ياO طويلَlong in الصدِّshunning لاnot أعfirst part of أعلم ('I know')
يا طويلَ الصدِّ لا أع
لمُlast part of أعلم ('I know') ماwhat هذاthis التماديpersistence
لمُ ما هذا التمادي
O you whose shunning lasts so long, I do not
O you of enduring estrangement, I do not
know what this persistence means.
Know why this persistence
جمعَbrought together اللهُGod عليناupon us
جمعَ اللهُ علينا
بينَbetween هجرٍestrangement وبعادِand distance
بينَ هجرٍ وبعادِ
God has joined against us
God has brought upon us
estrangement and distance;
Separation and distance
فرمانيso He cast me فيin بلادa land
فرماني في بلاد
ورماكمand He cast you (plural) فيin بلادِa land
ورماكم في بلادِ
so He cast me into one land,
He cast me into lands
and cast you into another.
And cast you into lands
أترىdo you think تجمعناwill bring us together الأfirst part of الأيام ('the days')
أترى تجمعنا الأ
يامُlast part of الأيام ('the days') أمor يومُthe Day التناديthe calling to one another
يامُ أم يومُ التنادي
Do you think we shall be reunited by the
Do you think the days will reunite us
days, or by the Day of Calling?
Or the day we call out to one another
فتحتْopened ذكراكَthe memory of you منيwithin me
فتحتْ ذكراكَ مني
كلَّevery جرحٍwound فيin فؤاديmy heart
كلَّ جرحٍ في فؤادي
The memory of you has opened within me
The memory of you has opened within me
every wound in my heart.
Every wound in my heart
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.