ياO إمامmaster القريضverse والنثرand prose ياO منyou who
يا إمام القريض والنثر يا من
خصّwas singled out بالفضلfor excellence دونto the exclusion of كلّevery مجارrival
خصّ بالفضل دون كلّ مجار
O master of verse and prose, O you who
O master of prose and verse, O you
Were singled out for excellence above every rival,
Who has been uniquely graced above all peers
أفتناgive us your ruling فيregarding محبّa lover of قومpeople كرامٍnoble
أفتنا في محبّ قوم كرامٍ
مذsince نأواthey went far away دمعهhis tears جرىflowed كالمجاريlike watercourses
مذ نأوا دمعه جرى كالمجاري
Give us your ruling on a lover of noble folk:
Advise us of a lover of noble folk
Since they went far away, his tears have flowed like streams.
Since parting, his tears flow like rivers
ذابhe melted شوقاًwith longing فهلso, is there لهfor him منany دواءٍcure
ذاب شوقاً فهل له من دواءٍ
غيرother than قربnearness منfrom بعدafter بعدremoteness الجوارneighboring residence
غير قرب من بعد بعد الجوار
He has melted with longing; is there any cure for him
Melting in yearning - is there a cure
Except nearness after living far apart?
Other than nearness after the distance of separation?
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.