حَدِّثTell فقدfor indeed حَدَّثَتناit has told us دَوحَةُthe spreading tree السَّلَمِthe acacia
حَدِّث فقد حَدَّثَتنا دَوحَةُ السَّلَمِ
عَنُهمof them فَماso not أَنتَyou فيin قَولِspeech بِمُتَّهَمِunder suspicion
عَنُهم فَما أَنتَ في قَولِ بِمُتَّهَمِ
Tell us, for the spreading acacia tree has told us
Speak, for the morning star of peace has told
of them; you are not suspected of falsehood in your speech.
Of them, but you are not accused in what you've told
أَخيَّمواdid they camp? بالكَثيبِby the dune الفردِsolitary أمor نَزلواthey settled
أَخيَّموا بالكَثيبِ الفردِ أم نَزلوا
منابتَgrowing places الرَّندِthe laurels بالوَعساءِin the soft sands منof إضَمِIḍam
منابتَ الرَّندِ بالوَعساءِ من إضَمِ
Did they camp by the solitary dune, or settle
Did they camp at the lonely dune or descend
where laurels grow in Iḍam’s soft sands?
To the thickets of basil in the barren land?
هلdid …? حدَّثُوكَthey spoke to you فأَضحىso became الدُّرُّthe pearls منfrom صَدفِthe shells الthe
هل حدَّثُوكَ فأَضحى الدُّرُّ من صَدفِ ال
ثُغورِmouths ماwhat is بينbetween مَنثورٍscattered وَمُنتَظمِand strung
ثُغورِ ما بين مَنثورٍ وَمُنتَظمِ
Did they speak to you, so that pearls from the shells of
Have they told you the pearls scattered
their mouths became scattered or strung together?
Between chaos and order from sea coves?
أضحَىbecame النَّسيمُthe breeze عَليلاًailing ماnot بِهِin it رَمَقٌa spark of life
أضحَى النَّسيمُ عَليلاً ما بِهِ رَمَقٌ
لَمَّاwhen رَمَوهُthey struck it منَfrom الأَجفانِthe eyelids بالسَّقَمِwith sickness
لَمَّا رَمَوهُ منَ الأَجفانِ بالسَّقَمِ
The breeze grew ailing, with not a spark of life left,
The breeze grew frail, no life left in it
when they struck it with sickness from their eyelids.
When eyelids cast illness its way
ياO بَرقُlightning حَيِّgreet بريقَBurayq الجزعِal-Jizʿ عنon behalf of جَزعِone in anguish
يا بَرقُ حَيِّ بريقَ الجزعِ عن جَزعِ
واقرَand convey السَّلامَgreetings علىto حَيٍّa clan بذيat Dhū سَلمِSalam
واقرَ السَّلامَ على حَيٍّ بذي سَلمِ
O lightning, greet Burayq al-Jizʿ on behalf of one in anguish,
O lightning, revive the zeal of zeal
and convey greetings to a clan at Dhū Salam.
And bestow peace on the living, peace to the tribe of peace
أهوىI love حديثَtales قديمِold العهدtimes إنif نَطقَتthey spoke
أهوى حديثَ قديمِ العهد إن نَطقَت
بِهِof it المعَاهدُthe old haunts عنabout أحبابِناour beloveds القُدُمِof old
بِهِ المعَاهدُ عن أحبابِنا القُدُمِ
I love tales of times long past, if voiced
I yearn for ancient conversations if
by the old haunts about our beloveds of old.
Our allies speak of our old friends
وَيزدهينيand enchants me وَميضُthe flash البَرقِthe lightning فيin سَدَفٍgloom
وَيزدهيني وَميضُ البَرقِ في سَدَفٍ
منَof الظَّلامِdarkness يُحاكيit resembles ثَغرَthe mouth مُبتَسمِone who smiles
منَ الظَّلامِ يُحاكي ثَغرَ مُبتَسمِ
And the lightning’s flash enchants me in the gloom
And the flash of lightning delights me in a
of darkness, resembling the mouth of one who smiles.
Sea of darkness, mimicking a smiling mouth
ياO مَورِدَwatering place الوَصلِreunion منamong أَجراعِsandy flats كاظِمَةٍKāẓima
يا مَورِدَ الوَصلِ من أَجراعِ كاظِمَةٍ
نحنُwe العِطاشُthe thirsty إلىfor سلسالِكَyour sweet-flowing water الشَّبِمِcold
نحنُ العِطاشُ إلى سلسالِكَ الشَّبِمِ
O watering place of reunion among Kāẓima’s sandy flats,
O spring of union from reserved drinking-places
we are the thirsty, longing for your cold, sweet-flowing water.
We thirst for your flowing chains
أعائدٌwill it return? فيكَin you ماwhat قَضَّيتُI fulfilled منof وَطَرٍdesire
أعائدٌ فيكَ ما قَضَّيتُ من وَطَرٍ
معَwith الظِّباءِthe gazelles وَلَوand even if فيin طارِقِa night visitor الحُلمُthe dream
معَ الظِّباءِ وَلَو في طارِقِ الحُلمُ
Will the pleasures I enjoyed in you return,
In you is what I spent of nights
with the gazelles, even in a dream that comes by night?
With the gazelles, even in the dark of dreams
أَفديI would ransom أناساًpeople لوواthey twisted عَهدَthe pledge اللِّوىal-Liwā وَنأواand went far away
أَفدي أناساً لووا عَهدَ اللِّوى وَنأوا
عَنيfrom me وماyet not حلتُI swerved عنfrom عَهديmy pledge ولاnor ذِمَميmy obligations
عَني وما حلتُ عن عَهدي ولا ذِمَمي
I would give my life for people who twisted al-Liwā’s pledge and went far
I sacrifice myself for people who turned from the pact of turning away
from me; yet I have not swerved from my pledge or my obligations.
And I have not turned from my pact or blame
أَحِبَّةًbeloved ones كُلَّماwhenever عَنَّarose ادِّكارُهُمُremembrance of them
أَحِبَّةً كُلَّما عَنَّ ادِّكارُهُمُ
تَبَدَّلَturned الدَّمعُtears مِنthrough تَذكارِهمِremembering them بدَمِinto blood
تَبَدَّلَ الدَّمعُ مِن تَذكارِهمِ بدَمِ
Beloveds—whenever remembrance of them arises,
Beloved ones, whenever the thought of them
tears turn to blood through remembering them.
Returns, tears change with the thought into blood
قَلبيmy heart لَهُمfor them حَيثُwherever سارواthey traveled مَنزِلٌa dwelling وَهُمُand they
قَلبي لَهُم حَيثُ ساروا مَنزِلٌ وَهُمُ
فيin الطَّرفِthe eye مِنِّيof mine وَذاand this مِنamong جُملةِthe sum النِّعمِblessings
في الطَّرفِ مِنِّي وَذا مِن جُملةِ النِّعمِ
My heart is their home wherever they travel, and they
My heart is their abode wherever they walked
are in my eyes; this is one of my blessings.
And that is the sum of blessings
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.