بينَwithin حشاهُhis breast لهبٌa flame مضرمُkindled
بينَ حشاهُ لهبٌ مضرمُ
فدمعهso his tears يظهرُreveal ماwhat يكتمُhe conceals
فدمعه يظهرُ ما يكتمُ
Within his breast is a blazing flame.
Among the flames a burning ember
So his tears reveal what he conceals.
His tears reveal what he tries to hide
متيمٌlove-stricken ذوpossessed of سقمٍillness قلبُهُhis heart
متيمٌ ذو سقمٍ قلبُهُ
للشوقِto longing والأحزانِand sorrows مستسلمُsurrendered
للشوقِ والأحزانِ مستسلمُ
He is love-stricken and ailing; his heart
A lovesick heart which illness resides
Is surrendered to longing and sorrows.
To longing and to sorrows he has surrendered
بكىhe wept فلمso did not تبقَremain لهfor him عبرةٌa tear
بكى فلم تبقَ له عبرةٌ
وليسَand there is not بعدafter الدمعِtears إلاexcept الدمُblood
وليسَ بعد الدمعِ إلا الدمُ
He wept, and not a tear remained to him.
He cried until no more tears would come
And after tears there is nothing but blood.
After the tears only blood remains
تمكنتtook hold منof قلبهِhis heart لحظةٌa glance
تمكنت من قلبهِ لحظةٌ
أسرَعmoved swiftly فيهاin it القدرُfate المُبهَمُinscrutable
أسرَع فيها القدرُ المُبهَمُ
A glance took hold of his heart;
A moment took hold of his heart
In that glance, inscrutable fate moved swiftly.
In which obscure fate was swift to gain
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.