لَعَمرُby the life of أَبيAbu (father of) عَمروٍAmr لَقَدindeed ساقَهُdrove him المَناdoom
لَعَمرُ أَبي عَمروٍ لَقَد ساقَهُ المَنا
إِلىto جَدَثٍa grave يوزىis prepared لَهُfor him بِالأَهاضِبِamong the rocky hills
إِلى جَدَثٍ يوزى لَهُ بِالأَهاضِبِ
By the life of Abu Amr, doom indeed drove him
By the life of Abi 'Amr, truly fate has led him
to a grave prepared for him among the rocky hills,
To a grave covered with fighters' corpses,
لِحَيَّةِto a snake جُحرٍof a burrow فيin وِجارٍa den مُقيمَةٍdwelling
لِحَيَّةِ جُحرٍ في وِجارٍ مُقيمَةٍ
تَنَمّىadvanced بِهاthrough her سَوقُthe driving of المَناdoom وَالجَوالِبِand its bringers
تَنَمّى بِها سَوقُ المَنا وَالجَوالِبِ
to a burrow-snake settled in its den,
To the lair of a lion in a permanent den
through which the driving force of doom and its bearers advanced.
Where merchants exchange their goods,
أَخيmy brother لاno أَخاbrother ليfor me بَعدَهُafter him سَبَقَتoutstripped بِهِcarrying him
أَخي لا أَخا لي بَعدَهُ سَبَقَت بِهِ
مُنَيَّتُهُhis appointed death جَمعَall الرُقىhealing charms وَالطَبائِبِand healers
مُنَيَّتُهُ جَمعَ الرُقى وَالطَبائِبِ
My brother—no brother have I after him—was carried off
O brother who has no brother after him, his death
by his doom, which outran charms and healers combined.
Has gathered all the doctors and healers
فَعَينَيَّso, O my two eyes لاnot يَبقىsurvives عَلىagainst الدَهرِTime فادِرٌa full-grown ibex
فَعَينَيَّ لا يَبقى عَلى الدَهرِ فادِرٌ
بِتَيهورَةٍin a precipitous ravine تَحتَbeneath الطِخافِdark clouds العَصائِبِclustered in bands
بِتَيهورَةٍ تَحتَ الطِخافِ العَصائِبِ
So, my two eyes, no full-grown ibex outlasts Time,
So my eyes will not stay moist in this life
in a precipitous ravine beneath dark, clustered clouds.
With tears under dusty lids,
تَمَلّىenjoyed at length بِهاthere طولَthe length of الحَياةِlife فَقَرنُهُand his horn
تَمَلّى بِها طولَ الحَياةِ فَقَرنُهُ
لَهُit has حِيَدٌridges أَشرافُهاtheir crests كَالرَواجِبِlike finger-joints
لَهُ حِيَدٌ أَشرافُها كَالرَواجِبِ
He enjoyed long life there; his horn
I have become accustomed to it for all of my life, so his loss
has ridges whose crests are like finger-joints.
Is like the loss of a great towering building,
يَبيتُspends the night إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle آنَسَsenses اللَيلَthe night كانِساًsheltered in his covert
يَبيتُ إِذا ما آنَسَ اللَيلَ كانِساً
مَبيتَthe sleeping of الغَريبِthe stranger ذيpossessing الكَساءِthe cloak المُحارِبِdestitute
مَبيتَ الغَريبِ ذي الكَساءِ المُحارِبِ
When he senses night, he beds down in his covert,
He stays up at night in solitude
as a destitute stranger sleeps, wrapped in his cloak,
Like a stranger covered in his cloak,
مَبيتَthe sleeping of الكَبيرِthe old man يَشتَكيcomplaining of غَيرَnot مُعتَبٍgranted redress
مَبيتَ الكَبيرِ يَشتَكي غَيرَ مُعتَبٍ
شَفيفَthe bitter sting of عُقوقٍfilial neglect مِنfrom بَنيِهِhis sons الأَقارِبِclose of kin
شَفيفَ عُقوقٍ مِن بَنيِهِ الأَقارِبِ
as an old man sleeps, complaining without redress
Like an elderly man complaining without fault
of the bitter sting of neglect from his sons, his close kin.
Of the cruelty of his close relatives,
بِهاthere كانَhe was طِفلاًa kid ثُمَّthen أَسدَسَbecame six-toothed فَاِستَوىand grew mature
بِها كانَ طِفلاً ثُمَّ أَسدَسَ فَاِستَوى
فَأَصبَحَand he became لِهماًa massive buck فيamong لُهومٍmassive bucks قَراهِبِaged
فَأَصبَحَ لِهماً في لُهومٍ قَراهِبِ
There he was a kid, then became six-toothed and full-grown,
As a child he was raised here and became a young man
and became a massive buck among great, aged bucks.
And a protector against attacking enemies,
يُرَوَّعُis startled مِنby صَوتِthe cry of الغُرابِthe raven فَيُنتِحيso he makes for
يُرَوَّعُ مِن صَوتِ الغُرابِ فَيُنتِحي
مَسامَthe passages through الصُخورِthe rocks فَهُوَand he is أَهرَبُthe readiest to flee هارِبِa fugitive
مَسامَ الصُخورِ فَهُوَ أَهرَبُ هارِبِ
Startled by the raven's cry, he makes for
He is startled by the cawing of the raven so he takes cover
the passages through the rocks, the readiest of all to flee.
In the crevices of the rocks - what an escaping fugitive!
أُتيحَwas appointed لَهُfor him يَوماًone day وَقَدand already طالَhad grown long عُمرُهُhis life
أُتيحَ لَهُ يَوماً وَقَد طالَ عُمرُهُ
جَريمَةُa breadwinner for شَيخٍan old man قَدalready تَحَنَّبَgrown bent ساغِبِhungry
جَريمَةُ شَيخٍ قَد تَحَنَّبَ ساغِبِ
One day, after he had lived long, there was set against him
One day, when he had grown old
a breadwinner for an old man, bent and hungry,
An old man's crime presented itself to the rider
يُحاميprotects عَلَيهِon his behalf فيin الشِتاءِwinter إِذاwhen شَتاwinter comes
يُحامي عَلَيهِ في الشِتاءِ إِذا شَتا
وَفيand in الصَيفِsummer يَبغيهِseeks for him الجَنىfruit كَالمُناجِبِlike a bark-gatherer
وَفي الصَيفِ يَبغيهِ الجَنى كَالمُناجِبِ
who shielded him in winter when the cold set in,
In winter, he would protect him from the cold
and in summer sought fruit for him, like a bark-gatherer.
And in summer, he would shade him from the heat
فَلَمّاthen, when رَآهُhe saw him قالَhe said لِلَّهِby God مَنwho رَأىhas seen
فَلَمّا رَآهُ قالَ لِلَّهِ مَن رَأى
مِنَamong العُصمِwhite-footed ibex شاةًa buck مِثلَlike ذاthis one بِالعَواقِبِon the mountain heights
مِنَ العُصمِ شاةً مِثلَ ذا بِالعَواقِبِ
When he saw him, he said, "By God, who has seen
When the old man saw him, he said - By God, who sees
among white-footed ibex a buck like this upon the heights?"
A sheep like this in the end - what a protector!
أَطافَcircled بِهِaround him حَتّىuntil رَماهُhe shot him وَقَدand already دَناhad drawn near
أَطافَ بِهِ حَتّى رَماهُ وَقَد دَنا
بِأَسمَرَwith a brown arrow مَفتوقٍbroad-headed مِنَamong النَبلِarrows صائِبِunerring
بِأَسمَرَ مَفتوقٍ مِنَ النَبلِ صائِبِ
He circled him until, having drawn near, he shot him
He circled around him until he shot him when he drew near
with a brown, broad-headed, unerring arrow.
With a brown arrow - his shooter did not miss
فَنادىthen he called أَخاهُhis brother ثُمَّthen طارَflew بِشَفرَةِwith a knife
فَنادى أَخاهُ ثُمَّ طارَ بِشَفرَةِ
إِلَيهِto it اِجتِزارَthe butchering of الفَعفَعِيِّthe butcher المُناهِبِsnatching his share
إِلَيهِ اِجتِزارَ الفَعفَعِيِّ المُناهِبِ
Then he called his brother and flew with a knife
He called to his brother, then flew down swiftly
to it, to carve it up like a butcher snatching his share.
To skin it with his sharp knife
وَلِلَّهِand, by God فَتخاءُsupple الجَناحَينِin both wings لِقوَةٌa female eagle
وَلِلَّهِ فَتخاءُ الجَناحَينِ لِقوَةٌ
تُوَسِّدُpillows فَرخَيهاher two chicks لُحومَthe flesh of الأَرانِبِhares
تُوَسِّدُ فَرخَيها لُحومَ الأَرانِبِ
And, by God, a supple-winged eagle
By God, the flapping of wings - what strength
makes pillows of hare flesh for her two chicks.
To carry the meat of rabbits!
كَأَنَّas though قُلوبَthe hearts of الطَيرِbirds فيin جَوفِthe interior of وَكرِهاher nest
كَأَنَّ قُلوبَ الطَيرِ في جَوفِ وَكرِها
نَوىthe stones of القَسبِdry dates يُلقىare tossed عِندَbeside بَعضِsome of المَآدِبِthe feasts
نَوى القَسبِ يُلقى عِندَ بَعضِ المَآدِبِ
As though the hearts of birds inside her nest
As if the hearts of birds in their dens
were stones of dry dates tossed down at some feast.
Were seeds thrown down at some feasts
فَخاتَتthen she swooped on غَزالاًa gazelle جاثِماًcrouching بَصُرَتshe caught sight بِهِof it
فَخاتَت غَزالاً جاثِماً بَصُرَت بِهِ
لَدىbeside سَمُراتٍacacia trees عِندَnear أَدماءَAdma سارِبِSarib
لَدى سَمُراتٍ عِندَ أَدماءَ سارِبِ
Then she swooped on a crouching gazelle she had spied
So it noticed a gazelle lying down, spotted by
beside acacias, near Adma Sarib.
Some women near an enemy tribe
فَمَرَّتthen she passed عَلىover رَيدٍa rocky spur فَأَعنَتَand it injured بَعضَهاpart of her
فَمَرَّت عَلى رَيدٍ فَأَعنَتَ بَعضَها
فَخَرَّتthen she fell عَلىupon الرِجلَينِher two feet أَخيَبَthe most luckless خائِبِa luckless one
فَخَرَّت عَلى الرِجلَينِ أَخيَبَ خائِبِ
She swept past a rocky spur, which maimed part of her,
Then it passed over some wire and got entangled
and fell upon her two feet, the most luckless of the luckless.
Falling on its legs - failing fate!
تَصيحُshe screams وَقَدand already بانَwas torn loose الجَناحُthe wing كَأَنَّهُas though it were
تَصيحُ وَقَد بانَ الجَناحُ كَأَنَّهُ
إِذاwhen نَهَضَتshe rises فيinto الجَوِّthe air مِخراقُa cloth play-whip لاعِبِa player
إِذا نَهَضَت في الجَوِّ مِخراقُ لاعِبِ
She screams, her wing torn loose, as though it were,
It cried out as its wing appeared as though
when she rises into the air, a player's rag-whip.
It were an excited kite flying in the air
وَقَدand already تُرِكَhad been left الفَرخانُthe two chicks فيin جَوفِthe interior of وَكرِهاher nest
وَقَد تُرِكَ الفَرخانُ في جَوفِ وَكرِها
بِبَلدَةِin a place لاno مَولىًprotector وَلاnor عِندَnear كاسِبِa provider
بِبَلدَةِ لا مَولىً وَلا عِندَ كاسِبِ
And her two chicks had been left inside her nest,
And the two chicks were left in its den
in a place with no protector and no provider near.
In a land with no guardian or earning breadwinner
فُرَيخانُtwo little chicks يَنضاعانُboth cry out فيat الفَجرِdawn كُلَّماwhenever
فُرَيخانُ يَنضاعانُ في الفَجرِ كُلَّما
أَحَسّاthey both hear دَوِيَّthe roar of الريحِthe wind أَوor صَوتَthe cry of ناعِبِa croaking raven
أَحَسّا دَوِيَّ الريحِ أَو صَوتَ ناعِبِ
Two little chicks cry at dawn whenever
Two fledglings twittering at dawn whenever
they hear the wind's roar or a raven's cry.
They sense the wind blowing or a mourner wailing
فَلَمbut did not يَرَهاsee her الفَرخانِthe two chicks عِندَat مَسائِهاher evening hour
فَلَم يَرَها الفَرخانِ عِندَ مَسائِها
وَلَمand did not يَهدَآboth fall silent فيin عُشِّهاher nest مِنfrom تَجاوُبِanswering one another
وَلَم يَهدَآ في عُشِّها مِن تَجاوُبِ
But the two chicks did not see her at her evening hour,
But the chicks did not see their mother by evening
nor did their answering cries fall silent in her nest.
Nor was there peace in the nest from their calling out
فَذلِكَso that مِمّاamong what يُحدِثُbrings about الدَهرَTime إِنَّهُindeed it
فَذلِكَ مِمّا يُحدِثُ الدَهرَ إِنَّهُ
لَهُto it belong كُلُّevery مَطلوبٍquarry حَثيثٍhard-driven وَطالِبِand a pursuer
لَهُ كُلُّ مَطلوبٍ حَثيثٍ وَطالِبِ
Such are the things Time brings about; indeed,
For this is what fate does - it has
every hard-driven quarry and every pursuer belongs to it.
Every sought pleasure and seeking lover
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.