وَلَيلَةٍand a night طالَgrew long سُهاديmy sleeplessness بِهاduring it
وَلَيلَةٍ طالَ سُهادي بِها
فَزارَنيthen he visited me إِبليسُIblis عِندَat the time of الرُقادsleep
فَزارَني إِبليسُ عِندَ الرُقاد
And one night, when I lay long awake,
One night my wakefulness was long
Iblis visited me as I lay down to sleep.
And Satan paid me a visit as I lay abed
فَقالَthen he said هَلquestion marker لَكَfor you فيin شَقفَةِa piece
فَقالَ هَل لَكَ في شَقفَةِ
كَبشِيَّةٍKabshiyya hashish تَطرُدُdrives away عَنّاfrom us السُهادsleeplessness
كَبشِيَّةٍ تَطرُدُ عَنّا السُهاد
He said, 'Would you care for a piece
He said, “How about a drink
of Kabshiyya hashish to drive away our sleeplessness?'
Of goat milk to drive away our sleeplessness?”
قُلتُI said نَعَمyes قالَhe said وَفيand in قَهوَةٍwine
قُلتُ نَعَم قالَ وَفي قَهوَةٍ
عَتَّقَهاaged it العاصِرُthe wine-presser مِنsince عَهدِthe time of عادʿAd
عَتَّقَها العاصِرُ مِن عَهدِ عاد
I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'And some wine
I said, “Yes.” He said, “And coffee
that the wine-presser has aged since the days of ʿAd?'
Brewed by the grinder from the days of ancient ‘Aad?”
قُلتُI said نَعَمyes قالَhe said وَفيand in مُطرِبٍa singer
قُلتُ نَعَم قالَ وَفي مُطرِبٍ
إِذاwhen شَداhe sings يَطرَبُis enraptured مِنهُby him الجَمادinanimate matter
إِذا شَدا يَطرَبُ مِنهُ الجَماد
I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'And a singer
I said, “Yes.” He said, “And a singer
whose singing enraptures even lifeless things?'
Whose songs make even rocks dance in delight?”
قُلتُI said نَعَمyes قالَhe said وَفيand in طَفلَةٍa tender maiden
قُلتُ نَعَم قالَ وَفي طَفلَةٍ
فيin وَجنَتَيهاher two cheeks لِلحَياءِof modesty اِتِّقادa burning glow
في وَجنَتَيها لِلحَياءِ اِتِّقاد
I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'And a tender maiden
I said, “Yes.” He said, “And a girl
in whose cheeks modesty burns?'
With cheeks aflame with modesty’s glow?”
قُلتُI said نَعَمyes قالَhe said وَفيand in شادِنٍa young gazelle
قُلتُ نَعَم قالَ وَفي شادِنٍ
قَدalready كُحِلَتwere lined with kohl أَجفانُهُhis eyelids بِالسَوادwith black
قَد كُحِلَت أَجفانُهُ بِالسَواد
I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'And a young gazelle
I said, “Yes.” He said, “And a beauty
whose eyelids have been lined with black kohl?'
Whose eyelids are darkened with kohl?”
قُلتُI said نَعَمyes فَقالَthen he said نَمsleep آمِناًin safety
قُلتُ نَعَم فَقالَ نَم آمِناً
ياO كَعبَةَKaaba of الفُسقِdebauchery وَرُكنَand pillar of الفَسادcorruption
يا كَعبَةَ الفُسقِ وَرُكنَ الفَساد
I said, 'Yes.' Then he said, 'Sleep in safety,
I said, “Yes.” Then he said, “Sleep now, at peace
O Kaaba of debauchery and pillar of corruption!'
O shrine of debauchery, pillar of decay.”
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.