عهدُهُhis acquaintance بالرقادِwith sleep عهدٌan acquaintance قديمُlong past
عهدُهُ بالرقادِ عهدٌ قديمُ
إنهُindeed he ظاعِنdeparted العزاءِsolace مُقيمُremaining
إنهُ ظاعِن العزاءِ مُقيمُ
His last encounter with sleep was long ago.
His promise of sleep is an ancient promise
Indeed, he remains, though solace has departed.
He is a resident of overwhelming sorrows
وصلتهُbound him بالسقمِto sickness لحظةُa glance طرفٍan eye
وصلتهُ بالسقمِ لحظةُ طرفٍ
لحظُهُits gaze دائمُconstant الفُتورِlanguor سقيمُailing
لحظُهُ دائمُ الفُتورِ سقيمُ
An eye’s glance bound him to sickness;
His link with illness is a momentary glance
Its gaze is ever languid and ailing.
His glances are always listless and sick
لمdid not تصافِحُclasp دموعُهُhis tears الخدَّthe cheek حتىuntil
لم تصافِحُ دموعُهُ الخدَّ حتى
بانَdeparted منهُfrom him قلبٌa heart عليهِto him كريمُdear
بانَ منهُ قلبٌ عليهِ كريمُ
His tears did not clasp his cheek until
His tears did not kiss his cheek until
A heart dear to him had parted from him.
A generous heart was revealed in him
إنَّماonly أسلمتهُbetrayed him بالغَنجِwith coquetry عينٌan eye
إنَّما أسلمتهُ بالغَنجِ عينٌ
أمكنَتgave power منهُover him زفرةًa sigh لاdoes not تُلِيمُincur blame
أمكنَت منهُ زفرةً لا تُلِيمُ
An eye alone, with its coquetry, betrayed him,
Rather an eye surrendered him to confusion
Giving a blameless sigh power over him.
It drew from him a sigh that does not blame
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.