قِفstand عَلىat المَنزلthe dwelling وَاِسأَلand ask طَلَلَهits ruins
قِف عَلى المَنزل وَاِسأَل طَلَلَه
مَنwho بِهِin it بَعدَهُمafter them قَدalready نَزَلهsettled in it
مَن بِهِ بَعدَهُم قَد نَزَله
Stand at the dwelling and ask its ruins
Stop by the abandoned camp and ask its traces
who has settled there after them,
Who after them has made it their place
وَلِماذاand why رَحَلdeparted السُكّانthe inhabitants عَنfrom
وَلِماذا رَحَل السُكّان عَن
سَكَنٍa home كانواthey were بِهِin it عَنin عَجَلهhaste
سَكَنٍ كانوا بِهِ عَن عَجَله
and why the inhabitants departed from
And why did the inhabitants depart
a home they had lived in, in haste.
From a home they'd hastily left without delay
طالَhas lasted long شَوقيmy longing فَاِبكِso weep إِنif شِئتَyou wish مَعيwith me
طالَ شَوقي فَاِبكِ إِن شِئتَ مَعي
وَاِندُبِand mourn الرّبعَthe dwelling وَكَلّمand speak to طَللهits ruins
وَاِندُبِ الرّبعَ وَكَلّم طَلله
My longing has lasted long; so weep with me if you wish,
Prolonged is my yearning, so cry with me if you wish
and mourn the dwelling and speak to its ruins.
And mourn the deserted site and speak to its ruins
خَلِّنيleave me ياO صاحِfriend عَنfrom عَذلِكَyour reproach ليof me
خَلِّني يا صاحِ عَن عَذلِكَ لي
قَدindeed عَصىhas rebelled قَلبيmy heart عَلىagainst مَنwhoever عَذَلَهreproached it
قَد عَصى قَلبي عَلى مَن عَذَلَه
Leave me be, friend; spare me your reproach.
Excuse me my friend for blaming you
My heart has defied whoever reproached it.
My heart has rebelled against one who blamed it
لاdo not تَزدهadd to it فَوقَbeyond ماwhat حَلَّhas befallen بِهِit
لا تَزده فَوقَ ما حَلَّ بِهِ
فَبِقَلبيfor in my heart شاغلٌan absorbing care قَدalready شَغَلَهhas engrossed it
فَبِقَلبي شاغلٌ قَد شَغَلَه
Do not burden it beyond what it has suffered,
Don't add more to what has befallen it
for my heart holds a care that has engrossed it.
For busying my heart is what has busied it
لَستُI do not أَنسىforget ساعَةthe hour البَينِof parting وَقَدand already
لَستُ أَنسى ساعَة البَينِ وَقَد
ثوّرroused المَحبوبُthe beloved فيهاduring it جُملَهhis camel
ثوّر المَحبوبُ فيها جُملَه
I do not forget the hour of parting, when
I won't forget the moment we parted
the beloved roused his camel.
The beloved enraged and rounded up his camels then
أَودَعhe deposited القَلبthe heart وَقَدand already وَدَّعنيhe bade me farewell
أَودَع القَلب وَقَد وَدَّعني
نارَa fire وَجدٍof longing لَمhas not تَزَلceased مُشتَعِلَهburning
نارَ وَجدٍ لَم تَزَل مُشتَعِلَه
He left in my heart, as he bade me farewell,
He entrusted to the heart as he bid me farewell
a fire of longing that has never ceased to burn.
Fires of affection not ceasing to blaze
حَرّمَhe forbade الوَصلَunion عَلىto عاشِقِهِhis lover
حَرّمَ الوَصلَ عَلى عاشِقِهِ
فَهوَso he يَدريknows أَنَّهُthat he قَدalready قَتَلَهhas killed him
فَهوَ يَدري أَنَّهُ قَد قَتَلَه
He denied union to his lover,
He denied his lover union
so he knows that he has killed him.
For he knows that he has killed it
أَيُّهاO القَلبُheart المُعنّىtormented هَكَذاlike this
أَيُّها القَلبُ المُعنّى هَكَذا
تطلبyou seek الحُبَّlove وَتَهوىand you desire مَلَلَهweariness of it
تطلب الحُبَّ وَتَهوى مَلَلَه
O tormented heart, is this how
O' conflicted heart that desires love
you seek love, yet long to tire of it?
Yet wearies of its bonds
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.