بانَتdeparted سُعادُSu'ad وَأَمسىand by evening became القَلبُthe heart مُشتاقاًyearning
بانَت سُعادُ وَأَمسى القَلبُ مُشتاقاً
وَأَقلَقَتهاand troubled her نَوىdistance الأَزماعِthe departing bands إِقلاقاgreatly
وَأَقلَقَتها نَوى الأَزماعِ إِقلاقا
Su'ad departed, and at evening the heart was yearning.
Happiness appeared and the heart became longing
And the distance of the departing bands troubled her sorely.
And the intentions of time disturbed it with anxiety
وَهاجَand stirred بِالبَينِat separation مِنهاfrom her مِهجَسٌan ominous raven فَجِعٌgrief-stricken
وَهاجَ بِالبَينِ مِنها مِهجَسٌ فَجِعٌ
قَدalready كانَhad been قِدماًlong ago بِفَجعِof the anguish البَينِseparation نَعّاقاconstantly cawing
قَد كانَ قِدماً بِفَجعِ البَينِ نَعّاقا
And at parting from her a grief-stricken raven stirred,
A passionate grief for being apart from her was kindled
One that had long been cawing of the anguish of separation.
It had long been accustomed to the grief of separation
أَضحَتhave become مَنازِلُهاher dwellings بِالقاعِon the plain دارِسَةًeffaced
أَضحَت مَنازِلُها بِالقاعِ دارِسَةً
إِلّاexcept نُئِيّاًtrenches around tents كَوَشمِlike tattoo marks الجَفنِthe eyelid أَخلاقاworn-out
إِلّا نُئِيّاً كَوَشمِ الجَفنِ أَخلاقا
Her dwellings on the plain have become effaced,
Her dwellings in the land became desolate
Except for worn-out trenches, like tattoo marks on an eyelid.
Except for traces like the kohl of eyelids
أَدنىbrought near الإِماءُthe slave women جِمالاتٍherds of camels قُراسِيَةًmassive
أَدنى الإِماءُ جِمالاتٍ قُراسِيَةً
كومَhigh-humped الذُرىthe hump-tops مُوَّرُswinging الأَعضادِthe upper forelegs أَفناقاprized breeding camels
كومَ الذُرى مُوَّرُ الأَعضادِ أَفناقا
The slave women brought massive herds of camels near,
The prettiest slave-girls were brought near
High-humped, with swinging upper forelegs—prized breeding camels.
Like the heaped up ashes, flexing thighs
أَنّىhow أُتيحَwas allotted لَهاto her حِرباءُa chameleon تَنضُبَةٍa tandub tree
أَنّى أُتيحَ لَها حِرباءُ تَنضُبَةٍ
لاnot يُرسِلُreleases الساقَthe stem إِلّاexcept مُمسِكاًgripping ساقاa stem
لا يُرسِلُ الساقَ إِلّا مُمسِكاً ساقا
How was a chameleon of a tandub tree allotted to her,
How did she allow herself to be possessed
One that never releases a stem without gripping another?
By a love that only held back to resist
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.