ألاlisten أيُّهاO you المُهديthe sender إليَّto me وَعيدَهhis threat
ألا أيُّها المُهدي إليَّ وَعيدَه
أَفِقcome to your senses فأَقلُّfor the least الحربِof war ضُرّاًin harm وعِيدُهاits threats
أَفِق فأَقلُّ الحربِ ضُرّاً وعِيدُها
Listen, you who send me your threat:
O you who threatens me with his return
Come to your senses, for threats are the least harmful part of war.
Be aware, for war's threats are few and far between
وإنَّاand indeed we لتَصطادُsurely hunt الكُمَاةَthe armored warriors رِمَاحُناour spears
وإنَّا لتَصطادُ الكُمَاةَ رِمَاحُنا
إذاwhen سَابِقاتُthe fleetest الخيلِhorses زَلَّتslipped لُبُودُهاtheir saddlecloths
إذا سَابِقاتُ الخيلِ زَلَّت لُبُودُها
And indeed, our spears hunt down armored warriors
Our spears do hunt the delinquents down
when the fleetest horses' saddlecloths slip.
When the horses, fleet of foot, stumble in their tracks
إذاwhen جِئتَyou come سَعداًSa'd والرِّبَابَand al-Ribab وَجدّتنيyou find me
إذا جِئتَ سَعداً والرِّبَابَ وَجدّتني
تنمَّرُgrow fierce حَوليaround me فيin المَحَلِّthe camp أُسودُهاtheir lions
تنمَّرُ حَولي في المَحَلِّ أُسودُها
When you come to Sa'd and al-Ribab, you will find me
If you come to Saad and find our steeds
with their lions growing fierce around me in the camp.
Prancing around me in the camp, their blacks apparel
وإنand if تلتَمِسنيyou seek me فيamong فَزَارَةَFazara تَلقَنِيyou will find me
وإن تلتَمِسني في فَزَارَةَ تَلقَنِي
عَزيزاًmighty إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الحربُwar شُبَّis kindled وَقُودُهاits fuel
عَزيزاً إذا ما الحربُ شُبَّ وَقُودُها
And if you seek me among Fazara, you will find me
And if you seek me out in Fazara, you will find
mighty when the fuel of war is kindled.
A steadfast man when war's flames rage high
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.