متىwhen يرحمis shown mercy المشتاقthe yearning one والوامقand the loving one المضنىthe worn-out one
متى يرحم المشتاق والوامق المضنى
فقدfor indeed زادهadded to him الهجرانseparation معalong with وهنهhis weakness وهناweakness
فقد زاده الهجران مع وهنه وهنا
When will the yearning one and the worn-out lover be shown mercy?
When will the longing lover find mercy, exhausted as he is?
For separation has added weakness to his weakness.
Separation has increased his weakness and frailty.
حجىreason والحجىand reason قدalready فرمنهfled from him وماand not رجىwas hoped for
حجى والحجى قد فرمنه وما رجى
لهfor it عودةa return حيثsince الحجىreason يتبعfollows الظعناthe departing caravan
له عودة حيث الحجى يتبع الظعنا
Reason—yet reason has fled him, and no hope remains
My love, he has departed, defeating me, though I had no hope
Of its return, for reason follows the departing caravan.
Of his return, for my love follows the zebras.
مضىit departed قاصداًheading for حياًa tribe حياتيmy life عندهمamong them
مضى قاصداً حياً حياتي عندهم
خفاءconcealment وأبقانيand left me لفرطbecause of excessive الأسىsorrow رهناa hostage
خفاء وأبقاني لفرط الأسى رهنا
It departed, seeking a tribe among whom my life lies
He left willfully, taking my life with him,
Hidden, and left me hostage to overwhelming sorrow.
Leaving me concealed in intense sorrow as a hostage.
درىhe knew أننيthat I صبa passionate lover معنىtormented بحبهby love for him
درى أنني صب معنى بحبه
دوائيmy cure رؤياهseeing him فضنso he begrudged بماwith what ظناhe supposed
دوائي رؤياه فضن بما ظنا
He knew I was a passionate lover, tormented by love for him.
He knows I am devoted in my love for him.
Seeing him is my cure, so he withheld what he supposed would heal me.
Seeing him is my remedy, though he assumed wrongly.
خبوتI concealed هواهlove for him عنfrom صديقa friend وكاشحand a spiteful foe
خبوت هواه عن صديق وكاشح
مدىthroughout العمرlife لاnot أبديهI reveal it حاشاnever وانeven if أفنىI perish
مدى العمر لا أبديه حاشا وان أفنى
I concealed my love for him from friend and spiteful foe.
His love for me has faded unlike a loyal friend
Throughout my life I will not reveal it—never—even if I perish.
I will never forget him, even if I perish.
لأنيbecause I am وفيfaithful إنif صفىhe is sincere ليto me وانand if جفىhe turns away
لأني وفي إن صفى لي وان جفى
حرامforbidden علىto قلبيmy heart الجفاءunkindness الذيthat يعنىcauses anguish
حرام على قلبي الجفاء الذي يعنى
For I am faithful, whether he is sincere to me or turns away.
Because if he is loyal or disloyal to me
The unkindness that causes anguish is forbidden to my heart.
It would be wrong for my heart to be unfaithful.
فياso, O عوضاًAwad لولاكwere it not for you ماnot بتI spent the night ساهراًawake
فيا عوضاً لولاك ما بت ساهراً
معنىtormented صريعstruck down الوجدpassionate longing انتظرI await الدفناburial
معنى صريع الوجد انتظر الدفنا
So, O Awad, but for you I would not have spent the night awake.
Oh, if not for you I would not stay up nightly
Tormented, struck down by longing, I await burial.
Loving you, waiting for my burial.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.