أَيُّwhat رُزْءٍcalamity دَهَاكَbefell you يَاO سَمْعَانُSam'an
أَيُّ رُزْءٍ دَهَاكَ يَا سَمْعَانُ
هُزَّwas shaken مِنْby هَوْلِthe horror وَقْعِهِof its impact لُبْنَانُLebanon
هُزَّ مِنْ هَوْلِ وَقْعِهِ لُبْنَانُ
What calamity has befallen you, O Sam'an?
What grief has stricken you, O Semaan!
Lebanon was shaken by the horror of its blow.
Lebanon is shaken by its impact.
وَتَلَقَّتْand received أَنْبَاءهُits news مِصْرُEgypt وهْناًweakened
وَتَلَقَّتْ أَنْبَاءهُ مِصْرُ وهْناً
فَهيso she وَلْهَىdistraught وَمَاand not لَهَاfor her سُلْوَانُconsolation
فَهي وَلْهَى وَمَا لَهَا سُلْوَانُ
And Egypt received its news, stricken,
The news reached Egypt in sorrow,
So she is distraught, with no consolation.
So it is delirious, with no console.
يَعْلَمُknows اللهُGod مَاwhat تَحَمَّلَهُhas borne it آلُكَyour family
يَعْلَمُ اللهُ مَا تَحَمَّلَهُ آلُكَ
فِيin المَرْبَعَيْنِthe two abodes وَالإِخْوَانُand the brethren
فِي المَرْبَعَيْنِ وَالإِخْوَانُ
God knows what your family has borne
God knows what your family endured
In the two abodes, and your brethren too.
During the forties and with the Brethren.
فَدَحَweighed heavily الأَمْرُthe calamity فِيupon الفَتَىthe young man البَاسِطِoutstretching الكَفِّthe hand
فَدَحَ الأَمْرُ فِي الفَتَى البَاسِطِ الكَفِّ
وَفِيand upon العَفِّthe pure one قَلْبُهُhis heart وَاللِّسَانُand the tongue
وَفِي العَفِّ قَلْبُهُ وَاللِّسَانُ
Grievous was the loss of the open-handed young man,
So leadership fell on the open-handed youth
And of him whose heart and tongue were pure,
With the gentle heart and glib tongue.
فِيin عَزِيزٍa cherished man بَنَىhe built مِنَfrom الجَاهِprestige صَرْحاًa tower
فِي عَزِيزٍ بَنَى مِنَ الجَاهِ صَرْحاً
لَمْnot يُطَاوِلْcould rival بُنْيَانَهُhis edifice بُنْيَانُan edifice
لَمْ يُطَاوِلْ بُنْيَانَهُ بُنْيَانُ
Of a cherished man who built a tower of prestige,
On a dear one who built from prestige a edifice
No edifice could rival his own.
That no other building could rival,
نَالَhe attained مَاwhat شَاءَhe wished مِنْof مُنىًwishes وَتَنَحَّىand withdrew
نَالَ مَا شَاءَ مِنْ مُنىً وَتَنَحَّى
عَنْfrom طِرَادٍcompetition فِيon شَوْطِهِhis course الأَقْرَانُthe peers
عَنْ طِرَادٍ فِي شَوْطِهِ الأَقْرَانُ
He attained all he wished, while there withdrew
He attained what he wished and withdrew
From competing on his course, his peers.
From a race while his peers were still running.
ذَاكَthat إِنْif كَانَhe was بِالإِجَادَةِto excellence
ذَاكَ إِنْ كَانَ بِالإِجَادَةِ
وَالجُودِand generosity وَلُوعاًdevoted وَدَأْبُهُand his constant practice الإِحْسَانُdoing good
وَالجُودِ وَلُوعاً وَدَأْبُهُ الإِحْسَانُ
That was so, if he was devoted to excellence
That is, if generosity was his way
And generosity, and doing good was his constant practice.
And giving freely his habit and kindness his work
كُلُّevery فِعْلٍdeed لِلْخَيْرِfor good سَاهَمَhe participated فِيهِin it
كُلُّ فِعْلٍ لِلْخَيْرِ سَاهَمَ فِيهِ
وَأَجَابَand answered الدُّعَاةَthose who called أَيّاًwhoever كَانُواthey were
وَأَجَابَ الدُّعَاةَ أَيّاً كَانُوا
He took part in every deed for good,
Every act of good he had a share in
And answered those who called, whoever they were.
And answered the calls of petitioners whoever they were
لَيْسَit is not بِدْعاًunprecedented وَقَدْand already تَوَىhe perished أَنْthat يُعَbe consoled (first fragment)
لَيْسَ بِدْعاً وَقَدْ تَوَى أَنْ يُعَ
زىbe consoled (last fragment) كُبَرَاءُthe leaders البِلادِof the country وَالأَعْيَانُand the notables
زى كُبَرَاءُ البِلادِ وَالأَعْيَانُ
It is no wonder, now he has died, that condolences
It is no wonder the country's elders and notables
Are offered to the country's leaders and notables.
Wished to honor him.
عُدِمُواthey were deprived of رِزْقَهُمْtheir sustenance وَأَقْسَىand harsher عَلَيْهِمْfor them
عُدِمُوا رِزْقَهُمْ وَأَقْسَى عَلَيْهِمْ
عَطْفُهُhis kindness يَعْدِمُونَهُthey lack it وَالحَنَانُand tenderness
عَطْفُهُ يَعْدِمُونَهُ وَالحَنَانُ
They have lost their sustenance; harder still for them
When he was gone, they lost their sustenance
Is to lack his kindness and tenderness.
And his kindness that they missed was cruelty to them.
فِيin الزَّمَانِthe time القَرِيبِrecent وَاحَرَّalas, the burning of قَلْباًa heart
فِي الزَّمَانِ القَرِيبِ وَاحَرَّ قَلْباً
أَيْنَwhere أَمْسَىhas ended up فِيin الغَيْبِthe unseen ذَاكَthat الزَّمَانُtime
أَيْنَ أَمْسَى فِي الغَيْبِ ذَاكَ الزَّمَانُ
In the recent past—ah, how the heart burns!
Just recently, a heart that saw
Where, in the unseen, has that time gone?
Where in the hidden world that time had gone
كَانَthere were قَوْمُpeople أَحَبَّهُمْhe loved them وَأَحَبُّوهُand they loved him
كَانَ قَوْمُ أَحَبَّهُمْ وَأَحَبُّوهُ
وَصَانَand he preserved العَهْدَthe covenant الوَثِيقَfirm وَصانُواand they preserved
وَصَانَ العَهْدَ الوَثِيقَ وَصانُوا
There were people he loved, and who loved him,
There was a people who loved him and whom he loved
And he kept the firm covenant, as did they.
And he kept the solemn pact, and so did they
إِنْif أَلَمَّتْbefell بِهِمْthem نَوَازِلُcalamities مِمَّاof those which
إِنْ أَلَمَّتْ بِهِمْ نَوَازِلُ مِمَّا
عَزَّwas scarce فِيهِin it النَّصِيرُthe supporter وَالمِعْوَانُand the helper
عَزَّ فِيهِ النَّصِيرُ وَالمِعْوَانُ
If calamities befell them of the kind
If they were struck by afflictions—things from which
In which supporters and helpers were scarce,
No ally or helper were immune—
لاnot يَقُولُونَthey say مَنْwho فَتَاهَاits champion وَسَمْعَانُand Sam'an
لا يَقُولُونَ مَنْ فَتَاهَا وَسَمْعَانُ
فَتَاهَاits champion المُرَجَّبُhonored اليَقْظَانُvigilant
فَتَاهَا المُرَجَّبُ اليَقْظَانُ
They would not ask, 'Who is its champion?' with Sam'an
They did not say, “Who has undone them?” For Semaan
Its honored, vigilant champion.
Had undone them, vigilant he was.
عَجِزُواthey were unable اليَوْمَtoday عَنْto فِدَاءٍransom وَمَاand not
عَجِزُوا اليَوْمَ عَنْ فِدَاءٍ وَمَا
أَغْنَىavailed الوَفَاءَloyalty البُكَاءُweeping وَالأَشْجَانُand sorrows
أَغْنَى الوَفَاءَ البُكَاءُ وَالأَشْجَانُ
Today they are powerless to ransom him; nor
Today they are helpless to offer redemption, and
Have tears and grief served their devotion.
No use in grieving or in anguished lament
آهِah! مِمَّاat what تَبُثُّهُshe pours it forth الأَيْمُthe widow الدَّامِيَةُbleeding
آهِ مِمَّا تَبُثُّهُ الأَيْمُ الدَّامِيَةُ
القَلْبِthe heart وَالأَبِand the father الثَّكْلانُbereaved
القَلْبِ وَالأَبِ الثَّكْلانُ
Ah, for what is poured forth by the widow, bleeding
Ah! The sorrow poured on the heart
At heart, and the bereaved father!
By the bereaved father and the sons
وَالبَنُونَand the children الأَولىwho هُمُthey العَوَضُthe recompense
وَالبَنُونَ الأَولى هُمُ العَوَضُ
الغَالِيprecious تُرَجيهُhope for it بَعْدَهُafter him الأَوْطَانُthe homelands
الغَالِي تُرَجيهُ بَعْدَهُ الأَوْطَانُ
And the children, who are the recompense
But the children are the finest recompense
So precious, hoped for by the homelands after him:
Hoped for by homelands after him:
مِنْof بَنَاتٍdaughters مُثَقَّفَاتٍcultured وَأَبْنَاءٍand sons
مِنْ بَنَاتٍ مُثَقَّفَاتٍ وَأَبْنَاءٍ
كَأَزْكَىlike the finest مَاwhat يَنْبُتُgrows الفُتْيَانُyoung men
كَأَزْكَى مَا يَنْبُتُ الفُتْيَانُ
Cultured daughters and sons,
Daughters cultivated and sons—
Like the finest youths that spring forth.
The choicest blooms youth ever sprouted
أَيُّهَاO you الجَازِعُونَthe grief-stricken صَبْراًpatience! فَمَاfor nothing
أَيُّهَا الجَازِعُونَ صَبْراً فَمَا
يَنْفَعُavails إِلاَّexcept التَّسْلِيمُresignation وَالإِذْعَانُand submission
يَنْفَعُ إِلاَّ التَّسْلِيمُ وَالإِذْعَانُ
O you who grieve, be patient, for nothing
O you who mourn, have patience, for nothing
Avails but resignation and submission.
Helps but acquiescence and compliance.
لَكُمُfor you اللهُGod وَهْوَand He خَيْرُthe best وَلِيٍّprotector
لَكُمُ اللهُ وَهْوَ خَيْرُ وَلِيٍّ
وَلِمَنْand for whoever عَاجَلَovertook swiftly القَضَاءَfate الجَّنَانُthe gardens of Paradise
وَلِمَنْ عَاجَلَ القَضَاءَ الجَّنَانُ
You have God, and He is the best protector,
You have God, and He is the best Guardian,
And for him whom fate overtook, the gardens of Paradise.
And for him who met an early fate, Heaven
أَقْرَضَhe lent اللهَGod كُلَّevery قَرْضٍloan جَمِيلٍgoodly
أَقْرَضَ اللهَ كُلَّ قَرْضٍ جَمِيلٍ
فَجَزَاهُso He rewarded him أَضْعَافَهُmany times its amount الرَّحْمَنُthe All-Merciful
فَجَزَاهُ أَضْعَافَهُ الرَّحْمَنُ
He lent to God every goodly loan,
God requites every good loan manifold,
So the All-Merciful repaid him manyfold.
So the Merciful repaid him double.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.