its saliva heals the tetter and mange for whoever it sickens,
yet she is sickness to those she sickens, disease with lingering after-effects.
A malady with which the physicians are struggled.
تَشفيquenches الصَدىthirst أَينَماwherever مالَleans الضَجيعُthe bedfellow بِهاwith her
تَشفي الصَدى أَينَما مالَ الضَجيعُ بِها
بَعدَafter الكَرىslumber ريقَةٌsaliva مِنهاfrom her وَتَقبيلُand kissing
بَعدَ الكَرى ريقَةٌ مِنها وَتَقبيلُ
Thirst is quenched, wherever her bedfellow turns with her,
Its echo heals wherever the slumberer turns with it
after sleep, by her saliva and kissing.
After hardships, a saliva from it and a kissing.
يَصبوyearns إِلَيهاfor her وَلَوeven if كانواthey were عَلىin عَجَلٍhaste
يَصبو إِلَيها وَلَو كانوا عَلى عَجَلٍ
بِالشَعبِin the ravine مِنof مَكَّةَMecca الشيبُthe gray-haired المَثاكيلُbereaved of children
بِالشَعبِ مِن مَكَّةَ الشيبُ المَثاكيلُ
They would yearn for her, even if in haste—
They pour to it even if they are in a hurry
the bereaved gray-haired in a ravine of Mecca.
With the road from Mecca, the white-bearded reverends.
تَسبيcaptivates القُلوبَhearts فَمِنso among زُوّارِهاher visitors دَنِفٌone wasting away
تَسبي القُلوبَ فَمِن زُوّارِها دَنِفٌ
يَعتَدُّcounts آخِرَthe last دُنياهُof his earthly life وَمَقتولُand one slain
يَعتَدُّ آخِرَ دُنياهُ وَمَقتولُ
She captures hearts: among her visitors is one wasting away,
It captures hearts so among its visitors are soft ones
counting his life's last days, and another slain.
Who count its end of the world and being killed.
كَأَنَّas though ضَحكَتَهاher smile يَوماًone day إِذاwhen اِبتَسَمَتshe smiles
كَأَنَّ ضَحكَتَها يَوماً إِذا اِبتَسَمَت
بَرقٌlightning سَحائِبُهُits clouds غُرٌّwhite زَهاليلُlight and wispy
بَرقٌ سَحائِبُهُ غُرٌّ زَهاليلُ
As though her smile, one day when she smiles,
It is as if its smile one day when it beams
were lightning whose clouds are white and wispy.
Is lightning whose clouds are delicate pearls.
كَأَنَّهُas though it زَهَرٌblossoms جاءَbrought الجُناةُthe gatherers بِهِwith it
كَأَنَّهُ زَهَرٌ جاءَ الجُناةُ بِهِ
مُستَطرَفٌfreshly chosen طَيِّبُpleasant الأَرواحِin scent مَطلولُdew-moistened
مُستَطرَفٌ طَيِّبُ الأَرواحِ مَطلولُ
As though it were blossoms brought by gatherers,
It is as if it is a flower which the spring brought
freshly chosen, sweet-scented, wet with dew.
A fragrant soul, a smooth wrapping.
كَأَنَّهاas though she حينَwhen يَنضوslips out of الدِرعَthe shift مَفصِلُهاher limbs
كَأَنَّها حينَ يَنضو الدِرعَ مَفصِلُها
سَبيكَةٌan ingot لَمdid not تُنَقِّصهاdiminish it المَثاقيلُthe weights
سَبيكَةٌ لَم تُنَقِّصها المَثاقيلُ
As though, when her limbs slip out of her shift, she were
It is as if when the coat's buttons are undone
an ingot undiminished by the weights.
A necklace which the weights did not diminish.
أَوor مُزنَةٌa rain-cloud كَشَّفَتswept away عَنهاfrom it الصَباthe east wind رَهَجاًdust
أَو مُزنَةٌ كَشَّفَت عَنها الصَبا رَهَجاً
حَتّىuntil بَداappeared رَيِّقٌa clear gleam مِنهاfrom it وَتَكليلُand a crowning rim
حَتّى بَدا رَيِّقٌ مِنها وَتَكليلُ
Or a rain-cloud from which the east wind has swept dust,
Or a balance which the youth uncovered from it fatigue
until its clear gleam and crowning rim appeared.
Until a saliva from it and a crowning appeared.
أَوor بَيضَةٌan egg بَينَamong أَجمادٍhard-ground ridges يُقَلِّبُهاturns it over
أَو بَيضَةٌ بَينَ أَجمادٍ يُقَلِّبُها
بِالمَنكِبَينِwith both shoulders سُخامُsoft الزِفِّin fine plumage إِجفيلُeasily startled
بِالمَنكِبَينِ سُخامُ الزِفِّ إِجفيلُ
Or an egg among hard ridges, turned over
Or an egg between solid rocks turned over by
with both shoulders by a soft-feathered, easily startled ostrich.
The shoulders of the burly litter-men.
يَخشىfears النَدىthe dew فَيُوَلّيهاso turns toward it مُقاتِلَهُhis vulnerable parts
يَخشى النَدى فَيُوَلّيها مُقاتِلَهُ
حَتّىuntil يُوافىmeets قَرنَthe first rim الشَمسِof the sun تَرجيلُrising to his feet
حَتّى يُوافى قَرنَ الشَمسِ تَرجيلُ
He fears the dew, so turns his vulnerable parts toward it,
Dew fears so it flees its combatant
until he rises to meet the sun's first rim.
Until it meets the sun's rays equating.
أَوor نَعجَةٌa wild cow مِنof إِراخِthe wild cattle الرَملِof the sands أَخذَلَهاkept her apart
أَو نَعجَةٌ مِن إِراخِ الرَملِ أَخذَلَها
عَنfrom إِلفِهاher companion واضِحُwhite الخَدَّينِin both cheeks مَكحولُkohl-eyed
عَن إِلفِها واضِحُ الخَدَّينِ مَكحولُ
Or a cow of the wild cattle of the sands, kept apart
Or a ewe which negligence took from its tribe
from her companion by a white-cheeked, kohl-eyed calf,
And the clearly rosy cheeked coddler.
بِشُقَّةٍin a tract مِنof نَقاthe sand-dune of العَزّافِal-'Azzaf يَسكُنُهاinhabit it
بِشُقَّةٍ مِن نَقا العَزّافِ يَسكُنُها
جِنُّthe jinn الصَريمَةِof the sand-ridge وَالعَينُand the wide-eyed cows المَطافيلُwith calves
جِنُّ الصَريمَةِ وَالعَينُ المَطافيلُ
on a stretch of Naqa al-'Azzaf, inhabited
In a room of soft furs it resides
by the jinn of the sand-ridge and wide-eyed cows with calves.
Where the jinn of whistling and the evil eye dwell.
قالَتsaid لَهُfor his sake النَفسُher soul كونيstay عِندَat مَولِدِهِhis birthplace
قالَت لَهُ النَفسُ كوني عِندَ مَولِدِهِ
إِنَّindeed المُسَيكينَthe poor little one إِنif جاوَزتِyou leave مَأكولُwill be eaten
إِنَّ المُسَيكينَ إِن جاوَزتِ مَأكولُ
Her soul said for his sake: Stay at his birthplace;
The soul said to it, be by his birth
the poor little one will be eaten if you leave.
For if the feeding time passes, the starved dies.
فَالقَلبُso the heart يُعنىis troubled بِرَوعاتٍby terrors تُفَزِّعَهُthat frighten it
فَالقَلبُ يُعنى بِرَوعاتٍ تُفَزِّعَهُ
وَاللَحمُand the flesh مِنfrom شِدَّةِthe intensity الإِشفاقِof anxious fear مَخلولُwasted
وَاللَحمُ مِن شِدَّةِ الإِشفاقِ مَخلولُ
Her heart is troubled by terrors that frighten it,
So the heart is busy with terrors that frighten it
and her flesh is wasted by the intensity of her fear.
While the flesh from the extreme dread is clenched.
تَعتادُهُshe keeps returning to him بِفُؤادٍwith a heart غَيرِnot مُقتَسِمٍdivided
تَعتادُهُ بِفُؤادٍ غَيرِ مُقتَسِمٍ
وَدِرَّةٍand a flow of milk لَمdid not تَخَوَّنَهاdeplete it الأَحاليلُthe milk ducts
وَدِرَّةٍ لَم تَخَوَّنَها الأَحاليلُ
She keeps returning to him with an undivided heart,
It befriends it with an undivided heart
and a milk-flow the ducts have not depleted.
And a pearl which no dreams revealed.
حَتّىuntil اِحتَوىseized بِكرَهاher firstborn بِالجَوِّon the open plain مُطَّرِدٌa ranging predator
حَتّى اِحتَوى بِكرَها بِالجَوِّ مُطَّرِدٌ
سَمَعمَعٌlean and nimble أَهرتُwide الشِدقَينِat the mouth's corners زُهلولُsleek
سَمَعمَعٌ أَهرتُ الشِدقَينِ زُهلولُ
Until a ranging predator seized her firstborn on the open plain—
Until it contained its abhorrence loudly ongoing
lean, wide-jawed and sleek.
Deafening the two cheeks, confused babble.
شَدَّtightened المَماضِغَthe jaw-muscles مِنهُof it كُلَّat every مُنصَرَفٍturn
شَدَّ المَماضِغَ مِنهُ كُلَّ مُنصَرَفٍ
مِنfrom جانِبَيهِits two sides وَفيand in الخُرطومِthe muzzle تَسهيلُa smooth taper
مِن جانِبَيهِ وَفي الخُرطومِ تَسهيلُ
Its jaw-muscles were drawn tight at every turn
It tightened its chews from it every withdrawer
to either side, and its muzzle tapered smoothly.
From its two sides and in the trunk wheezing.
لَمdid not يَبقَremain مِنof زَغَبٍsoft fur طارَflew away النَسيلُthe shed hair بِهِwith it
لَم يَبقَ مِن زَغَبٍ طارَ النَسيلُ بِهِ
عَلىon قَراthe ridge مَتنِهِof its back إِلّاexcept شَماليلُscattered tufts
عَلى قَرا مَتنِهِ إِلّا شَماليلُ
No soft fur remained, after its shed hairs had flown away,
There did not remain any slobber which the breeze took
on the ridge of its back, save scattered tufts.
On the saddle's seat except two side straps.
كَأَنَّماas though بَينَbetween عَينَيهِits eyes وَزُبرَتِهِand its shoulder-tuft
كَأَنَّما بَينَ عَينَيهِ وَزُبرَتِهِ
مِنfrom صَبغِهِits being stained فيin دِماءِblood القَومِof the people مِنديلُa cloth
مِن صَبغِهِ في دِماءِ القَومِ مِنديلُ
As though between its eyes and its shoulder-tuft
As if between its two eyes and its forehead
lay a cloth, so stained was it in the blood of men.
From its dye in the blood of the people, a handkerchief.
كَالرُمحِlike a spear أَرقَلَquivered فيin الكَفَّينِboth hands وَاِطَّرَدَتand ran straight
كَالرُمحِ أَرقَلَ في الكَفَّينِ وَاِطَّرَدَت
مِنهُfrom it القَناةُthe shaft وَفيهاand on it لَهذَمٌa broad spearhead غولُdeadly
مِنهُ القَناةُ وَفيها لَهذَمٌ غولُ
Like a spear quivering in both hands, from which extends
Like a spear it curved in the two palms and from it
a straight shaft bearing a broad, deadly point.
The spearhead leaked in which was thick blood.
يَطويtraverses المَفاوِزَthe desert wastes غيطاناًhollow after hollow وَمَنهَلُهُand its watering place
يَطوي المَفاوِزَ غيطاناً وَمَنهَلُهُ
مِنfrom قُلَّةِthe summit الحَزنِof rugged high ground أَحواضٌpools عَداميلُold and weathered
مِن قُلَّةِ الحَزنِ أَحواضٌ عَداميلُ
It traverses the wastes, hollow after hollow; its watering place
It crosses the deserts folding them and its watering place is
is in old, weathered pools atop rugged high ground.
From scarcity of sadness basins of worms.
لَمّاwhen دَعاgave الدَعوَةَthe cry الأولىfirst فَأَسمَعَهاso made her hear it
لَمّا دَعا الدَعوَةَ الأولى فَأَسمَعَها
وَدونَهُand this side of him شُقَّةٌa stretch ميلانِtwo miles أَوor ميلُone mile
وَدونَهُ شُقَّةٌ ميلانِ أَو ميلُ
When he gave his first cry and made her hear it,
When it called the first call so it heard it
with two miles, or one, stretching between them,
While below it was a slight inclination or a mile.
كادَalmost اللُعاعُthe tender shoots مِنَof الحَوذانِbuttercup يَسحَطُهاchoked her
كادَ اللُعاعُ مِنَ الحَوذانِ يَسحَطُها
وَرِجرِجٌand watery saliva بَينَbetween لَحيَيهاher two jaws خَناطيلُin scattered clumps
وَرِجرِجٌ بَينَ لَحيَيها خَناطيلُ
the tender buttercup shoots nearly choked her,
The spittle from the gullet almost destroyed it
and watery froth lay in clumps between her jaws.
And a gurgling between its two cheeks, little bells.
تُذريscatters الخُزامىthe lavender بِأَظلافٍwith cloven hooves مُخَذرَفَةٍswift-moving
تُذري الخُزامى بِأَظلافٍ مُخَذرَفَةٍ
وَوَقعُهُنَّand their impact إِذاwhen وَقَّعنَthey strike تَحليلُa fleeting touch
وَوَقعُهُنَّ إِذا وَقَّعنَ تَحليلُ
She scatters lavender with swift-moving cloven hooves,
It shakes off the flies with decorated eyelids
whose impact, when they strike, is only a fleeting touch.
And their striking when they strike, a tinkling.
حَتّىuntil أَتَتshe reached مَربِضَthe resting place المِسكينِof the poor one تَبحَثُهُscratching through it
حَتّى أَتَت مَربِضَ المِسكينِ تَبحَثُهُ
وَحَولَهاand around her قِطَعٌpieces مِنهاfrom her رَعابيلُtorn shreds
وَحَولَها قِطَعٌ مِنها رَعابيلُ
Until she reached the poor one's resting place, scratching through it,
Until it came to the cubicle of the miserable one searching him
and around her lay fragments, torn shreds from her.
And around it pieces from it, multicolored patches.
بَحثَthe searching الكَعابِof a young maiden لِقُلبٍfor a bracelet فيin مَلاعِبِهاher play-spaces
بَحثَ الكَعابِ لِقُلبٍ في مَلاعِبِها
وَفيand on اليَدَينِthe two hands مِنَof الحِنّاءِhenna تَفصيلُornamental patterning
وَفي اليَدَينِ مِنَ الحِنّاءِ تَفصيلُ
as a young maiden searches for a bracelet where she plays,
It examined the rubbish for a heart in its playgrounds
with her two hands patterned in henna.
And henna on the hands lined up.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.